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James McCulloch (4 June 1953 – 25 September 1979) was a Scottish musician best known for playing lead guitar and bass as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977. McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million (formerly known as the Jaygars), Thunderclap Newman , and Stone the Crows .
Jun 4, 2023 · Jimmy McCulloch - Photo: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns. He may have been the epitome of the “live fast, die young” philosophy, but Jimmy McCulloch was also a prodigious guitarist who packed...
Aug 29, 2023 · From Daily Mirror – Friday 28 September 1979. Probe into death of ex Wings’ guitarist A post-mortem examination was being held to-day on pop star Jimmy McCulloch—former lead guitarist with Paul McCartney’s Wings who was found dead at his flat in Paddington, North London.
Sep 28, 2014 · 12 Comments. On the anniversary of his death at the tragically early age of 26, we’re remembering Jimmy McCulloch, guitarist with Wings, Thunderclap Newman and more.
Sep 7, 2022 · When a former Beatle name-checks you before a guitar solo on your very first recording with the band, you must be special. And Jimmy McCulloch was, as evidenced by Paul McCartney’s exuberant “Take me down, Jimmy!” on Wings’ 1974 single “Junior’s Farm.”. The Scottish guitarist, who was 26 when he died in 1979, is the.
Jul 5, 2021 · The book is a fascinating journey through rock and roll history and you’ll get to see and read how Jimmy McCulloch rose from just a boy with a guitar and big dreams to opening for rock and roll royalty to reaching the top of the charts.
Thunderclap Newman were an English rock band that Pete Townshend of the Who and Kit Lambert formed in 1969 in a bid to showcase the talents of John "Speedy" Keen, Jimmy McCulloch, and Andy "Thunderclap" Newman.
