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Band on the Run: A History of Paul McCartney and Wings
Author(s): Garry McGee (Author)
- Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
- Publication Date: 11 Mar. 2003
- Language: English
- Print length: 284 pages
- ISBN-10: 0878333045
- ISBN-13: 9780878333042
Book Description
The author traces the history of Wings and delves into the inner dynamics of the group, its commercial and artistic success, and its demise.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Band On The Run successfully strives to present an accurate portrait of Paul McCartney, the Wings band, and their musical contirbution to popular culture in the twentieth century.– “Bookwatch”
As a book-length exploration of McCartney’s first post-Beatles band, this is the stuff.– “Booklist”
McGee’s done his homework, and he has a vast, amazing array of memorabilia… A fun look at a talented (but not always loved) musician.–Joseph Kyle “Mundane Sounds”
About the Author
Garry McGee was born and raised in Iowa and is a 1992 graduate of Iowa State University with a BA in Telecommunicative Arts. While there he took classes under such luminaries as Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley and Lee Hadley of the Hadley Irwin writing team. He worked in the Los Angeles film industry for several years and is currently producing a documentary on the last surviving hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. He lives in Mason City, Iowa.
