Peter Asher reflects on how he got from Peter and Gordon topping the charts with a Paul McCartney song to producing James ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Paul McCartney about his new book, "Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run," an oral history of the band McCartney formed after The Beatles broke up.

The Beatles' second single reached number two in the UK Singles Charts in 1963 after John Lennon drew inspiration from two legendary crooners ...

John Lennon’s observation that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus earned him full immersion in fire and brimstone, though he might have also been accused of understatement. Timothy Leary, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Paul McCartney and Wings miss hitting No. 1 with their new box set ...

Other than the occasional track, like the 1972 single “Give Ireland Back to the Irish,” Paul McCartney isn’t generally associated with topical songs. But he’s changing his tune, so to speak, as part ...

Paul McCartney always knew The Beatles wouldn’t be his only legacy. In 1970, a month before the band’s swan song, “Let It Be,” he dropped the first nugget of a five decade (and counting) continuation ...

The long and winding road of Sir Paul McCartney’s career brought him to Pittsburgh for a sold-out show Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena. And what a road it’s been. The concert, part of his Got Back ...

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr had the mother of all solo-career conundrums. It’s hard enough building a reputation as a one-man act after leaving a moderately ...

Stella McCartney was just a young girl when, in 1980, her father, Paul, was famously busted with nearly half a pound of marijuana in Japan — but she wasn’t surprised. “I remember [the guard] opening ...

As Paul McCartney played the first chords of "Let it Be" inside Nationwide Arena Nov. 8, I began to choke up. The song has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and I was singing along ...

Canal Winchester resident Katherine Chipps has seen Paul McCartney in concert several times, but one particular show left an indelible mark on her. McCartney was playing a sold-out gig at Detroit's ...