Paul McCartney's final Tracks Of My Years choices

Vernon has the final two song selections from Paul McCartney in this week's Tracks Of My Years, including a tribute to his Beatles bandmate, John Lennon.

Also, Vernon has one last round of Ten To The Top before the weekend, a Dance Sounds Of the 90s minimix and a visit to the BBC archive in Vernon's Vault.

Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney began playing music at an early age, teaching himself Spanish guitar, trumpet and piano and writing the song When I’m Sixty-Four by the age of 16. In 1957, he met John Lennon and was invited to join John’s band The Quarrymen, who by 1960 had become The Beatles. They became one of the most influential bands of the time, and Paul wrote a huge number of their songs including Yesterday, Hey Jude, Let It Be and Yesterday to name just a few. After releasing twelve studio albums, they disbanded in 1970, and Paul began a solo career with the self-titled album McCartney that year. He has continued recording music and touring ever since, with a brand new album The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, his first in over five years, out on 29th May.

You can find Vernon's full chat with Paul in Tracks Of My Years on BBC Sounds, and watch the conversation on BBC iPlayer, just search for 'Tracks Of My Years'.

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