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What happened when the Frankie Miller Band played San Quentin Prison. "The guys all signed a form to agree that if they were attacked, kidnapped or killed, the prison was not responsible"

In August 1975, the Frankie Miller Band played a gig at California State Prison as rival gangs edgily eyed each other up

Louder

Fans call for Wings guitarist Henry McCullough to be honored with hometown statue: “He deserves to be recognized for the very unique person he was”

McCullough, who died in 2016, had a glittering solo and session career that saw him play with Paul McCartney and Joe Cocker

Guitar World

“Paul went, ‘What are you gonna’ play?’ ‘I don’t know.’ There’s George Martin in the control room, a 50 piece orchestra waiting on me in the studio”: How Wings guitarist Henry McCullough recorded his one take solo on My Love

The late guitar great was in the studio with Paul McCartney – and the pressure was on to deliver

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“The director said, ‘Fine, why don’t you just mime in that case?’ So we did – and air guitar was born”: Have the origins of air guitar finally been found? Unearthed footage contests the Joe Cocker at Woodstock ’69 theory

A 1968 promo clip of English psych-rockers Rupert’s People suggests Hampstead Heath in London – not Woodstock – was the birthplace of air guitar

Guitar World

“Don't kill him - he's Beatle Paul!”: The dramatic birth of Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles song

Vaulting between three distinct sections, the Wings classic was conjured with the same spirit as Abbey Road’s closing medley

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“Wings are underrated. It’s difficult to follow The Beatles. It’s like following God”: How Paul McCartney quit the world's biggest band... and triumphed

On this day in 1971 Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group Wings, who rose in a few short years from college level to an American stadium phenomenon

Guitar World

Wings' rich "Red Rose Speedway" remaster

The 50th anniversary edition of the album does justice to its emotional depth for a new generation of vinyl lovers

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Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd went on tour: knife-throwing, guitar smashing and acid breakdowns followed

Syd Barrett was catatonic. Jimi Hendrix was encouraging Keith Emerson to throw knives at him. Lemmy was one of the roadies. Welcome to the cosmic variety show

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