It was 52 years ago today (March 12th, 1969) that Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman were married in London. The couple met in 1967 at London’s Bag O’Nails nightclub when Linda, already a noted rock photographer, was out for the night with members of the Animals. Paul made a point of introducing himself to Linda, and planted the seeds to one of rock n’ roll’s most famous and enduring relationships, which continued until Linda’s death on April 17th, 1998.
Upon marrying Linda, Paul legally adopted her six-year-old daughter Heather from her previous marriage, and eventually the couple raised three additional children, Mary (born in 1969), Stella (born in 1971), and James (born in 1977).
Paul confused and even angered fans when he formed his solo band Wings, and insisted on having Linda not only co-write the songs with him, but appear on stage singing lead and background vocals along with playing rudimentary keyboards. McCartney credits Linda with playing an invaluable role in getting him to continue making music after the Beatles’ breakup. Wings co-founder and original drummer Denny Seiwell told us that Linda was always an integral part of Paul life and music, and was especially important to him after his split from the Beatles.
Included among the dozens of songs that Paul wrote for Linda over the years are “Two Of Us,” “Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Every Night,” “My Love,” “Best Friend,” “I Am Your Singer,” “Tomorrow,” “Let Me Roll It,” “You Gave Me The Answer,” “Silly Love Songs,” “Warm And Beautiful,” “Daytime Nighttime Suffering,” “Press,” “This One,” “Golden Earth Girl,” “Calico Skies,” and many more.
Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in 2002. A daughter, Beatrice Milly followed in 2003. The couple divorced in 2008 with Mills receiving a $48.6 payout from McCartney.
On what would have been John Lennon’s 71st birthday — October 9th, 2011 — McCartney walked down the isle for a third time with his girlfriend of four years, then-51-year-old New York socialite, Nancy Shevell.
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