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Paul McCartney & Wings is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, Thunderclap Newman and Traffic. Those roots explain a lot about how Paul McCartney & Wings arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wings, The Beatles, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Badfinger and The Beach Boys, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Corinne Bailey Rae, Small Faces and Sea Level, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Paul McCartney & Wings, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Corinne Bailey Rae. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Wings, sometimes billed as Paul McCartney and Wings, were a British rock band from 1971 to 1981, formed in London. The core members were Paul McCartney, the former Beatle, on vocals and bass, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, and Moody Blues alumnus Denny Laine on guitar and vocals. They were noted for their commercial successes, musical eclecticism, and frequent personnel changes. They went through three lead guitarists and four drummers; the core trio of the McCartneys and Laine, however, remained intact throughout the group's existence.
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Paul McCartney & Wings connections
Paul McCartney & Wings grew out of The Beatles, Thunderclap Newman and Traffic, shares an orbit with Wings, The Beatles, John Lennon & Yoko Ono and Badfinger, went on to shape Corinne Bailey Rae, Small Faces and Sea Level. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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