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Sir James Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool, England. He is a singer-songwriter and com-poser who was part of one of the greatest bands of all time - The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Har-rison and Ringo Starr.

McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influen-tial and successful songwriting partnerships, writing some of the most popular songs in rock music history.

Sir James Paul McCartney

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According to BBC, it is reported that his Beatles song "Yesterday" had been covered by over 2,200 artists, more than any other song in the history of recorded music.

As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was respon-sible for 31 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and has sold 15.5million albums in the United States alone.

After the band broke up, McCartney launched a suc-cessful solo career and also formed the band Wings with his then wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine.

Sir James Paul McCartney was born in Walton Hospital to Mary Patricia McCartney, who worked as a nurse in the hospital's maternity ward and James (Jim) McCa-rtney who was a cotton salesman. He also has a brother, Micheal, who was born two years after him.

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McCartney's father was a trumpet player and pianist for a band and always encouraged his two sons to be mu-sical. McCartney was heavily influenced by American Rhythm and Blues music.

At age 15, McCartney met John Lennon and and his band The Quarrymen which eventually evolved into The Bea-tles in 1960. George Harrison joined the group in 1958.

The Beatles turned out be be one of the most commer-cially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the his-tory of popular music. The group's best-known line up consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals).

Their enormous popularity led to a musical revolution called "Beatlemania", and as their songwriting grew more sophisticated by the 1960s, many fans and cul-tural observers believed that their lyrics was an em-bodiment of the ideals shared by the era's sociocul-tural reforms.

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The Beatles are the best-selling band in history, having sold over one billion music albums. In 2008 they topped Billboard magazines list of the all-time successful Hot 100 artists.

After the band broke up, McCartney continued his mu-sical career and collaborated with a number of popular music artists such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Elvis Costello.

McCartney continues to perform even today, touring the world and performing at a large number of concerts and events. He has also composed film scores, classical and electronic music and released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist.

Apart from his work in music, McCartney is also an ad-vocate for animal rights, for vegetarianism, and for music education. He is also active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting. He is a keen football fan, sup-porting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs.

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