" The Beatles " Paul McCartney Hand Signed 8X10 B&W Photo Todd Mueller
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Sir James Paul McCartney CH MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide fame as the bassguitarist and singer for the rock band the Beatles, widely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of... pop music.His songwriting partnership with John Lennonwas the most successful of the post-war era.[2] After the group disbanded in 1970, he pursued a solocareer and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.McCartney is one of the most successful composers andperformers of all time. More than 2, 200 artists have covered hisBeatles song "Yesterday", making it one of the mostcovered songs in popular music history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre" is one of theall-time best-selling singles in the UK. A two-time inductee intothe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member ofthe Beatles in 1988, and as a solo artist in 1999), and an 18-time Grammy Awardwinner, McCartney has written, or co-written, 32 songs that have reached numberone on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2009he had 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the United States. McCartney, Lennon, GeorgeHarrison and Ringo Starr all received appointment as Members of the Order of the British Empirein 1965 and, in 1997, McCartney was knightedfor services to music. McCartney is also one of the wealthiest musicians in theworld, with an estimated net worth of US$1.2 billion. McCartney has released anextensive catalogue of songs as a solo artist and has composed classical andelectronic music. He has taken part in projects to promote internationalcharities related to such subjects as animal rights, seal hunting, land mines, vegetarianism, poverty, and musiceducation. He has married three times and is the father of fivechildren.