Paul McCartney, after The Beatles members called it quits, tried his luck as a soloist - but failed.
The Beatles members moved on without each other after the end of The Beatles stint. George Harrison formed The Traveling Wilburys; John Lennon created Plastic Ono Band.
For Paul McCartney's part, he launched Paul McCartney and Wings.
In 1970, McCartney recorded two albums, "McCartney" and "Ram," with the help of his wife, Linda McCartney. He trusted the process despite the fact that she had no experience in the music industry.
As the two LPs did not receive praise and critical responses, he created the band, Paul McCartney and Wings, in 1971. Throughout its one decade of career, the group welcomed several members and released albums with them.
Among the musicians who made it to the band's changing lineup included Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell, Geoff Britton, Laurence Juber, Henry McCullough, Jimmy McCullough, Joe English, and Steve Holley.
Although he already had the first lineup of members, the singer revealed he did not know how to call the group.
"We were thinking of all sorts of names. We had a new group and we had to think of a name,"he said, according to Far Out Magazine. "We had a letter from an old gentleman in Scotland, which said, 'Dear Paul, I see you are looking for a name for your group. I'd like to suggest The Dazzlers.' So we were nearly The Dazzlers, with the big sequinned jackets."
They also thought of performing using the name Turpentine because they wanted to sound "a little more earthy." But that word led them to Wings.
Where Did "Wings" Come From?
McCartney detailed how he learned about the song that perfectly fitted the band name. He noted that it came out when his wife Linda was giving birth to their daughter, Stella.
During her labor, he asked the hospital to create a camp bed in his wife's room to accompany her.
Due to his desire to have a similar catchphrase like The Beatles, he thought of several "wings" phrases. In the end, he asked Linda if they could use "Wings" alone instead.
The band went on to release more albums like "Wild Life," "Red Rose Speedway," "Band on the Run," "Venus and Mars," "Holly Days," and "London Town." They recorded "Back to the Egg" in 1979 before its split two years later.
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