Blackbird
Subtitle: the life and times of Paul McCartney
By: Geoffrey Giuliano.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Subjects: McCartney, Paul; Rock musicians -- England -- Biography
Description: The most prolific and commercially successful of the Beatles, Paul McCartney has made musical waves for over three decades. His leadership of the Beatles; collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Costello; solo hits, including "Maybe I'm Amazed," "Band on the Run," "Jet," "Silly Love Songs," " No More Lonely Nights," "My Brave Face," and "Put It There"; and world tours have established him to successive generations of listeners.

In Blackbird, Beatles insider Geoffrey Giuliano unfolds the whole story of McCartney's contradictory character and colossal talent. Besides updated appendices and rare photos, this edition includes a substantial new chapter discussing McCartney's recent life, including his venture into classical music with the Liverpool Oratorio, the 25th-anniversary reunion of the surviving Beatles, and his wife's harrowing struggle with breast cancer. Like no other book, Blackbird presents the real Paul.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Discography: p. 377-403.