“He’s just great. I mean, there are so many guys that are great in different ways, but Paul’s bass playing is so lyrical and melodic, and it’s just so beautiful.

A look at Paul McCartney as a bass player, and why 'Something' by The Beatles is his best moment in a career filled with ...

In addition, the bass and vocal are cleverly integrated. When the vocal gets busy, the playing gets sparse and vice versa. McCartney establishes the song's lazy, 12/8-shuffle feel in bar 1.

Brian Ray has spent the last 23 years as a member of Paul McCartney’s band, playing bass and guitar — so who better to assess Macca’s musicianship?

When Paul McCartney decided to revisit his iconic Höfner bass in the late 1980s, he wasn’t playing the violin bass that had spent so many nights in the dank, smoky depths of the Cavern Club in ...

Meanwhile, McCartney’s character in High in the Clouds, Paul McKenzie, might be a nod to the classic 1966 Beatles song “Eleanor Rigby.” In that tune, McCartney sings about a cleric named ...

Legendary Beatles singer-songwriter Paul McCartney will bring the current leg of his Got Back Tour to the Alamodome on ...

Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has admitted that he finds Paul McCartney’s bass playing “just so beautiful.” He recently spoke with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson on their ...

McCartney is set to play 19 concerts across 16 different cities ... The Got Back tour features his longtime band — Paul “Wix” Wickens on keyboards, Brian Ray on bass/guitar, Rusty Anderson on guitar ...