Paul McCartney Born: Beatle Who Wrote Pop's Greatest Songs
Paul McCartney co-wrote the most successful songwriting catalog in popular music history as half of the Lennon-McCartney partnership in the Beatles. His melodic genius produced Yesterday, Let It Be, and Hey Jude, and his post-Beatles career with Wings and as a solo artist sustained five more decades of hit records, arena tours, and cultural influence.
June 18, 1942
84 years ago
What Else Happened on June 18
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