1. James McCulloch was a Scottish musician best known for playing lead guitar and bass as a member of Paul McCartney's band Wings from 1974 to 1977.
20 Facts About Jimmy McCulloch
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Jimmy McCulloch was a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million, Thunderclap Newman, and Stone the Crows.
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Jimmy McCulloch made appearances on many albums, including John Entwistle's Whistle Rymes in 1972, as lead guitarist playing alongside Peter Frampton on "Apron Strings" and "I Feel Better".
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Jimmy McCulloch played guitar on Roger Daltrey's album One of the Boys which was released in 1977.
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Jimmy McCulloch was a friend of the Who and a member of the band Thunderclap Newman, which was created and produced by his mentor Pete Townshend.
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Jimmy McCulloch was born in Dumbarton and raised in Clydebank and Cumbernauld, Scotland.
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Jimmy McCulloch was inspired by Django Reinhardt and began to play the guitar aged 11.
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Jimmy McCulloch made his performance debut as the guitarist for the Jaygars, which was later known as One in a Million.
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Jimmy McCulloch first rose to fame in 1969 when he joined Pete Townshend's friends, Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman and songwriter John 'Speedy' Keen, to form the band Thunderclap Newman.
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In October 1971, Jimmy McCulloch played guitar in concert with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers in England, Scotland and Germany.
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In June 1972, Jimmy McCulloch joined the blues rock band Stone the Crows to replace guitarist Les Harvey, who had been electrocuted on stage.
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Jimmy McCulloch helped Stone the Crows to complete their Ontinuous Performance album by playing on the tracks "Sunset Cowboy" and "Good Time Girl".
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In 1973, Jimmy McCulloch played guitar on John Keen's album, Previous Convictions, had a brief stint in Blue and played guitar on Brian Joseph Friel's debut album under the pseudonym 'The Phantom'.
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Jimmy McCulloch first met Paul McCartney in August 1973, after the departure of Henry McCullough from Wings.
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Jimmy McCulloch was arrested for reckless driving during Wings' 1974 stay near Nashville, Tennessee.
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Jimmy McCulloch was thrown out of Wings by McCartney in August 1977, during the recording sessions for "Mull of Kintyre", for a drunken rage at the McCartney's Scottish farm estate that involved smashing chicken eggs produced by Linda McCartney's pet hens.
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In September 1977, Jimmy McCulloch joined the reformed Small Faces during the latter band's nine date tour of England that month.
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Jimmy McCulloch played guitar on the Small Faces' album, 78 in the Shade.
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Jimmy McCulloch's last recorded song, "Heartbreaker", appeared on their only album, The Dukes.
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On 27 September 1979, Jimmy McCulloch was found dead by his brother in his flat in Maida Vale, London.