Paul McCartney & Wings ~ ROCKESTRA THEME 1979 [HQ]

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ROCKESTRA THEME is from Wings' album BACK TO THE EGG which was released on 8 June 1979. It was recorded on 3 October 1978 at Abbey Road Studios by an all-star collection of musicians dubbed "Rockestra". Musicians who performed on both this song and on "So Glad To See You Here" included Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, David Gilmour, Hank Marvin, Pete Townsend (guitars), Steve Holley, John Bonham, Kenney Jones (drums), Paul McCartney (piano, bass), John Paul Jones, Ronnie Lane, Bruce Thomas (basses), Gary Brooker, Linda McCartney, Tony Ashton (keyboards), Speedy Acquaye, Tony Carr, Ray Cooper, Morris Pert (percussion), Howie Casey, Tony Dorsey, Steve Howard, Thaddeus Richard (horns).

Jeff Beck was asked by McCartney to participate, but Beck requested to be able to have veto power over his own guitar contributions. McCartney subsequently withdrew Beck's invitation. In a 2001 interview on VH1, McCartney said Keith Moon was also to have taken part, but died one month before the recording sessions took place. Kenney Jones replaced Moon on drums within The Who instead. In the book Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969–2013) Wings' drummer Steve Holley recalled the session in an interview, saying "it was daunting".

The song was performed again at the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea and released on the album and EP of the same name.

Link for the BACK TO THE EGG album playlist and more related videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNZ4pVtD8MsFZ3hZTQq8vene_b1hoyxxa