Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles.

Pseudonyms

Over the years McCartney has released work under a number of alter egos. This has generally been for more experimental and less commercial material. In 1967 he produced the song "I'm the Urban Spaceman" by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, but McCartney was credited as "Apollo C. Vermouth".

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1967 - Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

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In 1977 he released an orchestral version of the Ram album under the name Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington. In the 1990s he collaborated with Youth of Killing Joke under the name The Fireman and released two ambient albums, Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest in 1994 and Rushes in 1998. In 2000 he released an album, Liverpool Sound Collage, with Super Furry Animals and Youth utilising the collage and musique concrete techniques which fascinated him in the mid 1960s. Most recently in 2005 he has worked on a project with bootleg producer and remixer Freelance Hellraiser, under the name Twin Freaks.

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1977 - Ram - 1990s - Youth - Killing Joke - Ambient - 1994 - 1998 - 2000 - Super Furry Animals - Youth - Musique concrete - 1960s - 2005 - Bootleg - Producer - Remixer - Freelance Hellraiser

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Prior to the success of the Beatles, McCartney would sometimes use the stage name Paul Ramon(e), a name that inspired the Ramones to name their band. "Paul Ramone" was his credited name as guest performer (bass and vocals) on the Steve Miller Band song "My Dark Hour".

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Ramones - Steve Miller Band

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