Mike McGear

Rock Singer

Birthday January 7, 1944

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace England

Age 80 years old

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About

Best known as the younger sibling of famous Beatles singer and songwriter Paul McCartney, he also had a career, under the pseudonym of Mike McGear, as a musician and photographer. 

Before Fame

During the Beatles' rise to fame, he was working as a hairdresser and performing with a Liverpool-based comedy troupe called The Scaffold. When the Beatles began to tour internationally, he accompanied his brother's band as a photographer.

Trivia

His 1974 single, "Leave It" / "Sweet Baby," reached # 36 on United Kingdom music charts.

Family Life

He was raised in Liverpool, England, by Mary and Jim McCartney.

Associated With

He was the brother-in-law of Linda McCartney.