Definitions for McCartney
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1. McCartney, Paul McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartneynoun

   English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942)

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1. McCartney

   Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre–rock and roll pop to classical and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in history.Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and songwriting as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later involved himself with the London avant-garde and spearheaded the incorporation of experimental aesthetics into the Beatles' studio productions. Starting with the 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, he gradually became the band's de facto leader, providing the creative impetus for most of their music and film projects. Many of his Beatles songs, including "And I Love Her", "Yesterday", "Eleanor Rigby", and "Blackbird", rank among the most covered songs in history. While primarily a bassist with the Beatles, in various songs he played a number of other instruments, including keyboards, guitars, and drums. After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album McCartney and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. Led by McCartney, Wings was one of the most successful bands of the 1970s, and he wrote or co-wrote their US or UK number-one hits "My Love", "Band on the Run", "Listen to What the Man Said", "Silly Love Songs", and "Mull of Kintyre". He resumed his solo career in 1980 and has toured as a solo artist since 1989. Without Wings, his UK or US number-one hits have included "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (with Linda), "Coming Up", "Pipes of Peace", "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder), and "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson). Beyond music, he has taken part in projects to promote international charities related to such subjects as animal rights, seal hunting, land mines, vegetarianism, poverty, and music education. McCartney has written or co-written a record 32 songs that have topped the Billboard Hot 100 and, as of 2009, had sales of 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the US. His honours include two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1999), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, 18 Grammy Awards, an appointment as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1965 and a knighthood in 1997 for services to music. As of 2020, he is one of the wealthiest musicians in the world, with an estimated fortune of £800 million.

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1. McCartney

   McCartney is the debut solo album by Paul McCartney. Apart from then-wife Linda's vocal contributions, he performed and recorded the entire album solo. Featuring loosely arranged home recordings, McCartney further explored the "back-to-basics" style which had been intended for The Beatles' Let It Be. The album was reissued on 13 June 2011 as part of the Paul McCartney Archive Collection.

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1. MCCARTNEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mccartney is ranked #2645 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mccartney surname appeared 13,615 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Mccartney.
   
   92.4% or 12,588 total occurrences were White.
   2.6% or 358 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 313 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 196 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 94 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 65 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of McCartney in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of McCartney in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of McCartney in a Sentence

1. Brothers Johnson:

   I had access to all musicians and artists, from Barbra Streisand to Paul McCartney to Michael Jackson, it was like an open door. The Lord blessed me with that — I prayed to God and my prayer he answered. He said, 'OK, you got the whole world now.' Every time I'd get in the car to go somewhere, I'd hear me playing the bass ... I was all over the place. I released the funk on everybody.

2. Caroline Krauss:

   When does that stop ? When does De Niro get the opportunity to not take every project that comes along and not work six-day weeks, 12-hour days so De Niro can keep pace with Ms. Hightower’s thirst for Stella McCartney ? he could get sick tomorrow, and the party’s over.

3. The Beatles:

   We had two or three afternoons where we just hung out together in a Beverly Hills hotel in the bungalows out the back, and he had his engineer and was set up with a couple of microphones in case anything happened, i was tootling around on guitar, and Kanye West spent a lot of time just looking at pictures of Kim Kardashian [ Kardashian ] on Kanye West computer. I ’m thinking, ‘ Are we ever gon na get around to writing ?' SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF RAPPER Paul McCartney, 76, said Paul McCartney was surprised to learn West was writing.

4. Caroline Krauss:

   When does that stop? When does he get the opportunity to not take every project that comes along and not work six-day weeks, 12-hour days so he can keep pace with Ms. Hightower’s thirst for Stella McCartney?

5. Mikey Bosso:

   We are die-hard Paul McCartney fans, grand Central matches up with the theme of his new album — like a train station.

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