Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings Flight To Detroit - MPL Footage - 7 May 1976'
(Friday, May 7, 1976, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed tonight at Detroit Olympia in Detroit on the third stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings perform at Detroit Olympia 50 years ago tonight (May 7 1976)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Backstage In Houston, Texas - MPL Footage - 4 May 1976'
(Tuesday, May 4, 1976, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. CDT) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed tonight at The Summit in Houston on the second stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings perform at The Summit in Houston 50 years ago this hour (May 4 1976)
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Fort Worth, Texas Soundcheck - MPL Footage - 3 May 1976'
(Monday, May 3, 1976, 8:15 p.m. CDT) — Paul McCartney performed his first U.S. concert since The Beatles’ final concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Aug. 29, 1966, tonight at the Tarrant County Convention Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, where he opened the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his British-American band’s Wings Over The World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney performs first post-Beatles U.S. concert in Fort Worth, Texas 50 years ago this hour (May 3 1976)
(Saturday, April 24, 1976, 11:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m. EST) — Having been offered millions of dollars to reunite, NBC’s Saturday Night executive producer Lorne Michaels tonight offered $3,000 to the disbanded British rock group to reunite and appear on the late-night comedy show. The sketch featured a close-up shot of a $3,000 certified check from NBC made payable to The Beatles. Continue reading ‘NBC’s Saturday Night’ offers The Beatles $3,000 to reunite 50 years ago this hour (Apr 24 1976)
Video: 'At The Speed Of Sound (Remastered 2014)' (11 videos)
(Saturday, April 24, 1976) — Wings at the Speed of Sound by Paul McCartney’s band Wings peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart for seven non-consecutive weeks (Apr. 24, May 29, June 19/26, July 3/10/17, 1976). Continue reading ‘Wings at the Speed of Sound’ album by Wings peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 24 1976)
(Tuesday, April 20, 1976, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EST) — Former Beatle George Harrison, wearing the uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (pictured third from left), appeared unannounced today with his friends the Monty Python comedy team at New York City Center 131 West 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, during their performance of “The Lumberjack Song.”
Video: 'At The Speed Of Sound (Remastered 2014)' (11 videos)
(Saturday, April 10, 1976) — Wings at the Speed of Sound by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings debuted at #32 on today’s Billboard 200 albums chart. Continue reading ‘Wings at the Speed of Sound’ studio album debuts at #32 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 10 1976)
Video: 'Wings - Silly Love Songs (Official Music Video)'
(Saturday, April 10, 1976) — “Silly Love Songs” by (former Beatle Paul McCartney and) Wings debuted at #58 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Silly Love Songs’ by Wings debuts at #58 in USA 50 years ago today (Apr 10 1976)
Video: 'Wings - Silly Love Songs (Official Music Video)'
(Friday, April 2, 1976) — The single “Silly Love Songs“/”Cook of the House” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American band Wings was released today in the U.S. (Apr. 30, 1976, in the UK), the first single from the group’s album Wings at the Speed of Sound. Continue reading Wings release ‘Silly Love Songs’/’Cook of the House’ single 50 years ago today (Apr 2 1976)
Video: 'Paul McCartney and Wings at Paris 1976, very rare footage'
(Saturday, March 27, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings departed Hôtel George V today in Paris following the conclusion of the second European leg of their Wings Over the World tour.
