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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1974 - April: Paul McCartney and Wings âBand On the Runâ
Description: Band on the Run would be the turning point for Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career. Â After completing two solo albums, McCarney formed Paul McCartney and Wings, with the Wings name being inspired by a time of prayer at the hospital while his wife Linda was having serious complications delivering their second child.
Wings had already produced two albums which had met with mixed reviews. Â McCartney had picked an exotic locale of Lagos, Nigeria as the recording spot for "Band on the Run," and just before heading out, guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Selwell left the band. Â That lef...