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Explore the remarkable yet tragically short life of Jimmy McCulloch, the gifted guitarist best known for his work with Wings, Thunderclap Newman, and the Sma...
A farewell to our beloved, Jimmy McCulloch, on this the true anniversary of his death, September 25, 1979.
27 mar 2021 · It was far from the first fisticuffs of his Wings tenure. Though just 5ft 4in and stick-thin, McCulloch found himself in a boozy brawl with teen heartthrob David Cassidy in a Paris hotel bar in February 1976 and wound up breaking his finger as the band were due to set out on their American tour.
On 27 September 1979, McCulloch was found dead by his brother in his flat in Maida Vale, London. [13] He was 26 years old. Although McCulloch was a heavy drinker and marijuana smoker, he was not known to be a user of hard drugs.
4 cze 2024 · Jimmy died of a drug-related heart attack in north London in September 1979, and we can only wonder about what else he would have gone on to achieve.
According to McCartney biographer Geoffrey Giuliano, McCulloch, in his frustration, told JoJo that he was going to murder Paul and the pregnant Linda in their sleep. One night he had pulled out his hidden, illegally purchased hand gun and walked outside to the McCartneys' bedroom window.
6 lut 2009 · There is a police photograph of a dead Jimmy McCulloch slumped in an arm chair with a burnt joint still between his fingers. I've seen the (cropped version) of the picture. Here's part of Jimmy's obituary that was in the NME that mentions what his thoughts were about Wings when under the influence.