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6/18/1942 Paul McCartney born

 

 

James Paul McCartney was born on this day in 1942 in Liverpool. His father played trumpet and piano in a jazz band and gave his son a trumpet for his 14th birthday that Paul later traded for an acoustic guitar.

 

McCartney earned admission to the Liverpool Institute and became friends with George Harrison after meeting him on a bus ride to class. Paul met John Lennon in July of 1957 when John's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, played a church event in Woolton, UK.  Soon after, Paul was invited to join as rhythm guitarist. Harrison joined the following year and Stuart Sutcliff became the group's bass player in 1960. After going under a few short-lived different names including variations Beatals and Silver Beetles, they settled on Beatles. Drummer Pete Best was brought on board in 1960.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock events on June 18 include...

 

1942 Bass player in Derek and the Dominos and Delaney & Bonnie and Friends Carl Radle born.

1948 Columbia records starts full production of 33 1/3 vinyl albums.

1967 Jimi Hendrix Experience makes US concert debut at the Monterey Pop Festival.  Jimi ignites his guitar to close the set.

1976 Rod Stewart releases A Night On The Town.

1977 Johnny Rotten stabbed by someone upset over the Sex Pistols song God Save The Queen.

1982 King Crimson releases Beat.

1987 Bruce Springsteen separates from Julianne Phillips.

1991 Cream drummer Ginger Baker and Alex Van Halen honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

2004 Willie Nelson, BB King and Stevie Wonder perform at the funeral for Ray Charles in Los Angeles.

2009 Crosby, Stills & Nash inducted into Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame.

2010 John Lennon’s hand written lyrics to A Day In The Life auctioned for $1.2 million.

2011 Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band dies from complications of a stroke at 69.

2018 Bruce Springsteen joins Tangiers Blues Band on 4 songs at reopening of Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, NJ.