Paul McCartney pays tribute to former Wings bandmate Denny Laine
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Paul McCartney pays tribute to former Wings bandmate Denny Laine

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his former Wings bandmate Denny Laine, who has died aged 79. “I have many fond memories of my time with Denny: from the early days when The Beatles toured with the Moody Blues,” McCartney wrote on Instagram. open image in gallery Wings : Denny Laine, Steve Holly, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, and Laurence Juber. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up After leaving Wings, Laine continued to release solo albums and toured with the supergroup World Classic Rockers, which also featured members of Steppenwolf, Toto and Badfinger.

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Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79
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Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney’s longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle’s solo band Wings, has died at age 79. His death comes almost exactly 50 years after the release of McCartney’s acclaimed “Band On the Run” album, on which …

Denny Laine, co-founder of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dies at 79
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Denny Laine, co-founder of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dies at 79

NPR  

Denny Laine, co-founder of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dies at 79 Enlarge this image toggle caption Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP file photo Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP file photo NEW YORK — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney's longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle's solo …

Denny Laine, co-founder of Moody Blues and Wings, dies at 79
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Denny Laine, co-founder of Moody Blues and Wings, dies at 79

LA Times  

Denny Laine, a founding member of the Moody Blues who later served as Paul McCartney’s right-hand man in Wings, died on Tuesday at age 79. Wings had a volatile lineup but Laine played guitar in every incarnation of the group, occasionally stepping forward to sing lead — he sang most of the amiable shuffle “I Lie Around,” while the moody …

With a little help from his friends, Paul McCartney gets a big post-Beatles biography
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With a little help from his friends, Paul McCartney gets a big post-Beatles biography

LA Times  

On the Shelf 'The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73' By Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair Dey Street: 720 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. He has just spent eight years working with Adrian Sinclair on “The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73,” the first …

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