JIMMY MCCULLOCH was born on June 4, 1953, in Glasgow, Scotland, and died in London, on September 27, 1979, due to a drug-related heart failure. He started his musical career in 1966, at the age of 13. Later, he came into musical prominence as part of the Thunderclap Newman band which had a British number one hit with Something In The Air, in 1969. Leaving Thunderclap, Jimmy played with John Mayall and then with Stone The Crows, as a replacement for Les Harvey. McCulloch joined Wings at the time of their Nashville recording sessions in 1974, and stayed in the group until 1977, when he joined Steve Marriott in his group Small Faces. His major contributions for Wings are Medicine Jar, from the Venus And Mars album, and Wino Junko, from Wings At The Speed Of Sound.
JOE ENGLISH was born in Rochester, New York, USA, on February 7, 1949. He used to live in a farm in Georgia, until he was invited by Tony Dorsey, to join Wings as their new drummer on the Venus And Mars sessions in New Orleans, in early 1975. Previous to this, he had gained a reputation as a fine session musician, having toured with Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead. After joining Wings, Joe played on the albums Wings At The Speed Of Sound (where he sang his first lead vocal, Must Do Something About It), Wings Over America and London Town. He left the group in 1978, due to personal problems and extreme tiredness. |
