Throwback Thursday | Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
By Andy Kahn Mar 12, 2015 • 7:30 am PDT
Forty-six years ago today Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman in a quiet ceremony in London at the Marylebone Register Office. The couple first met in 1967 and would go one to form one of the most well-known husband and wife duos in rock ‘n’ roll history. Tragically, Linda died in 1998 after battling breast cancer. Today we’re celebrating her life and the relationship she had with Sir Paul.
[Photo by Jim Summaria via Wikimedia Commons]
In 1971 Paul and Linda recorded his second solo album, Ram, featuring the popular tracks, “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” “Too Many People” and “Heart of the Country.” When Ram was recently given the deluxe reissue treatment, the official video for “Heart of the Country” was also released depicting many scenes of the couple together.
Linda and Paul went on to form the widely successful group Wings, releasing seven studio albums between 1971 and 1979. A powerful stage act, the Wings concert documentary Rockshow captured the band’s North American tour in 1976. Previews of “Silly Love Songs,” “My Love” and “Maybe I’m Amazed” documenting Paul and Linda sharing the stage together were officially released.
In addition to her musical career alongside Paul and with Wings, Linda was highly talented and well-establish photographer. Last December British Vogue shared a fashion video featuring the late artist’s wardrobe and soundtracked by “Maybe I’m Amazed.”
Paul also discussed Linda’s photography as part of a documentary that aired on Austrian television in 2013. It coincided with an exhibition of Linda’s work at the Kunst Haus Wien museum in Vienna showcasing her concert photography including images of The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Rolling Stones.
In 1971 Paul and Linda recorded his second solo album, Ram, featuring the popular tracks, “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” “Too Many People” and “Heart of the Country.” When Ram was recently given the deluxe reissue treatment, the official video for “Heart of the Country” was also released depicting many scenes of the couple together.
Linda and Paul went on to form the widely successful group Wings, releasing seven studio albums between 1971 and 1979. A powerful stage act, the Wings concert documentary Rockshow captured the band’s North American tour in 1976. Previews of “Silly Love Songs,” “My Love” and “Maybe I’m Amazed” documenting Paul and Linda sharing the stage together were officially released.
In addition to her musical career alongside Paul and with Wings, Linda was highly talented and well-establish photographer. Last December British Vogue shared a fashion video featuring the late artist’s wardrobe and soundtracked by “Maybe I’m Amazed.”
Paul also discussed Linda’s photography as part of a documentary that aired on Austrian television in 2013. It coincided with an exhibition of Linda’s work at the Kunst Haus Wien museum in Vienna showcasing her concert photography including images of The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Rolling Stones.
