Paul McCartney and Wings filmed at Chelsea Reach pub near Liverpool for upcoming TV special 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 22 1973)


Video: 'James Paul McCartney TV Special 1973' (Mar. 22, 1973, at 20:12)

(Thursday, March 22, 1973, evening GMT) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American rock music band Wings were filmed tonight socializing at the Chelsea Reach pub in New Brighton, across the River Mersey from McCartney’s hometown of Liverpool, for James Paul McCartney, a television special produced by ATV.

The segment featured members of McCartney’s family and Wings in a pub singalong, which included “April Showers,” “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag,” and “You Are My Sunshine.”