Paul McCartney & Wings

A hugely successful endeavour for ex-Beatle Paul McCartney -- Wings' line up changed often over the years since its inception in late 1971, but retained its core members: Denny Laine (formerly of The Moody Blues) on guitar and vocals, Linda McCartney on keyboards on vocals, and Paul McCartney on guitar and vocals. Other key members of the band included drummer Denny Seiwell (1971-1973,) ex-Spooky Tooth guitarist Henry McCullough (1971-1973 & 1975-1977,) guitarist Lawrence Juber (1978-1979,) and drummer Steve Holly (also 1978-1979.)

While Wings was primarily Paul's band (for a while playing under the moniker "Paul McCartney & Wings,") it was truly a collaborative effort with all members of the band sharing a hand in songwriting and vocals, with Laine even taking lead vocals from time to time. Wings enjoyed consistent critical and commercial success with almost every release, most notably with 1977's "Mull of Kintyre," which still is nestled comfortably in the top 10 list of the U.K.'s all time best selling singles.