His father, James ("Jim") McCartney (1902–1976), was absent from his son's birth due to his work as a volunteer firefighter during World War II. James Paul McCartney was born on 18 June 1942 in Walton Hospital, Liverpool, England, where his mother, Mary Patricia (née Mohin 1909–1956), had qualified to practise as a nurse. The McCartney family moved into this address in 1955. McCartney's former home, 20 Forthlin Road. He has married three times and is the father of five children. He has taken part in projects to promote international charities related to such subjects as animal rights, seal hunting, land mines, vegetarianism, poverty, and music education. McCartney has released an extensive catalogue of songs as a solo artist and has composed classical and electronic music. McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr received MBEs in 1965, and in 1997, McCartney was knighted for services to music. A two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and as a solo artist in 1999), and a 21-time Grammy Award winner, McCartney has written, or co-written, 32 songs that have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2009 he has 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the United States. Wings' 1977 release " Mull of Kintyre" is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK. More than 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song " Yesterday", more than any other copyrighted song in history. McCartney has been recognised as one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. After the band's break-up, he pursued a solo career and formed Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. His songwriting partnership with Lennon is one of the most celebrated of the 20th century. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of pop music.
Sir James Paul McCartney, Template:Post-nominals (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.
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