"My Love" (guitar solo, with Wings)

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"My Love" (guitar solo, with Wings) is the celebrated lead guitar break Henry McCullough improvised on Paul McCartney and Wings’ 1973 ballad "My Love," widely regarded as one of his signature recorded performances.

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"My Love" (guitar solo, with Wings) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guitar solo
musical performance
appearsOnSingle My Love (single)
linked to: My Love
associatedAlbumReleaseYear 1973
associatedWithArtist Paul McCartney
associatedWithBand Wings
associatedWithMovement post‑Beatles solo career of Paul McCartney
backingBandOnRecording Wings
chartContext part of a song that reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100
composerOfSong Paul McCartney
countryOfRecording United Kingdom
criticalReputation widely regarded as one of Henry McCullough’s finest recorded solos
featuredArtist Paul McCartney and Wings
featuredIn My Love (song)
linked to: My Love
genre rock ballad
soft rock
hasSectionType lead guitar break
improvised true
influencedPerceptionOf Henry McCullough as a tasteful, melodic lead guitarist
keyContext key of C major (song context)
label Apple Records
livePerformance performed by Henry McCullough with Wings in early 1970s concerts
notableFor expressive melodic phrasing
lyrical, vocal‑like guitar lines
use of bends and vibrato
partOf My Love (song)
linked to: My Love
performanceStyle improvised soloing
melodic rock guitar
performer Henry McCullough
placementInSong middle section of the track
primaryInstrument electric guitar
producer Paul McCartney
recordedForAlbum Red Rose Speedway
recordedWithEnsemble Denny Laine (guitar, backing vocals)
linked to: Denny Laine

Denny Seiwell (drums)
Linda McCartney (keyboards, backing vocals)
linked to: Linda McCartney

Paul McCartney (bass, vocals)
linked to: Paul McCartney
recordingArtist Paul McCartney and Wings
recordingEra early 1970s
recordingYear 1972
releaseYear 1973
signaturePerformanceOf Henry McCullough
songwriterOfSongContext Paul McCartney
studioRecordingLocation AIR Studios, London
Olympic Studios, London
linked to: Olympic Studios
tempoContext slow ballad

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Henry McCullough notableSongContribution "My Love" (guitar solo, with Wings)