Sir Paul McCartney<\/a> has led tributes to the late Wings guitarist Denny Laine \u2013 calling him \u201can outstanding vocalist and guitar player”.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sir Paul McCartney has led tributes to the late Wings guitarist Denny Laine \u2013 calling him \u2018an outstanding vocalist and guitar player\u2019<\/p>\n
The Beatles icon shared an emotional message with fans after news broke on Tuesday (05.12.23) his fellow musician \u2013 who co-wrote Paul\u2019s \u2018Mull of Kintyre\u2019 hit \u2013 had died aged 79 after a lung cancer fight.<\/p>\n
Paul said on Instagram alongside a picture of him and Denny playing together in Wings: \u201cI am very saddened to hear that my ex-bandmate, Denny Laine, has died.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have many fond memories of my time with Denny: from the early days when The Beatles toured with the Moody Blues.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur two bands had a lot of respect for each other and a lot of fun together. Denny joined Wings at the outset. He was an outstanding vocalist and guitar player. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHis most famous performance is probably \u2018Go Now\u2019 an old Bessie Banks song which he would sing brilliantly. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe and I wrote some songs together the most successful being \u2018Mull of Kintyre\u2019 which was a big hit in the Seventies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPaul went on to say: \u201cWe had drifted apart but in recent years managed to reestablish our friendship and share memories of our times together.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDenny was a great talent with a fine sense of humour and was always ready to help other people. He will be missed by all his fans and remembered with great fondness by his friends. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cI send my condolences and best wishes to his wife, Elizabeth and family. \u201cPeace and love Denny.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt was a pleasure to know you. We are all going to miss you. Love, Paul.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nBorn Brian Hines in Tyseley, Birmingham, in October 1944, Denny had been a member of Birmingham-formed The Moody Blues during the 1960s.<\/p>\n
\nHe then joined Paul and Linda McCartney in the Wings line-up in 1971 before departing the band in the 1980s.<\/p>\n
\nDenny also appeared in the famous \u2018Band on the Run\u2019 picture along with Sir Paul, Linda and Sir Michael Parkinson.<\/p>\n
\nHis wife Elizabeth Hines confirmed his death with an Instagram post that said: \u201cMy darling husband passed away peacefully early this morning. I was at his bedside, holding his hand as I played his favourite Christmas songs for him.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe\u2019s been singing Christmas songs the past few weeks and I continued to play Christmas songs while he\u2019s been in ICU on a ventilator this past week.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe and I both believed he would overcome his health setbacks and return to the rehabilitation centre and eventually home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nShe added about Denny\u2019s fight with illness: \u201cUnfortunately, his lung disease, Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), is unpredictable and aggressive; each infection weakened and damaged his lungs. He fought everyday. He was so strong and brave, never complained.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAll he wanted was to be home with me and his pet kitty, Charley, playing his gypsy guitar\u2026 Denny was so very thankful to all of you who sent him so much love, support and the many kind words during these past few months of his health crisis-it brought him to tears.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI thank you all for sending both of us love and support. It was my absolute honour and privilege to not only be his wife, but to care for him during his illness and vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThanking the medical staff who looked after her husband in his final months, Elizabeth said: \u201cMy world will never be the same. Denny was an amazingly wonderful person, so loving and sweet to me. He made my days colourful, fun and full of life-just like him.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThank you sweetie for loving me, for all the laughter, friendship, fun and for asking me to be your wife. I will love you forever.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cPlease give Denny\u2019s friends and family the time and privacy needed as we grieve our loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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