Eclectic Obsessions - Paul Is Dead
10/31/18 • 46 min
In the Fall of 1969 a rumor swept around the world alleging that Paul McCartney, singer and bassist for the Beatles, was dead. In fact, that he had died three years ago on November 9, 1966 in a fiery car crash while heading home from the EMI recording studios. Supposedly the surviving band members, fearful of the effect his death might have on their careers, secretly replaced him with a double named William Campbell (winner of a Paul McCartney lookalike contest). However, they also planted clues in their later albums to let fans know the truth, that Paul was dead.
In the Fall of 1969 a rumor swept around the world alleging that Paul McCartney, singer and bassist for the Beatles, was dead. In fact, that he had died three years ago on November 9, 1966 in a fiery car crash while heading home from the EMI recording studios. Supposedly the surviving band members, fearful of the effect his death might have on their careers, secretly replaced him with a double named William Campbell (winner of a Paul McCartney lookalike contest). However, they also planted clues in their later albums to let fans know the truth, that Paul was dead.
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