McCartney
McCartney refers to Paul McCartney, the English musician who rose to fame as a member of the Beatles and continued as a solo artist and with Wings.
The name often appears in discussions of rock history, songwriting craft, or musical legacy: a McCartney-style bass line, the Lennon-McCartney partnership.
Sometimes used attributively for melodic, accessible pop sensibilities.
- Fab FourIconic sixties rock quartet
- Abbey RoadLondon recording studio street
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- British InvasionSixties UK music takeover
George Harrison · Ringo Starr · Cavern Club · Yellow Submarine · Let It Be · Rubber Soul · White Album · Ed Sullivan
Encouraging ballad from 1968
- Let It BeAccept without interference
- BlackbirdLegendary supersonic reconnaissance jet
- balladNarrative poem or song
- verseMetered poetic passage
Eleanor Rigby · chorus · bridge · hook · melody · lyricist · collaborator
Adult male ovine
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- MTV UnpluggedAcoustic television concert format
- GrammyRecording achievement trophy
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
Deep-string instrumentalist
- left-handedDominant on sinister side
- singerVocal music performer
- multi-instrumentalistPlayer of multiple instruments
- pianistOne who plays piano
guitarist · producer · arranger · vocalist · studio · recording · concert · performer
Scoring for instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- choralOf group singing
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
John Lennon
- Fab FourIconic sixties rock quartet
- Abbey RoadLondon recording studio street
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
George Harrison · Ringo Starr · British Invasion · Cavern Club · Yellow Submarine · Let It Be · Rubber Soul · White Album · Ed Sullivan · mop-top
Hey Jude
Encouraging ballad from 1968
- Let It BeAccept without interference
- BlackbirdLegendary supersonic reconnaissance jet
- balladNarrative poem or song
Eleanor Rigby · verse · chorus · bridge · hook · melody · lyricist · collaborator
Ram
Adult male ovine
- touringTraveling for pleasure
- MTV UnpluggedAcoustic television concert format
- GrammyRecording achievement trophy
bassist
Deep-string instrumentalist
- left-handedDominant on sinister side
- singerVocal music performer
- multi-instrumentalistPlayer of multiple instruments
pianist · guitarist · producer · arranger · vocalist · studio · recording · concert · performer · live
orchestration
Scoring for instrumental ensemble
- Mc surnamesMcDonald, McCarthy, McConnell, McGregor, McKenzie
- BeatlesAbbey Road, Rubber Soul, White Album, Yellow Submarine, Magical Mystery Tour
- British IconsShakespeare, Churchill, Darwin, Newton, Queen Elizabeth
- songwritersBob Dylan, songwriter, lyricists, composer, lyricist
- iconsapp icon, home icon, settings icon, search icon, share icon
McCartneySid Vicious
Johnny Rotten · Ozzy Osbourne · Iggy Pop · Lemmy · Sex Pistols
McCartneyKurt Cobain
Amy Winehouse · Sid Vicious · Janis Joplin · Jim Morrison · Jimi Hendrix
- Paul McCartney
- Lennon and McCartneyFamous songwriting partnership
- Stella McCartneySustainable British fashion designer
- Linda McCartney