Residents remember Paul McCartney's time in Lebanon, 50 years later
The Beatles never played in Nashville, but five decades ago, Paul McCartney set up shop in Wilson County. It was June of 1974 when one superstar came to Lebanon. That summer, the former Beatle and his band Wings landed in Middle Tennessee.
Lebanon resident Sandra Bryant referred to those days as Paul McCartney fever and her husband Tick remembered those days vividly.
“Everybody in town eventually knew, they were trying to keep it secret, but he was spotted in so many places,” Bryant said. Fifty years later, those stories are still being shared today. “He’s really cute! Haha, he was so cute! I thought I was going to faint!” said Sandra Bryan.
Legend has it, Paul and Linda McCartney were looking for a summer escape and through music industry connections, they found a farm in Lebanon on Franklin Road.
“It was these two houses, a house here, a house there, 133 acres,” said Troy Putman. Putman’s father, Curly, sealed the deal, and in return a trip of a lifetime in exchange for their family home. “At age 12, we went to Hawaii for six weeks that was sort of a paid vacation,” said Putnam.
Paul McCartney and his band Wings were spotted all over the square in downtown Lebanon in the summer of 1974. But is was a home on Franklin Road Paul McCartney called home in Middle Tennessee for six weeks.
“Paul McCartney spotting’s all summer, ya know, like Pokémon or something,” said Bryan.
Source: Blake Eason/yahoo.com
