Paul McCartney has marked the closure of German instrument manufacturers Höfner. The company confirmed this week that it would go out of business, ...

The Höfner bass was the first bass McCartney ever bought, purchasing it in 1961 for £30 ($38) in Hamburg, Germany. Now, ...

They found the Höfner in an attic in Sussex, England. It was returned to McCartney and he played it on the final show of his ...

The firm was founded in 1887, and designed the legendary Violin Bass that became Macca’s go-to in the Beatles and beyond ...

Höfner, the German instrument company responsible for Paul McCartney's iconic violin bass, has filed for bankruptcy.

Having anchored the Moody Blues since the ’60s, the late John Lodge had a VIP seat for the Austin Powers-like era that made ...

FIFTY-five years after the regrettable demise of the Beatles, the Liverpool quartet’s music, and reputation, live on. The passing of time has ...

Jojo got back. Sweet Loretta Martin, too. So did everyone fortunate enough to witness Paul McCartney amaze a standing-room-only audience at United Center on Monday during the first of a two-night ...

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If you’re looking for a simply fab gift for the Paul McCartney fan in your family — even if said Paul McCartney fan happens to be you — then we highly recommend checking out “Wings.” This newly ...

Other than the occasional track, like the 1972 single “Give Ireland Back to the Irish,” Paul McCartney isn’t generally associated with topical songs. But he’s changing his tune, so to speak, as part ...

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr had the mother of all solo-career conundrums. It’s hard enough building a reputation as a one-man act after leaving a moderately ...