James McCulloch (4 June 1953 - 25 September 1979) was a Scottish musician best known for playing lead guitar and bass as a member of Paul McCartney 's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million (formerly known as the Jaygars), Thunderclap Newman, and Stone the Crows. [1] He may have been the epitome of the "live fast, die young" philosophy, but Jimmy McCulloch was also a prodigious guitarist who packed more into his 26 years than many people do in a much longer.
Jimmy McCulloch of Wings, during an interview in London, 1974. News Photo Getty Images
James McCulloch (4 June 1953 - 27 September 1979) was a British musician and songwriter best known for playing lead guitar and bass, as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million (formerly known as the Jaygars), Thunderclap Newman, and Stone the Crows. - By Jonathan Brocklebank IN the late summer of 1977, the mercurial guitarist of Wings was going stir-crazy on Paul McCartney's Mull of Kintyre farm. Jimmy McCulloch was just 24 and, from the outside looking in, was surely among the most blessed rock musicians on the planet. Music Little Wing: The Jimmy McCulloch Story Paul Salley Bret Adams 0 Jimmy McCulloch and his red SG onstage with Wings, September, 1976. When a former Beatle name-checks you before a guitar solo on your very first recording with the band, you must be special. Remembering Jimmy McCulloch Published on September 28, 2014 By Paul Sexton Whether you knew him as the guitarist with Wings, the teenage prodigy with Thunderclap Newman, an associate of Pete.
Jimmy McCulloch from Wings posed backstage at Ahoy in Rotterdam,... Jimmy, Guitarist, Paul
Description English: Jimmy McCulloch during a 1976 Source Author Cropped version by Howcheng; original photograph by Jim Summaria. Permission ( Reusing this file) free reviewed by a Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive as ticket #2008122010014375 Neither Jimmy McCulloch or the other newcomer to Wings, drummer Geoff Britton, had much to do with that success, but they represent the return of Wings to album and live work for the first time since Band of the Run days, and the subsequent departure of Henry McCulloch and Denny Seiwell. Wings at the Speed of Sound is the fifth studio album by the British-American rock band Wings, released on 26 March 1976. [1] Issued at the height of the band's popularity, it reached the top spot on the US album chart—the band's fourth consecutive album to do so—and peaked at number 2 on the UK album chart. During the course of the 1976 American tour, Wings lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch came up with a different introduction for Soily each night. I decided to ge.
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Paul McCartney Legendary Scots guitarist who played with Paul McCartney remembered on top TV show Jimmy McCulloch played with Wings and died aged just 26 from a suspected drugs overdose.. LONDON, Sept. 27 (AP) — Jimmy McCulloch, who achieved prominence as lead guitarist with the former Beatle Paul McCartney's Wings group from 1979 to 1978, was found dead today in his London.
Jimmy McCulloch leaves Wings Thursday, September 8, 1977 Timeline More from year 1977 Timeline About On this day, Jimmy McCulloch left Wings to join the reformed Small Faces during the latter band's nine date tour of England that month. A photo montage video created to promote the forthcoming Paul Salley book, 'LITTLE WING: THE JIMMY McCULLOCH STORY'. The soundtrack features the McCulloch-Al.
Giutarist Jimmy McCulloch of the rock group Wings in a Capitol... News Photo Getty Images
Rare Wings interview with Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English 1975 The amazing tale of late- Paul McCartney & Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch has been chronicled by author Paul Salley in the just-published book, Little Wing: The Jimmy McCulloch Story.
