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Guitarist Laurence Juber Connects the Dots Between Classical, Folk and the Beatles
classical, folk, interview, pop
Laurence Juber was already an accomplished and in-demand session musician before he got the call to join Paul McCartney's band, Wings. And although he was a member of the group for a comparatively short period – from 1978 until the band's dissolution in 1981 – the influence of the former Beatle would loom large in
Denny Laine: McCartney's Wingman is Still Flying (Part Two)
interview, rawk
Continued from Part One … I started buying Wings albums when Band on the Run came out. I was 10. And as I followed the band, I began–even as a young kid, I began to get the sense that you were kind of a foil to Paul in that your presence in the group tended
Denny Laine: McCartney's Wingman is Still Flying (Part One)
Denny Laine was a founding member of the Moody Blues, along with longtime members Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder. He left and went on to a solo career, working briefly with a Birmingham "supergroup" called Balls (also including future ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy, Plastic Ono Band drummer Alan White and Apple protege Jackie Lomax). Later
Spin it On: Denny Laine on Wings' 'Back to the Egg' at 40 (Part Two)
Continued from Part One … I have a bootleg recording which is probably a rough mix of a working version of Back to the Egg, and the version of "Getting Closer" on it has you singing lead. Was that the original plan? I was probably just doing it along with the backing track or something.
Spin it On: Denny Laine on Wings' 'Back to the Egg' at 40 (Part One)
In the very early 1970s, not long after the Beatles had broken up, Paul McCartney decided he wanted to have a band again. With wife Linda, he recruited Denny Laine, a multi-instrumentalist, along with other musicians. It's sometimes forgotten today, but Laine already had a well-established career long before Wings. He was the original lead