Who Is Nancy Shevell, Paul McCartney’s New Wife? - The Frisky Who Is Nancy Shevell, Paul McCartney’s New Wife? The Frisky | 10.10.11 | 3:40 pm Share < br />this article: Paul McCartney famously sang, “Will you still love me when I’m 64?” Well, he’s technically 69, but 51-year-old Nancy Shevell just answered “I do!” McCartney married his third wife this weekend in London following four years of courtship. “I feel married,” McCartney told reporters after the ceremony. “I feel absolutely wonderful.” Aww, cute. After losing first wife Linda to cancer in 1998, McCartney had a tumultuous second marriage to Heather Mills, with whom he has a daughter, Beatrice (she served as flower girl!). Shevell and McCartney met in 2007 and the two became engaged in May. So, who is this woman feeling up on our favorite Beatle? The goods are after the jump … In addition to being a stunning, glossy-haired glamazon, Nancy—age 51—is a New York millionairess.

But she works hard for the money—as the vice president of administration for the transportation company her father founded, New England Motor Freight. She’s also a board member of New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. While countless rock stars go for 20- and 30-somethings, Nancy is an age appropriate 51 — though can we just say she doesn’t look a day older than 30? Sheesh. An heiress who could have had her pick of snooty private colleges, Nancy attended notorious party school Arizona State University. Nancy and Linda, Paul’s first wife, were pals. Nancy was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 30s, around the time Linda was losing her battle. The two became close friends. Nancy just happens to be Barbara Walters’ cousin. When “The View” broke the news that Nancy and Paul were dating, Babs said, “I love her very much. She’s my second cousin. Her mother, who died, was my first cousin. And I have been very close to this young woman.” Even Stella, Paul’s fashion designer daughter, loves the feisty city girl.

She is said to be “thrilled for her father.” Nancy officially divorced her husband of 23 years, Bruce Blakeman, a powerful lawyer, in December 2008. They have a teenage son, Arlen. Supposedly, their break up was amicable and mutual. Nancy has been dating the Beatle since her separation in November 2007. She was first caught giving Paul mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after his split from Heather Mills at her luxurious hideout in the Hamptons. Paul McCartney | Barbara Walters was matchmaker for McCartney | Contactmusic.com Barbara Walters was matchmaker for McCartney Barbara Walters was matchmaker for McCartney Sir Paul McCartney was set up with NANCY SHEVELL by Barbara Walters . The 'Hey Jude' legend married the trucking company boss in 2011 after four years of dating, and 'The View' host reportedly takes the credit for getting them together at one of her parties. A source said: ''Barbara was so determined to make it work that she'd call Nancy and coach her on Paul's likes and dislikes. Barbara was quite right - they were ideal for each other. Barbara was right, they were ideal for each other.

Now Paul calls Nancy his soul mate.'' Nancy also has the approval of his grown up children - Mary, Stella and James, with first wife, Linda - which is something his second wife, Heather Mills , with whom he has Beatrice, 10, never achieved. The source added to National Enquirer magazine: ''When Nancy became Lady McCartney in October 2011 she wore one of his daughter Stella's designs. That's something Stella didn't want Heather to do. ''And of course, front and centre at the simple London wedding was Barbara, taking credit for making the perfect match.'' Contactmusic Paul McCartney married the birthday of John Lennon Paul McCartney married the birthday of John Lennon 09.10.2011 20:15 Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney married a third time. His marriage to Nancy Shevell was held in the same palace London wedding, where in 1969, Paul married Linda Eastman. It is reported by Sky News. A couple came to the registrar of the Metropolitan area of ??Westminster around 15 pm local time. The bride wore a gown of ivory from Stella McCartney.

It is reported that the ceremony, among other guests arrived and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, greeted the assembled journalists and fans of Paul to their traditional peace-loving gesture. Weddings continued in the home of Paul, nearby in a respectable area of ??London St John's Wood. At a family party were invited about 30 close friends and relatives of the newlyweds. Nancy Shevell has become the third wife of McCartney. His first marriage to Linda Eastman lasted c 1969 to 1998, when Linda died of breast cancer. In 2002, McCartney married Heather Mills, a former model and activist against landmines. In 2008 the couple divorced with a scandal - the trials of this case took about two years. The third wedding took place at the musician's October 9, 2011 - 71 th anniversary of the birth co-McCartney on The Beatles, John Lennon. According to the site Beatles.ru, Paul McCartney, who visited twice before in Russia on the road again to perform in Moscow on 14 December 2011. The concert will be held in SC "Olympic". Officially, these data do not yet confirmed.

paul mccartney biography | Your Daily News Source Oct 10, 2011 1 Nancy Shevell is the third wife of Sir Paul McCartney and the daughter of an American trucking magnate. Nancy Shevell, 51, the New York millionairess, started dating Paul McCartney in November 2007 and it was announced on 6 May 2011 that the two had become engaged. Nancy Shevell’s birthday is in November 1960. She was born to Myron and Arlene Shevell with a brother Jon and sister Susan in Edison, New Jersey. Her father, Myron Shevell is a head of a trucking firm, New England Motor Freight. Nancy Shevell and Linda McCartney, Paul’s first wife, were pals. Nancy was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 30s, around the time Linda was losing her battle. The two women became then close friends. Nancy Shevell is a breast cancer survivor. Nancy and her ex-husband Bruce Blakeman knew Paul McCartney, his wife Linda and the children when they visited the Hamptons where Linda had family. Nancy Shevell happens to be Barbara Walters’ second cousin.

When “The View” broke the news that Nancy Shevell and Paul McCartney were dating, Barbara Walters said: “I love her very much. She’s my second cousin. Her mother, who died, was my first cousin. And I have been very close to this young woman.” Nancy Shevell is the third wife of Sir Paul McCartney and the daughter of an American trucking magnate Nancy Shevell was married to Bruce Blakeman in 1984, having a son, Arlen Walters, in 1992. Nancy Shevell officially divorced her husband of 23 years, Bruce Blakeman, a powerful lawyer, in December 2008. Supposedly, their break up was amicable and mutual. Nancy Shevell has been dating Paul McCartney since her separation in November 2007. She was first caught giving Paul McCartney a kiss after his split from Heather Mills at her luxurious hideout in the Hamptons. According to her official biography, Nancy Shevell serves as Vice President of Administration at Shevell Group of Companies, L.L.C. Nancy Shevell also serves as a Vice President of Administration of The Shevell Group and its subsidiary, Carrier Industries, Inc.

Nancy Shevell has been Vice President of Administration of New England Motor Freight, Inc., a subsidiary of Shevell Group since 1986. Nancy Shevell is responsible for accounts receivable, corporate communications, benefits administration, purchasing of all supplies and equipment with the exception of trucks and overall office management. She joined NEMF in 1983 as Manager of Administration and served as its Director of Administration until 1986. Nancy Shevell is a Co-Chairperson of the Arlene Walters Shevell Endowment Scholarship Fund. The new Lady McCartney is active in numerous other charities and public interest organizations. She has been on the MTA Board since 2001 as an appointee of former NY Governor George Pataki. Nancy Shevell was appointed as Chairperson of the Capital Construction Committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 2004. She was the recipient of the Fred Harley Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Transportation. Nancy Shevell holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University, where she majored in Transportation.

On 9 October 2011, Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell married at Old Marylebone Town Hall in central London, where his first wedding with Linda eastman took place in 1969. According to reports, the couple attended synagogue services the day before out of respect for Nancy Shevell’s Jewish heritage. Upon their marriage, Nancy Shevell became Lady McCartney. All you need is love: McCartney to wed MTA board member - NY Daily News Paul McCartney, ex-Beatle, to marry Nancy Shevell, MTA board member in London All you need is love: McCartney to wed MTA board member Paul McCartney will marry fiancee Nancy Shevell in London on Sunday. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage) DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Saturday, October 8, 2011, 12:18 PM MTA board member Nancy Shevell reportedly will become the third Mrs. Paul McCartney on Sunday after a civil ceremony in London . The 51-year-old brunette New Yorker and the ex-Beatle will exchange vows at the Marylebone Register Office , where McCartney married first wife Linda in 1969.

The couple, who have been dating for four years, will then host a wedding party at McCartney's home, the London Sun reported. There will be a second bash next week in the Hamptons , where the 69-year-old pop legend first swept the divorcee off her feet in 2007. "Paul's found happiness at last and can't wait to marry Nancy," a source told the newspaper. "The rest of the family love her and are thrilled she's made their dad so happy." McCartney's daughter, Stella, even designed the wedding dress; his second wife, ex-model Heather Mills , infamously snubbed the daughter when picking a dress for her lavish nuptials. McCartney found love with Shevell, who helps run her father's trucking company, amid his super-nasty divorce from the erratic Mills. Mills got a $48 million settlement in the split; it's unknown if Shevell signed any kind of prenuptial agreement, but she has her own millions. Shevell has a 19-year-old son with her first husband, Bruce Blakeman .

McCartney has three children with Linda, who died of cancer in 1998, and a 6-year-old girl with Mills. McCartney and Shevell got engaged in May, when he gave her a vintage Cartier ring worth $600,000. Sir Paul McCartney marries US heiress Nancy Shevell - BBC News BBC News Sir Paul McCartney marries US heiress Nancy Shevell 9 October 2011 Close share panel Media captionSir Paul and Nancy Shevell on their wedding day Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has married American heiress Nancy Shevell at a ceremony in London. The couple posed for pictures outside Old Marylebone Town Hall register office after being showered with confetti by wedding guests. Ms Shevell, 51, from New York, is an heiress to a haulage fortune. She is Sir Paul's third wife after Linda McCartney died in 1998 and he split from second wife Heather Mills in an acrimonious divorce in 2008. Ms Shevell wore a white, long-sleeved dress and held a bouquet of roses, while the former Beatle wore a dark suit with a white shirt and pale blue tie for the occasion.

Image caption Ringo Starr was a high-profile guest at the ceremony Ringo Starr was a high-profile guest at the ceremony Hundreds of fans gathered outside the central London register office to see the couple arrive and depart from their wedding ceremony, and barricades were erected. A large group of journalists and photographers also waited for several hours before the newlyweds finally emerged. The wedding party spent more than an hour inside the venue before emerging on the steps of the building. The couple then returned to their home in St John's Wood, London, for a reception with family and close friends. When asked how he felt after tying the knot for a third time, Sir Paul told waiting reporters: "Terrific, thank you. I feel married," adding, "I feel absolutely wonderful." James McCartney, Sir Paul's son, was among the first to arrive for the party at the couple's home on Sunday evening. 'Going to last' He was closely followed by the groom's daughters Mary and Stella, who designed the bride's gown. Ronnie Wood, of the Rolling Stones, said he wished the couple a "very happy future" as he entered the party.

Image caption Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman leave Marylebone Town Hall after getting married in 1969 And Sir Paul's former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, one of the last to arrive at around 1930 BST, said his message for the couple was "peace and love". Ms Shevell, who was married for 20 years to American lawyer and political candidate Bruce Blakeman, became engaged to Sir Paul in May. The couple began dating four years ago in the upmarket Hamptons area of Long Island. Life-long Beatles fan Chiara Amato said she had sat outside the register office every day since September 29 in anticipation of the couple's wedding. She said: "This marriage is going to last. She seems to be really nice and deeply in love with him. I have been listening to The Beatles since I was six years old. I have been to see Sir Paul in concert 27 times." Ms Shevell is a board member of New York's transportation authority and vice-president of her family haulage firm. But the wedding is expected to mean an end to her work in the family business and her leaving her position on the board of the transportation body.

Paul McCartney gets married in London Paul McCartney gets married in London GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press Share View photos Former Beatle Paul McCartney and American heiress Nancy Shevell exit Marylebone Town Hall in central London following their wedding Sunday Oct 9 2011. Shevell, 51, is McCartney's third wife. They were engaged earlier this year. The couple met in the Hamptons in Long Island, New York, shortly after the singer's divorce from Heather Mills in 2008. (AP Photo/ Jim Ross) More LONDON (AP) — A hint of autumnal Beatlemania was in the air Sunday as Paul McCartney — for the second time in his improbable life — climbed the steps of Old Marylebone Town Hall to get married. True, thousands of heartbroken female fans crowded the venerable registry office in 1969 when he married Linda Eastman and only a few hundred showed up Sunday as he wed American Nancy Shevell. But the feeling this time was not regret at the loss of a bachelor heartthrob. Instead there was joy that McCartney, regarded as a national treasure, seemed happy again.

McCartney shared his joy with the crowd, raising his bride's hand in triumph as he walked down the steps after they became husband and wife at a simple civil ceremony attended by close family and friends, including drummer Ringo Starr and TV journalist Barbara Walters, a second cousin of the bride. "I feel absolutely wonderful," McCartney told fans as he arrived back at his house after the ceremony. Gone was the memory of McCartney's terribly unhappy marriage to model Heather Mills, which ended in 2008 in an ugly public divorce. Instead, the venue brought back memories of his marriage to Eastman, a serene union that lasted nearly three decades until Eastman's life was cut short by breast cancer. The wedding ceremony Sunday afternoon was everything his wedding to Mills was not: simple, understated, almost matter-of-fact. By contrast, McCartney and Mills married in an over-the-top lavish ceremony at a remote Irish castle that was disrupted several times by news helicopters flying overhead hoping for a glimpse of the A-list guests. Shevell, 51, appeared radiant and composed in an elegant, ivory gown cut just above the knee. She wore a white flower in her long dark hair, and only light makeup and lipstick.

The dress was designed by McCartney's daughter, Stella, a star in the fashion world who also helped concoct the three-course vegetarian feast served to guests at the reception at McCartney's house in St. John's Wood, a property he bought in 1965, when the Beatles were regularly topping the charts. McCartney, who has casually admitted to tinting his hair to keep out the gray, looked youthful in a well-cut blue suit and pale blue, skinny tie. The affection — and confetti — showered on McCartney and his bride after the ceremony captured his particular place in British life. Long gone are the days when the Beatles divided Britain between young and old, or between hippies and squares — the band is revered as part of a glorious musical and cultural era when Britain seemed a more confident place. There was no controversy when McCartney received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1997. Today Sir Paul — or Macca, as he's usually known — is revered as a musical legend who is still composing and releasing CDs, even if they no longer routinely shoot to number one on the charts.

His forays into opera, ballet, painting and poetry have not been critical successes, but none of these have tarnished his reputation. He is credited for having survived a number of tragedies — the 1980 murder of one-time songwriting partner John Lennon, the loss of his beloved first wife to illness, the 2001 death of guitarist George Harrison, and then the public breakdown of his marriage to Mills — with his upbeat nature intact. Mills, a much younger model who had lost part of her leg when she was hit by a motorcycle, tried to battle McCartney in the court of public opinion during their divorce. She accused him of cruelty and sought a gargantuan $250 million settlement. But her charges against McCartney didn't stick and the divorce court judge ruled against her, calling her demands exorbitant and unfair. The public divorce case opened McCartney's vast fortune to unprecedented public scrutiny. Long rumored to be pop's first billionaire, he was found to have assets worth about $800 million, including works by Picasso and Renoir and luxury real estate in the United States, Britain, and elsewhere.

But Shevell, who is independently wealthy and quite successful in her own right, is not seen by the British public as interested in McCartney's fortune. The couple met four years ago in the Hamptons, a seaside playground for the rich and famous on the eastern tip of Long Island in New York. Some reports say that Walters played matchmaker, inviting McCartney to a dinner she knew her second cousin Shevell would attend. Read More Walters said she cried during the ceremony, which she called "beautiful and wonderful." Shevell, who was married for more than 20 years to attorney Bruce Blakeman and serves on the board of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is also a vice president of a lucrative New Jersey-based trucking company owned by her father. She has stayed out of the public eye since taking up with McCartney, refraining from commenting on her relationship with the man once known as "the cute one" in the world's most popular band. She has a few things in common with Eastman: like McCartney's first wife, she is American and affluent. Unlike Eastman, who performed with McCartney's post-Beatles band Wings, Shevell is not expected to join her husband onstage on his extended world tours.

She joins a pantheon of "Beatle wives" — each band member married more than once, and many of the unions were troubled. Lennon, who would have turned 71 Sunday, abruptly left his first wife for Yoko Ono, and Cynthia Lennon has complained in print about his abusive treatment of her and his neglect of their son, Julian. His relationship with Ono was punctuated with occasional breakups, but is often portrayed as a happy marriage, and since his death she has curated his works and burnished his legend. Starr's first marriage also ended in divorce, but he has had a long, stable union with his second wife, the actress Barbara Bach, who joined him at Sunday's ceremony. The two even went through a recovery program together when Starr decided to confront his alcoholism. Harrison's first marriage — to the model Pattie Boyd — ended in divorce when she left him for guitarist Eric Clapton. He had a long happy marriage to Olivia Harrison, who plays an important role in the upcoming Martin Scorsese film about the Beatles' lead guitarist.

Reblog Meet Paul McCartney's Third Wife: Nancy Shevell - ABC News ABC News Meet Paul McCartney's Third Wife: Nancy Shevell By SHEILA MARIKAR WATCH Paul McCartney Marries Nancy Shevell 0 Shares Email There's a new Mrs. McCartney in town, and she's got a lot in common with one of her predecessors. Famed former Beatle Paul McCartney married Nancy Shevell at London's Old Marylebone Town Hall Sunday. "I feel absolutely wonderful," McCartney told fans as he arrived at his home after the small ceremony of family and friends. Guests included fellow Beatle Ringo Starr and ABC's Barbara Walters, a second cousin of the bride. This is McCartney's third marriage. Many thought he would never marry again after his bitter divorce from second wife Heather Mills , to whom the famously frugal Beatles singer had to fork over a reported $35 million. But Shevell, 51, won over McCartney, 69. Like McCartney's first wife, Linda McCartney, Shevell is American. She's the daughter of Mike Shevell, whose transportation conglomerate is estimated to be worth nearly a half billion dollars. She serves as the company's vice president and is a board member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

And like McCartney's first wife, Shevell has weathered breast cancer. Linda McCartney died of breast cancer in 1998. Shevell and McCartney go back a long way. They first met 20 years ago in the Hamptons, on New York's Long Island, where they both had homes. Shevell was married to Bruce Blakeman, a Nassau County lawyer and sometime politician, with whom she has a son, Arlen, who is now in college. The Blakemans and McCartneys socialized together and, according to U.K.'s Daily Mail, McCartney's children even nicknamed her Jackie O for her sense of style and love of sunglasses. According to the Daily Mail, McCartney and Shevell's romance began with a couple low-key meetings during the summer of 2007, a few months after his separation from Mills. Shevell had also separated from her husband. Her divorce was completed Dec. 9, 2008. Within 12 months, Shevell and McCartney were nearly inseparable. According to the Daily Mail, she even adopted his vegetarian lifestyle. She also appears to have gotten the stamp of approval from McCartney's daughter, fashion designer Stella McCartney.

It doesn't hurt that Shevell wears many of Stella's designs and was photographed earlier this year flashing the designer's latest handbag -- and her engagement ring. Shevell also reportedly wore a white Stella McCartney-crafted dress on Sunday. 0 Shares Paul McCartney - Biography - IMDb Paul McCartney Biography Showing all 224 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (155) | Personal Quotes (58) Overview (4) 5' 11" (1.81 m) Mini Bio (1) Sir Paul McCartney is a key figure in contemporary culture as a singer, composer, poet, writer, artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, and holder of more than 3 thousand copyrights. He is in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for most records sold, most #1s (shared), most covered song, "Yesterday," largest paid audience for a solo concert (350,000+ people, in 1989, in Brazil). He is considered one of the most successful entertainers of all time.

He was born James Paul McCartney on June 18, 1942, in Liverpool General Hospital, where his mother, Mary Patricia (Mohin), was a medical nurse and midwife. His father, James "Jim" McCartney, was a cotton salesman and a pianist leading the Jim Mac's Jazz Band in Liverpool. He has Irish and English ancestry. Young McCartney was raised non-denominational. He studied music and art, and had a happy childhood with one younger brother, Michael. At age 11, he was one of only four students who passed the 11+ exam, known as "the scholarship" in Liverpool, and gained a place at Liverpool Institute for Boys. There he studied from 1953 to 1960, earning A level in English and Art. At the age of 14, Paul McCartney was traumatized by his mother's sudden death from breast cancer. Shortly afterward, he wrote his first song. In July 1957 he met John Lennon during their performances at a local church fête (festival). McCartney impressed Lennon with his mastery of guitar and singing in a variety of styles.

He soon joined Lennon's band, The Quarrymen, and eventually became founding member of The Beatles , with the addition of George Harrison and Pete Best . After a few gigs in Hamburg, Germany, the band returned to Liverpool and played regular gigs at the Cavern during 1961. In November 1961, they invited Brian Epstein to be their manager, making a written agreement in January 1962. At that time McCartney and Harrison were under 21, so the paper wasn't technically legal, albeit it did not matter to them. What mattered was their genuine trust in Epstein. He improved their image, secured them a record deal with EMI, and replaced drummer Best with Ringo Starr . With a little help from Brian Epstein and George Martin , The Beatles consolidated their talents and mutual stimulation into beautiful teamwork, launching the most successful career in the history of entertainment. The Beatles contributed to music, film, literature, art, and fashion, made a continuous impact on entertainment, popular culture and the lifestyle of several generations. Music became their ticket to ride around the world.

Beatlemania never really ended since its initiation; it became a movable feast in many hearts and minds, a sweet memory of youth, when all you need is love and a little help from a friend to be happy. Their songs and images carrying powerful ideas of love, peace, help, and imagination evoked creativity and liberation that outperformed the rusty Soviet propaganda and contributed to breaking walls in the minds of millions, thus making impact on human history. All four members of The Beatles were charismatic and individually talented artists, they sparked each other from the beginning. Paul McCartney had the privilege of a better musical education, having studied classical piano and guitar in his childhood. He progressed as a lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, as well as a singer-songwriter. In addition to singing and songwriting, Paul McCartney played bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards, as well as over 40 other musical instruments. McCartney wrote more popular hits for the Beatles than other members of the band. His songs Yesterday, Let It Be, Hey Jude, Blackbird, All My Loving, Eleanor Rigby, Birthday, I Saw Her Standing There, I Will, Get Back, Carry That Weight, P.S.

I Love You, Things We Said Today, "Hello, Goodbye," Two of Us, Why Don't We Do It in the Road?, Helter Skelter, Honey Pie, When I'm 64, Lady Madonna, She's a Woman, Maxwell's Silver Hammer, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," Mother Nature's Son, Long And Winding Road, Rocky Raccoon, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Fool on the Hill, You Never Give Me Your Money, Your Mother Should Know, The End, Yellow Submarine, and many others are among the Beatles' best hits. Yesterday is considered the most covered song in history with over three thousand versions of it recorded by various artists across the universe. Since he was a teenager, McCartney honored the agreement that was offered by John Lennon in 1957, about the 50/50 authorship of every song written by either one of them. However, both were teenagers, and technically, being under 21, their oral agreement had no legal power. Still, almost 200 songs by The Beatles are formally credited to both names, regardless of the fact that most of the songs were written individually.

The songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney was really working until the mid-60s, when they collaborated in many of their early songs. Their jamming on a piano together led to creation of their first best-selling hit 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in 1963. In total, The Beatles created over 240 songs, they recorded many singles and albums, made several films and TV shows. Thousands of memorable pictures popularized their image. In their evolution from beginners to the leaders of entertainment, they learned from many world cultures, absorbed from various styles, and created their own. McCartney's own range of interests spanned from classical music and English folk ballads to Indian raga and other Oriental cultures, and later expanded into psychedelic experiments and classical-sounding compositions. His creative search has been covering a range of styles from jazz and rock to symphonies and choral music, and to cosmopolitan cross-cultural and cross-genre compositions. Epstein's 1967 death hurt all four members of The Beatles , as they lost their creative manager.

Evolution of each member's creativity and musicianship also led to individual career ambitions, however, their legacy as The Beatles remained the main driving force in their individual careers ever since. McCartney and The Beatles made impact on human history, because their influence has been liberating for generations of nowhere men living in misery beyond the Iron Curtain. Something in their songs and images appealed to everybody who wanted to become free as a bird. Their songs carrying powerful ideas of real love, peace, help, imagination and freedom evoked creativity and contributed to breaking chains and walls in the minds of millions. The Beatles expressed themselves in beautiful and liberating words of love, happiness, freedom, and revolution, and carried those messages to people across the universe. Their songs and images helped many freedom-loving people to come together for revolutions in Prague and Warsaw, Beijing and Bucharest, Berlin and Moscow. The Beatles has been an inspiration for those who take the long and winding road to freedom. McCartney was 28 when he started his solo career, and formed his new band, Wings. His first solo album, "McCartney," was a #1 hit and spawned the evergreen ballad "Maybe I'm Amazed", yet critical reaction was mixed.

He continued to release music with Wings, that eventually became one of the most commercially successful groups of the 70s. "Band on the Run" won two Grammy Awards and remained the Wings' most lauded work. The 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre" stayed at #1 in the UK for nine weeks, and was highest selling single in the UK for seven years. In 1978 McCartney's theme "Rockestra" won him another Grammy Award. In 1979, together with Elvis Costello , he organized Concerts for the People of Kampuchea. In 1979, McCartney released his solo album "Wonderful Christmastime" which remained popular ever since. In 1980 McCartney was arrested in Tokyo, Japan, for marijuana possession, and after a ten-day stint in jail, he was released to a media firestorm. He retreated into seclusion after the arrest, and was comforted by his wife Linda. Yet he had another traumatic experience when his ex-band-mate, John Lennon , was shot dead by a crazed fan near his home in New York City on December 8, 1980.

McCartney did not play any live concerts for some time because he was nervous that he would be "the next" to be murdered. After almost a year of absence from the music scene, McCartney returned in 1982 with the album "Tug of War," which was well received by public and enjoyed great critical acclaim. He continued a successful career as a solo artist, collaborated with wife Linda McCartney , and writers such as Elvis Costello . During the 80s, McCartney released such hits as 'No More Lonely Nights' and his first compilation, "All the Best." In 1989, he started his first concert tour since the John Lennon's murder. In 1994, the three surviving members of The Beatles , McCartney, Harrison, and Starr, reunited and produced Lennon's previously unknown song "Free as a Bird." It was preserved by Yoko Ono on a tape recording made by Lennon in 1977. The song was re-arranged and re-mixed by George Martin at the Abbey Road Studios with the voices of three surviving members. The Beatles Anthology TV documentary series was watched by 420 million people in 1995.

During the 1990s McCartney concentrated on composing classical works for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, such as "The Liverpool Oratorio" involving a choir and symphony, and "A Leaf" solo-piano project, both released in 1995. That same year he was working on a new pop album, "Flaming Pie," when his wife Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer, and caring for his wife during her illness meant only sporadic public appearances during that time. The album was released in 1997 to both critical and commercial success, debuting at #2 on both the UK and US pop charts. That same year he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II as Sir Paul McCartney for his services to music. In April 1998, Linda McCartney , his beloved wife of almost 30 years, mother of their four children, and his steady partner in music, died of breast cancer. McCartney suffered from a severe depression and undergone medical treatment. He spent much of the next year away from the public eye, emerging only to campaign on behalf of his late wife for animal rights and vegetarian causes.

He eventually returned to the studio, releasing an album of rock n'roll covers in 1999. "Run Devil Run" made both Entertainment Weekly and USA Today's year-end top ten lists. McCartney also slowly returned to the public spotlight with the release of his another classical album, "Working Classical" in November 1999, in recording by the London Symphony Orchestra. His 2000 release "A Garland for Linda" was a choral tribute album, which raised funds to aid cancer survivors. In 2000 he was invited by Heather Mills , a disabled ex-model, to her 32nd birthday. McCartney wrote songs dedicated to her, he and Mills developed a romantic relationship and became engaged in 2001. However, the year brought him a cascade of traumatic experiences. On September 11, 2001, Paul McCartney was sitting on a plane in New York when the World Trade Center tragedy occurred in front of his eyes, and he was able to witness the events from his seat. Yet there was another sadness, as his former band-mate George Harrison died of cancer in November, 2001.

Recouperating from the stressful year, McCartney received the 2002 Academy Award-nomination for the title song to the movie Vanilla Sky (2001), and also went on his first concert tour in several years. In June, 2002, Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills married in a castle in Monaghan, Ireland. Their daughter, Beatrice Milly McCartney, was born in October 2003. Four years later, the high profile marriage ended in divorce, after a widely publicized litigation. "Whenever you're going through difficult times, I'm at the moment, it's really cool to be able to escape into music" says Paul McCartney. In 2003 Paul McCartney rocked the Red Square in Moscow with his show "Back in USSR" which was attended by his former opponents from the former Soviet KGB, including the Russian president Vladimir Putin himself, who invited McCartney to be the guest of honor in the Kremlin. In 2004 Paul McCartney received a birthday present from the Russian president. In June 2004, he and Heather Mills-McCartney stayed as special guests at suburban Royal Palaces of Russian Tsars in St. Petersburg, Russia.

There he staged a spectacular show near the Tsar's Winter Palace in St. Petersburg where the Communist Revolution took place, just imagine. In 2005 the Entertainment magazine poll named The Beatles the most iconic entertainers of the 20th Century. In 2006, the guitar on which Paul McCartney played his first chords and impressed John Lennon, was sold at an auction for over $600,000. On June 18, 2006, Paul McCartney celebrated his 64th birthday, as in his song "when I'm Sixty-Four." McCartney's celebrity status, made it a cultural milestone for a generation of those born in the baby-boom era who grew up with the music of The Beatles during the 1960s. The prophetic message in the song has been intertwined with McCartney's personal life and his career. In 2007 McCartney left his longtime label, EMI, and signed with Los Angeles based Hear Music. He learned to play mandolin to create a refreshing feeling for his latest album "Memory Almost Full," then appeared in Apple Computer's commercial for iPod+iTunes to promote the album.

In June 2007 McCartney appeared together with Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono , Olivia Harrison and Guy Laliberté in a live broadcast from the "Revolution" Lounge at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. His 3-DVD set "The McCartney Years" with over 40 music videos and hours of Historic Live Performances was released in November 2007. His classical album "Ecco Cor Meum" (aka.. Behold My Heart), recorded with the Academy of St. Martin of the Fields and the boys of King's college Choir, was voted Classical Album of the Year in 2007. That same year, Paul McCartney began dating Nancy Shevell. The couple married in 2011, in London. Sir Paul's "On the Run Tour" once again took him flying across world from July through December 2011 giving sold out concerts in the USA, Canada, UK, United Arab Emirates, Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Russia. In July 2012, Paul McCartney rocked the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

He delivered a live performance of The Beatles 's timeless hit "Hey Jude" and engaged the crowd of people from all over the world to join his band in a sing along finale. The show was seen by a live audience of close to 80000 people at the Olympic Park Stadium in addition to an estimated TV audience of two billion people worldwide. On the long and winding road of his life and career, Sir Paul McCartney has been a highly respected entertainer and internationally regarded public figure. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Shelokhonov Spouse (3) ( 12 March 1969 - 17 April 1998) (her death) (4 children) Trade Mark (3) Frequently plays the Hofner bass guitar Always plays bass or guitar left-handed. His humble attitude. Trivia (155) He is one of Britain's wealthiest men: according to the High Court judgment Sir Paul's total fortune comes to £387,012,000. Still plays his 1964 Epiphone acoustic guitar which he used to compose "Yesterday".

Although all his songs for The Beatles are still credited as "Lennon - McCartney" he individually wrote almost half of all 200 songs for The Beatles , such as "Yesterday", "Let it Be", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Helter Skelter", "Eleanor Rigby", "Yellow Submarine", "Hey Jude" and many more. Only songs in earlier albums are really joint efforts with John Lennon . The co-credit was because of a handshake deal the two had made in their teens. His song "Yesterday" is one of the most popular songs of all time. Whilst he was looking for the right lyrics, he was temporarily using the line "Scrambled Eggs" until he came up with "Yesterday" in the final version of the song, as it is now known to the world. It became one of the most recorded songs of all time, with more than 3,000 known versions. Awarded for classical compositions of choral and orchestral music. During his engagement to Jane Asher , Paul (with John Lennon ) wrote several songs for Jane's older brother, Peter Asher , of the singing duo Peter and Gordon , including their #1 hit "World Without Love".

He also wrote the song "Woman" for them, under the pseudonym of Bernard Webb. He was respected by The Beatles producer, George Martin for his superior musicianship, musical inventiveness, and multi-instrumental abilities. Martin said that Paul McCartney was the one with enough attention span to sit at the piano, or in the studio as long as it takes to compose the best melody and harmony for their songs. Plays piano for the song, "Let It Be". Performed "Let It Be" at Live Aid in 1985. During this performance, Bob Geldof , David Bowie , Alison Moyet and Pete Townshend (of The Who ) all came on stage towards the end to sing backup vocals. His four children with Linda McCartney are Heather McCartney (adopted from her previous marriage), photographer Mary McCartney , top fashion designer Stella McCartney and musician/sculptor James McCartney . Paul was married to rock photographer Linda Eastman on March 12, 1969 at the Marylebone Register Office. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Beatles January 20, 1988.

Citing business differences, he did not attend the induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City with his former bandmates George Harrison and Ringo Starr . Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 1992. His later musical compositions have included classical works, such as the acclaimed 'Liverpool Oratorio' and 'Standing Stone'. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million singles. Owns the double bass that once belonged to Elvis Presley 's bassist Bill Black . He plays the instrument on his solo sessions at his studio. Played over 40 various instruments on two of his solo albums, 'McCartney' (1970) and 'McCartney II' (1980). According to McCartney, the name of the rock group Wings was inspired by daughter Stella McCartney 's birth, which was premature and traumatic; Stella and her mother both almost died.

As his daughter was being born by emergency cesarean section, Paul sat outside the operating room and prayed that she be born "on the wings of an angel." Had wanted The Beatles to do a club tour shortly before they broke up. John Lennon disagreed, thinking that if they did tour again, it should have been in stadium-sized venues. Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001." Animal-rights activist, vegetarian, and anti-landmine activist. Created Paul and Linda McCartney charity foundation and several other charities. Donated millions to humanitarian causes across the world, and has been involved in charity recordings and concert performances. Owns the copyrights to Buddy Holly 's song catalogue, and also numerous other compositions, including "Ramblin' Wreck From Georgia Tech". Owns a Steinway concert piano model B made in Hamburg. He takes the piano along on his concert tours around the world. Claims his nights in a Japanese prison in 1980 were the only time he had been separated from then-wife, Linda McCartney .

Has written several songs about his former bandmate John Lennon , including "Dear Boy", "Too Many People", "Dear Friend", "Let Me Roll It" and "Here Today." Holds a record with 29 #1 singles on the American charts with The Beatles , Paul McCartney & Wings, and as a solo artist (including one duet with Stevie Wonder ). Fined $200 in 1973 for growing marijuana on his Scotland farm. Arrested and jailed briefly in Japan in 1980 for carrying same substance. Made an honorary detective by the New York City Police Department for the benefit concert he gave for 9/11 victims, April 2002. Won last-minute court order preventing Christie's from auctioning his handwritten lyrics to the song "Hey Jude." Paper with lyrics scrawled on it had been expected to bring up to $116,000 at auction scheduled for April 30, but England's High Court, ruled for Sir Paul the day before, deciding that the valuable artifact from The Beatles will remain at auction house until ownership is finally determined by agreement or trial. Won prize for drawing of a church at age 11.

In 2002, from May-August, over 70 of his paintings from past 20 years on view at Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England. Daughter, Stella McCartney , was born on September 13, 1971. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 (as a solo artist). His first guitar was a Zenith archtop f-hole acoustic. He got it at the Rushworth and Drapers Music Store in Liverpool when he was 14, as a gift from his father (brother Mike McGear got a banjo at the same time, but broke his arm at Boy Scout camp a few weeks later). His song "When I'm 64" was written for his father Jim's 64th birthday. He wrote his first song, "I Lost My Little Girl", when he was 14. It was never recorded by the Beatles, and was not one of the songs McCartney and Lennon lost in 1969, when their publishing company Northern Songs was sold. His father, Jim, was a musician, and had a band called Jim Mac's Jazz Band.

Paul has fond memories of lying on his bedroom floor and listening to his father play piano. Along with writing "Hey Jude" for Julian Lennon the summer his parents broke up, Paul also jokingly proposed to Cynthia Lennon , in the wake of his own breakup with Jane Asher . Cynthia appreciated the laugh they both shared-- and the single red rose that Paul had brought. Was the only member of The Beatles to graduate from Britain's equivalent of high-school; he majored in Art. Usually considered the most "conventional" of The Beatles , but Paul has had his share of far-out ideas, including the germ of the TV-movie Magical Mystery Tour (1967), and a "self-portrait" published as a 1960s magazine cover, a psychedelic painting a la Pablo Picasso . Set up John Lennon 's "home studio" for him at Kenwood, with its chain of tape decks; Lennon used this setup to make song demos for the Beatles, and later the infamous 'Two Virgins' album with Yoko Ono (which Paul gave its cover quote).

A lyric sheet to his song "Yesterday" is featured on the front cover of the Marillion album "Script for a Jester's Tear" (released 1983). In 2002 he changed the writing credits to many of the songs he made with The Beatles to "McCartney & Lennon", to a large public outrage. It is a common misconception, however that this was the first time he had done this. He made the same credit change on his 1976 live album "Wings Over America" to little or no public scrutiny, and to no public comment from John Lennon (who was still alive at the time). Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) also listed the credit "Songs Composed by Paul McCartney" - including the Beatles songs performed in the movie. Has homes in London, New York and Beverly Hills, an estate in Scotland, and a ranch in Arizona. Eleven years after the breakup of The Beatles , along with Ringo Starr , he played on a couple of George Harrison 's songs: "All Those Years Ago", about the death of his singing partner, John Lennon , and on "When We Was Fab", which was used in reference of Beatlemania.

The three surviving members of The Beatles appeared on three separate episodes of The Simpsons (1989). Starr appeared in a 1991 episode of "Brush with Greatness," Harrison appeared in a 1993 episode of "Homer's Barbershop Quartet," and McCartney appeared in a 1995 episode of "Lisa The Vegetarian". Contributes "Calico Skies" to the "Warchild Hope" album (released 21 April 2003). Met his first wife Linda McCartney in a London nightclub called the Bag O'Nails. Cousin of Kate Robbins and Ted Robbins . In 1998, his song "Blackbird" was covered by Marillion for their live album "Unplugged at the Walls". The song was also covered by Irish folk singer Sean Keane with an arrangement by Beatles producer George Martin . Corinne Bailey Rae performed the song (accompanied by Herbie Hancock ) at the White House on the occasion of Paul McCartney 's acceptance (June 2010) of the "Gershwin Prize for Popular Song". Is half of the techno duo The Fireman.

In 1971, he produced (but did not perform on) "Thrillington", an instrumental version of the album "Ram" he recorded with his wife Linda. The songs were presented in orchestral versions, and Paul's work as producer and director was pseudonymously credited to "Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington". The album was not well received by the critics, but is now a much sought-after collectable. First used the pseudonym "Apollo C. Vermouth" when producing an album for the novelty musical group, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (later known as The Bonzos). He used the pseudonym because record contract obligations prevented him from using his real name on a rival record label. The band repaid McCartney's efforts with a composition entitled "Mister Apollo", a song about an impossibly perfect body builder. The only member of The Beatles to have been nominated for an Academy Award in his own right. Favorite singers were Little Richard and Elvis Presley . Met schoolmate George Harrison on the bus to the Institute from his suburban home in Speke; the two got acquainted riding the same bus every day, carrying their first guitars.

After McCartney joined John Lennon 's "Quarrymen," Harrison began turning up at their shows, and filled in when other members weren't available. Lennon objected to having a "kid" join the band, but McCartney persuaded him. Born on the same day as film critic Roger Ebert , and two days before fellow musician and composer Brian Wilson . Owned a ranch in Tucson, Arizona; this was where first wife Linda McCartney died. Owns a Hollywood Hills manor property purchased from Courtney Love , and Ellen DeGeneres . The Beatles were voted the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone. They also topped a similar list complied by VH1. Played bass on the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". [November 2004] At 5' 11", he was the tallest member of The Beatles , being about half an inch taller than the late George Harrison . Several of his solo albums (and those with Wings) featured cover photos by first wife Linda McCartney , including "Ram", with a picture of him handling a ram at his Scottish farm ( John Lennon later parodied this picture in his "Imagine" album, grasping the ears of a pig).

The back cover included a photo of bugs mating; while it was unintentional, several fans thought this illustrated a negative attitude towards the Beatles. Born at 2:00pm-BDST. Showed his paintings at Concert at HP Pavilion in San Jose (November 8th) leading up to his performance as apart of his US Tour One of the guitars he used in his US tour (2005) was the one he used on The Beatles ' appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (aka The Ed Sullian Show) in the early 1960s. Though a huge fan of 'Weird Al' Yankovic 's work, turned down his request to parody Paul's James Bond song "Live and Let Die" as "Chicken Pot Pie" for vegetarian reasons. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industries in 2006, The Beatles are the biggest popular music act of all time, with over 400 million albums sold officially, while the total number of all Beatles' records sold was over 1 billion copies. Released his new album 'Memory almost full' in 2007.

Created a collection of oil paintings, and had a one man art show in London. He still owns an interest in Apple Corps, the Beatles's company. His own company MPL Communications owns a sizable publishing catalog, with over three thousand copyrights (songs, poems, images, recordings, etc.). He and John Lennon quibbled bitterly in the press after the break up of The Beatles . However, in 1977, they met in New York, and watched the episode of Saturday Night Live (1975) in which Lorne Michaels offered $3000 to see The Beatles get back together. He and Lennon considered turning up that night together as a joke, but were too tired to follow through. All 34 of his solo albums have made the Billboard Top 200, something very few solo artists have achieved. 12 of them, including "Wingspan", went to #1. As of 2009, has released 34 studio albums, of which 31 feature pop music and 3 feature classical compositions. He has stated that he hopes to compose more classical pieces in the future, as well as a desire to venture into jazz at some point.

Had a remarkable 62 top 100 singles from 1971-2005, under a variety of categories. 17 of them went to #1. Won five Grammys, including two with The Beatles . His "Eleanor Rigby" was Best Pop/Rock and Roll or Contemporary song. His "Michelle" won for Song Of The Year. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsy" won for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement, "Band On The Run" won for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and "Rockestra Theme" won for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. He loved and was flattered by Ray Charles 's cover of "Eleanor Rigby", but John Lennon did not like the version. Friends with Neil Young , who inducted him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He and his long-time wife, Linda McCartney , said that Young was their favorite performer. His favorite song of Young's is "Only Love Can Break Your Heart". Father-in-law of Alistair Donald and Alasdhair Willis.

Has five grandsons and one granddaughter: Mary McCartney 's three sons Arthur Alistair Donald (b. 3 April 1999) Elliot Donald (b. 1 August 2002), and Sam Aboud (b. 11 August 2008), and Stella McCartney 's sons Miller Alasdhair James Willis (b. 25 February 2005) and Beckett Robert Lee (b. 8 January 2008), and daughter Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis (b. 8 December 2006). Winner of the Sony Award For Technical Excellence in 1983. Winner of the British Phonographic Industry Award for British Male Solo Artist in 1983. Named "Man of the Year" at the GQ awards ceremony. (6 September 2006) The Scissor Sisters' second album, "Ta-Dah", has a song entitled "Paul McCartney". His grandchildren, Arthur and Elliot, are older than his daughter, Beatrice McCarthy. [Sunday 13 November 2005] Became the very first musician to perform live music for an audience in space.

This music milestone occurred during his concert in Anaheim, California, when he sang "Good Day Sunshine" and "English Tea" for NASA Astronaut Bill McArthur and Russian Cosmonaut Valery Tokarev who were orbiting some 220 miles above earth in their Space Shuttle Discovery. Has a stepsister Ruth McCartney , adopted by his father when he married Ruth's mother. The Beatles were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for their outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. [November 2004] The hit Yesterday does not feature any of the other members of The Beatles . It's just McCartney and a string section. As such, the record company considered releasing it as a McCartney solo song, but decided not to because of objections by John Lennon. Inducted with John Lennon into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987.

In 1957, his knowledge of song lyrics , most notably Eddie Cochran's 1956 recording of "Twenty Flight Rock" with its 12 bar blues format, as well as Paul's superior ability to play guitar (including being able to tune one) impressed John Lennon so much that he invited McCartney to join his band the Quarry Men, which later became The Beatles . He was The Beatles ' lead vocalist, bass player, pianist and songwriter. He was also an accomplished lead guitarist whose vibrato-laced solos can be heard on "Taxman," "Drive My Car," "Ticket to Ride," "Another Girl," and other Beatles' hits. Winner of the 2007 Q Icon Award. Because of his 2008 divorce, he became the fourth and final member of The Beatles to get a divorce. Among the four, McCartney had the longest marriage (to Linda McCartney ), although Ringo Starr is still married to his second wife (and has been since 1981). 28 October 2003: A daughter named Beatrice Milly was born to Paul and wife Heather Mills . She was named after Heather's late mother Beatrice and Paul's Aunt Milly.

In July 2001, shortly after their engagement was announced, his fiancée Heather Mills lost her $21,000 diamond and sapphire engagement ring, which was later found on a golf course. In 2007, before completion of the film Across the Universe (2007), director Julie Taymor brought the post-production copy to a private screening with Paul McCartney, and he liked the film. Yoko Ono also approved the film. In 2006, he donated $2 million to Adopt-a-Minefield. Turned down the offer to write a new James Bond song for Quantum of Solace (2008), and recommended singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse for the job. Winner of the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution in 2008. The Beatles previously won the award in 1977 and 1983, putting McCartney in a select group with John Lennon , Sting and Freddie Mercury as the only people to have won the award in a band and as an individual.

In September 25th, 2008 performed in Tel Aviv, Israel, for the first time, after more than 40 years after the ban of the Israeli government on the Beatles performing in Israel. The concert was titled "Friendship First". He and The Beatles were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. He and The Beatles were awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours List for their services to music. Was good friends with professional Wrestler Giant Haystacks aka Lochness. Plays left-handed guitar. Paul played all the instruments and did all the vocal tracks on his 1970 "recording of "Maybe I'm Amazed". At the time, early 1970, The Beatles had not yet split up and the song was possibly a future "Beatle" recording. As it turned out, we have Paul with his own accompaniment, several other track and his first solo album "McCartney".

He was the only "ex-Beatle" to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (aka "The Ed Sullivan Show") with his 1970 video of "Maybe I'm Amazed". In one of his first solo recordings following The Beatles ' breakup in 1970, Paul played all the instruments and did all the vocal tracks on "Maybe I'm Amazed". In 2012 when Paul McCartney was on "Saturday Night Live" New York City Children's Chorus joined him when he sang "Wonderful Christmas Time". On 15 May 1968, Paul McCartney and John Lennon appeared as "talk show" guests on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) with guest host Joe Garagiola . They mentioned that the two of them walked through NYC's Central Park the previous Sunday unnoticed by the many passersby. He reportedly turned down a part in Franco Zeffirelli 's Romeo and Juliet (1968). McCartney didn't believe he would be good enough and the Beatles were recording Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at the time.

The 2009 Sunday Times List estimated his net worth at $720 million. He was conferred as a Knights Bachelor in the 1997 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to music. He is the only Beatle to be given a higher British honor since their MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours List. John Lennon returned his MBE in 1969 out of protest. Though The Beatles have denied that there was ever an intentional "Paul Mc Cartney is dead" hoax, in one of the early studio takes of "Strawberry Fields", John Lennon is clearly heard saying "I buried Paul". In the "fade out" of the most popular hit version of "Strawberry Fields"', that statement comes across as the result of reverse over dubbing. In other words, that line was recorded by reciting " luaP deirub I " and playing it backwards. A process that was used to produce exotic instrumental and vocal sounds on The "Sergent Pepper" album. His younger brother, Michael, aka Mike McGear of the satirical group The Scaffold .

Michael chose to take the name of "McGear" as his professional name so as not to capitalize on the fame of his brother. Mike McGear was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1997 Queen's New Years Honours List while Paul McCartney was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire for his services to music. McCartney was the only barefooted Beatle crossing the street on the sleeve of the "Abbey Road" album (1969), a fact that merited a test segment on the popular Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1998) TV series. Recipient of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors; other recipients that year were Oprah Winfrey , Jerry Herman , Merle Haggard , and Bill T. Jones . (June 2010 East Room - White House) As a VIP guest of President Barack Obama at The White House, McCartney was presented with the Library of Congress "Gershwin Prize for Popular Song" trophy. The former Beatle was the third recipient of the prestigious award after Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder .

When McCartney performed a selection of his songs, including "Michelle" especially for the First Lady, he played the very same electric Hofner bass guitar he played when The Beatles made their American TV debut (9 February 1964) on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (The Ed Sullivan Show) 46 years earlier. Among the various artists commemorating McCartney's spectacular achievement with personal renditions of his songs were: Herbie Hancock and Corinne Bailey Rae ("Blackbird"), Elvis Costello ("Penny Lane"), Emmylou Harris ("For No One"), Faith Hill ("The Long and Winding Road"), Stevie Wonder ("We Can Work It Out") and ("Ebony and Ivory" with Paul), Dave Grohl ("Band On the Run"), Jack White ("Mother Nature's Son"), The Jonas Brothers ("Drive My Car"), Jerry Seinfeld (stand-up shtick). Daughters Mary McCartney and Stella McCartney were seated immediately behind Paul and the First Family. The festive soirée culminated with a Lang Lang classical interpretation of "Celebrations" and an ensemble of artists performing "Hey Jude" for the grand finale. Engaged to Nancy Shevell.

Acquaintances for some 20 years, they re-met at a summer party in the Hamptons in 2007 and have been a couple since then. Nancy is vice-president, administration, of her family's New Jersey-based trucking business, New England Freight Motors, Inc. She's also a cousin of Barbara Walters , who has said that "Nancy is like a second child to me". [August, 2011]. Paul married for the third time, to Nancy Shevell, on Sunday, October 9, 2011 ( John Lennon 's birthday). In attendance were Paul's daughter, Beatrice, who was a flower girl; Nancy's son, Arlen; her cousin, Barbara Walters ; Paul's brother, Mike McGear ; Ringo Starr and his wife, Barbara Bach ; and George Harrison 's widow, Olivia Harrison . The couple wore clothes designed by Paul's daughter, Stella McCartney , and were married at Old Marylebone Town Hall, the same place where Paul had married Linda McCartney in 1969.

The last appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (aka "The Ed Sullivan Show") occurred on March 1, 1970 as part of a "Beatles' Songbook", which featured various artists performing their songs. Seen on film, taken from their not-yet-released documentary, "Let It Be" (1970), they performed "Let It Be" and "Two Of Us". In addition, Paul's 1965 performance of "Yesterday" was also aired. Was one of the first musicians to perform at Shea Stadium, with The Beatles , on August 15, 1965, and one of the last to performer at Shea Stadium, performing the closing number at Billy Joel 's concert on July 18, 2008. Since the 2015 Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston, SC Paul McCartney has dedicated "The Long and Winding Road" to the nine people who died in the shooting during his concerts. He then dedicates "Maybe I'm Amazed" to his late wife Linda and "Something" to George Harrison.

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 10, 2012. The first John Lennon -McCartney composition to hit the US charts occurred in the summer of 1963. Del Shannon 's version of "From Me To You" reached #66 US Pop. "Dr. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was the original title for what eventually became The Beatles ' "Sgt. Pepper" album. The soda company that owned the "Dr. Pepper" trademark would not give permission for its use. One of The Beatles ' earlier names was that of "Johnny And The Moondogs. Popular DJ Alan Freed often went by the name "Moondog" in the mid-'50s. His films, such as Rock Rock Rock! (1956) and Mister Rock and Roll (1957) were well received in Great Britain. He would often shout to his radio followers, "Come on, all you Moondogs". He was a bit of an amateur bird-watcher and owned a beloved bird field guide as a boy. It was later inspire him to write the song "Blackbird". A guest at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert.

His world tours in 2002, 2003 and 2004 included over 100 large-scale concert performances in countries on three continents. Officially filed for divorce from second wife Heather Mills . [July 2006] Expecting a child with his second wife Heather Mills . [March 2003] Performed in Israel, Tel Aviv, for the first time. [September 2008] Announced he and his wife are to split up. [May 2006] Is expecting a fourth grandchild, in light of third daughter Stella McCartney 's pregnancy announcement. [August 2006] Touring in the US Tour (Nov. 2005) [November 2005] Paul McCartney refused to be on "Saturday Night Live" unless they paid tribute to the ones who died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. His request was granted and he went on as scheduled. As of 2014, he has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified units in the United States.

Both he and John Lennon were watching an episode of Saturday Night Live (1975) together at Lennon's home in The Dakota, during which Lorne Michaels made a $3,000 cash offer for The Beatles to reunite. While they seriously considered going to the SNL studio a few blocks away, they decided it was too late. This was their last time together, before Lennon's 1980s assassination. Surrogate father of Julian Lennon . Julian admitted that he had a better relationship with him, over his real father. The song, "Hey, Jude," was written by McCartney to console Julian Lennon , during his parents' breakup. In early 1995, McCartney teamed up with Jeff Lynne , Electric Light Orchestra lead singer and guitarist, an ardent Beatles fan. Lynne had previously worked with former Beatle George Harrison on his 1987 album "Cloud Nine," and in "The Traveling Wilburys," and also co-produced "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" for the Beatles Anthology project.

Intending to produce something pure and easy - and without elaborate productions - McCartney sporadically recorded the entire album, which was "Flaming Pie," in a space of two years. He plays 25 instruments: bass, piano, bass drums, guitar, cello, flugelhorn, tambourine, autoharp, shakers, spinet, maracas, moog synthesizer, tubular bells, melodica, organ, triangle, toy glockenspiel, recorders, drums, mandolin, saxophone, resonator guitar, sitar, ukelele and harmonica. Met songwriting partner, co-lead vocalist and guitarist, John Lennon , with Lennon's own band, the Quarrymen, at the St Peter's Church Hall fête in Woolton in 1957, a band that would eventually become The Beatles . The lead vocalist of Wings . The only Beatle who sang and co-wrote more songs than anybody, except John Lennon . The only member of The Beatles to walk on the street barefoot on the album cover "Abbey Road.".

Is very good friends with: Diana Ross , Eric Clapton , Jeff Lynne , Roy Orbison , Bob Dylan , Elton John , Tom Petty , Roger Waters , David Gilmour , Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , Steven Tyler , Rod Stewart , Ozzy Osbourne , Stevie Wonder and Steve Miller . Attended the funeral of his first wife, Linda McCartney , on 8 June 1998. As of 2015, Paul's band comprises musicians Brian Ray (guitar/vocals), Rusty Anderson (guitar/vocals), Paul Wickens (keyboards/vocals), Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums/vocals) and Paul on bass and vocals. This particular McCartney ensemble has been together for longer than The Beatles were a foursome (1962-70). Contrary to popular belief, "Let It Be" was not a religious song as the lyrics "When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me..." might suggest. Paul wrote the song about his mother (Mary), not the Blessed Virgin. For a long time there was a rumor that he was the father of singer Jesse McCartney but they are not related.

Paul has performed in Columbia, SC twice. He first performed there in 1993 and again in 2015. When John Lennon died, Paul went to the studio to get out of the house. A news crew and police were outside.

Question: Who became the third wife of Paul McCartney in October 2011?
Answer: Nancy Shevell