Paul McCartney on his six weeks in Middle Tennessee (from the Club Sandwich Newsletter)
We had great fun using pedal guitars, fiddles and banjo's. The musicians out of Nashville are a great pleasure to work with because they are so sharp and professional. In an informal press conference held on the front porch of the ranch Paul said: I came here because Nashville is the music center. I hope to return sometime in the near future and do an American Tour. If it does develop, there are definite plans for a Nashville concert. We just couldn't skip Nashville, we have too many friends here. The trouble is that since I've been here, I've promised a lot of people that I would write songs for them. It's amazing the people that want songs, like Johnny Cash and Charlie Rich. You'd think they would have plenty of material but they all tell us, they don't have enough good songs. Eloise" written by Paul's father 20 years earlier. Also recorded was a "country flavored" song called "Sally G", written by Paul after visiting Printers Alley. He was impressed not only with Nashville, but the musicians and the Sound Shop studio where he worked, usually from 6pm to midnight. Opryland USA Theme Park.They attended a fiddle contest, saw Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner perform together (the last time, for over a decade), they see Gordon Stoker (singer with Elvis Presley's backing group The Jordanaires). Also they frequented there favorite local restaurant, the Loveless Motel, and a few drive-in movies. One evening Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins and Roy Orbison came over for a supper, cooked by Linda. We went to Rivergate Mall, and in the evening we had a barbeque down on a lake, but the next day, we were back to rehearsing for possible future tours and recordings. Most of the time we rehearsed in a garage, next to the house. Among the thirty pieces \of luggage loaded when leaving, was a Honda motorcycle. Paul's immediate plans were to do a follow up album to "Band On The Run" in the near future. "Beyond that, I don't know. I could for all I know, write a great rock and roll epic. And then I could do nothing" Paul McCartney flew his Wings to Nashville, heart of the country music scene in the USA, and the world The idea: to have fun, to rehearse,to record, meet old friends and make new ones, to enjoy, last but not least,a jolly holiday.
The mission was accomplished and all were achieved. Paul McCartney
