Band on the Run

In Memoriam: Rocker Denny Laine of Band on the Run ‘Wings’

Denny Laine, Photo by Joe Arce 2010

CHICAGO – Denny Laine is a historic force in both the British Invasion of the 1960s with the Moody Blues, and as a member of “Wings” the band formed by him plus Paul and Linda McCartney in the 1970s. Laine died on December 5th, 2023, in Naples, Florida. He was 79.

Exclusive Portrait: Denny Laine, Denny Seiwell of Rock Band Wings

Wings, photo by Joe Arce

CHICAGO – Paul McCartney’s second band, begun in 1971, was called “Wings,” and throughout the 1970s scored big hits with “Band on the Run,” “Live and Let Die” and “With a Little Luck.” Denny Seiwell was Wings first drummer, and guitarist Denny Laine joined the band on their first album, “Wild Life.”

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