Henry Campbell Liken McCullough (21 July 1943 – 14 June 2016) was a Northern Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was best known for his work as a member of

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The Grease Band The Grease Band was a British rock band that originally formed as Joe Cocker's backing group. They appeared with Cocker during the 1960s, including his performance at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969. The band's name derived from an inter ...

and

Paul McCartney and Wings Wings were a British-American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle bassist Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for their co ...

. He also performed and recorded as a solo artist and session musician.

Early life

McCullough was born in

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, and first came to prominence in the early 1960s as the teenage lead guitarist with the Skyrockets

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from

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. McCullough was Protestant. In 1964, with three other members of the Skyrockets, he left and formed a new showband fronted by

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n born vocalist Gene Chetty, which they named

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. In 1967 McCullough moved to Belfast where he joined Chris Stewart (bass), Ernie Graham (vocals) and Dave Lutton (drums) to form the psychedelic band the People. Later that year the band moved to London and were signed by

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's management team, who changed the group's name to Éire Apparent. Under Chandler's guidance after a single release they toured with groups such as

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and

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, as well as

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. Things went well until, in mid-February 1968, in Vancouver, Canada, while the band was touring with the Animals, McCullough returned to the

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, officially because of "visa problems", and Mick Cox flew out to take his place in the band. Back in Ireland, around May 1968, McCullough joined folk group

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.Daragh O'Halloran, ''Green Beat: The Forgotten Era of Irish Rock'', Brehon Press (2006)

1970s

McCullough returned to London around 1969 to work with

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as a member of his backing band, the Grease Band. With Cocker he toured the U.S. and performed at the

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. He later played on

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's eponymous album. During his time with the band he appeared as lead guitarist on the studio album of

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and

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's rock opera ''

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'' (1970) and on the progressive

album '' The Last Puff'' (1970). In January 1972

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asked McCullough to join his new band,

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, with an eye toward starting a tour of British universities. McCullough's first recording with Wings was the February 1972 protest single, "

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". He spent more than a year in the band, playing lead guitar on several singles, including "

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", " Live and Let Die" and " My Love", as well as on the album ''

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''. Musical differences with McCartney, however, saw McCullough leave on the eve of the ''

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'' sessions. McCullough's spoken words "I don't know; I was really drunk at the time" can be heard on the

album ''

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'' (1973), at the end of the song "

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". He was recalling a fight he had the night before with his wife. In 1975 McCullough joined the Frankie Miller Band with bassist Chris Stewart, keyboard player

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and drummer Stu Perry. They recorded the album, ''The Rock'' with Miller. Later the same year McCullough released ''Mind Your Own Business'' on

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. McCullough played concerts as a session musician with Roy Harper, Frankie Miller,

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and

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. In 1977 he temporarily joined Dr. Feelgood, following the departure of

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1980s

Recovering from an injury to his hand while visiting his family in 1980, McCullough decided to stay in Ireland. He began to sit in with old friends the Fleadh Cowboys, at their Sunday afternoon residency in The Lower Deck in

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. Following this he moved back to Portstewart and put a new band together. He was joined by Percy Robinson on pedal steel guitar, Roe Butcher on bass and Liam Bradley on drums.

1990s

In 1998 McCullough travelled to

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, where he rehearsed with a band of Polish musicians for a tour. After the tour, they recorded a 'live' album which was released as ''Blue Sunset''. This was followed by a further Polish tour. On returning home, McCullough recorded and released "Failed Christian", a song that has since been covered by

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2000s

McCullough continued to record and perform and released solo material, including ''Belfast To Boston'' (2001) and ''Unfinished Business'' (2003). The latter contained his 1998 single, "Failed Christian". McCullough performed at

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s in Northern Ireland and

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, playing with a backing band (featuring Stephen Quinn on drums and Sean McCarron on saxophone). McCullough contributed guitar on and organised the band for the

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n musician, The Rev Neil Down's 2003 release, ''When A Wrong Turns Right''. ''The Henry McCullough Band – FBI Live'' was released in 2007 on Mundell music, from a recording at The Famous Bein Inn in 2006. In 2007,

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covered "Failed Christian" on their album, ''Live from Nowhere, Vol. II''. In the same year, McCullough started to work with

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from the

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) and together they enlisted keyboard player

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, bassist Gary Fletcher and drummer

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, a line up which became known as the Hard Travelers. In January 2008 the Hard Travelers performed their debut gig at The Cellars in

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. In 2008 McCullough recorded ''Poor Man's Moon'' at Amberville Studios, which was released in Ireland only on 5 September 2008. and featured new McCullough compositions. The album also included a number of songs co-written with poet

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from

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and included the single "Too Late to Worry". Among the musicians featured on the album were keyboard player James Delaney, bassists Roe Butcher and Nicky Scott (also double bass), keyboard player Enda Walsh, drummer Adie McIlduff and Percy Robinson on dobro and pedal steel guitar. The album also included drum sequences by Peter McKinney. At the end of 2007 he worked on the album ''Dark Nite of the Soul'' with Jeff Greene, as well as other musical collaborations recorded at Wind-Mill Lane Studios, Dublin; Metropolis Studios, London; and The Sound Kitchen, Nashville. McCullough attended Paul McCartney's concert at the O2 in Dublin on 20 December 2009 and McCartney publicly acknowledged McCullough's contribution to Wings. On 13 March 2010, McCullough and his band were the headline act at the Fifestock Festival at the Inn at Lathones, Scotland.

2010s

McCullough remained active in the European music scene and played regular live gigs with artists including

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, James Delaney, Noel Bridgeman, also John Quearney. In 2011 Henry collaborated with songwriter Paul Doherty and the Vals on the track "Look to the One". The song gained worldwide airplay, with McCullough contributing backing vocals and guitar. McCullough suffered a

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in November 2012, leaving him in critical condition. His death was mistakenly reported on

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show on 7 November and the

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also apologised after prematurely reporting his death. In an interview with website Something Else, Denny Seiwell, who had played with McCullough in Wings, stated that it was doubtful McCullough would make a complete recovery. On 17 March 2015, a benefit concert for McCullough was held at the Half Moon music venue in

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, featuring

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and

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(who also performed with the backing band). The backing band was named Henry's Heroes, and included

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and John Halsey and bass player Kuma Harada. On 14 June 2016, his wife Josie confirmed that McCullough had died at his home at Ballywindelland,

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, Northern Ireland, earlier that morning after a long illness. He had never fully recovered from the heart attack he suffered in 2012. Some sources state he also suffered a major stroke.

Discography

Solo albums *''Mind Your Own Business'' (1975) *''All Shook Up'' (1982; maxi-single) *''Hell of A Record'' (May 1984) *''Cut'' (1987) *''Get in the Hole'' (1989; live recording) *''Blue Sunset'' (1998) *''Belfast To Boston'' (2001) *''Unfinished Business'' (2002) *''The Henry McCullough Band: FBI Live'' (2007) *''Poor Man's Moon'' (2008) *''Shabby Road'' (2012) Other album credits *

– ''On Air'' (1997; recorded 1968) *Joe Cocker – ''

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'' (1969) *Joe Cocker – ''

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'' (1969) *

and

– ''

'' (1970) *

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– ''Hightower'' (1970) *

– '' The Last Puff'' (1970) *

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– ''Wide Prairie'' (1998; recorded 1971) *

– ''The Grease Band'' (1971) * Christopher Kearney – ''Christopher Kearney'' (1972) *Jackie Flavelle – ''Admission Free'' (1972) *

– ''

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'' (1973) *Dave Carlsen – ''Pale Horse'' (1973) *

– ''

'' (1973) *

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– ''Soft Centres '' (1974; re-issued as ''Without You'') *

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– ''Spider Jiving'' (1974) *Joe Cocker – ''

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'' (1974) *

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– ''Funkist'' (1975) *Joe Cocker – ''

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'' (1975) *The Grease Band – ''Amazing Grease'' (1975; recorded 1970–71) *The

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Band – '' The Rock'' (1975) *

and

– ''

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'' (1976) *

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– ''Rags to Gladrags'' (1976) * Roy Harper – ''

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'' (1977; titled ''One of Those Days in England'' for U.S. release) * Steve Ellis – ''The Last Angry Man'' (1978; cassette issue) *

– ''Faithless'' (1978; re-issued as ''No Regrets'') *

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– ''Japanese Tears'' (1980) *

– ''

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'' (1980) *

– ''Live at Rock Palast'' (1980) *Ronnie Lane – ''

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'' (1980) *Various Artists – ''Alive in Belfast – The warehouse Sessions'' (1995) *Roy Harper – '' Commercial Breaks'' (1994; recorded 1977) *Brendan Quinn – ''Small Town'' (2001) *Richard Gilpin – ''Beautiful Mistake'' (2002) *Kevin Doherty – ''Sweet Water'' (2002) *Rev. Neil Down – ''When a Wrong Turns Right'' (2003) *Andy Fairweather Low – ''Wide Eyed and Legless: The A&M Recordings'' (2004) *

– ''Hinkley's Heroes'' (2005) *The Deans – ''The Deans'' (2006) *

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's allstars – ''Wham bam'' (2007) *Jeff Greene – ''Dark Nite of the Soul'' (2008) *Brendan Quinn – ''Sinner Man'' (2008) *Joe Cocker – '' Live at Woodstock'' (2009) *Roy Harper – '' Songs of Love and Loss'' (2011) * The Vals – ''Look to the One'' (2011) *Paul McCartney – ''

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'' (2014) Credits on singles *

– "Puppet on a String" / "Sweet Little Sixteen" (1965) * Éire Apparent – "Follow Me" / "Here I Go Again" (1968) *Wings – "

" / "

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" (1972) *Wings – "

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" / "

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" (1972) *Wings – "

Helen Wheels "Helen Wheels" is a song by the British–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings. The song was named after Paul and Linda McCartney's Land Rover, which they nicknamed "Hell on Wheels". Release The song was released as a single (with "Country ...

" / "

Country Dreamer "Country Dreamer" is the B-side song to the single "Helen Wheels" released by Paul McCartney and Wings on 26 October 1973 in the UK and 12 November 1973 in the US. It was recorded in October 1972, and its country ambiance is similar to "Heart of t ...

" (1973) B-side only *Wings – " Live and Let Die" / "

I Lie Around "I Lie Around" is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings that was released as the B-side to the " Live and Let Die" single in 1973. The first two verses are sung by Wings guitarist Denny Laine, Paul McCartney sings the third verse. Recording The son ...

" (1973) *Wings – " My Love" / "The Mess (Live at The Hague)" (1973)

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External links

* ''Henry McCullough'' biography a
Irish Rock DiscographyProfile
CultureNorthernIreland.org via archive.org; accessed 10 November 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:McCullough, Henry 1943 births 2016 deaths British rock guitarists British male guitarists Rock guitarists from Northern Ireland Lead guitarists Rock singers from Northern Ireland Singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland Paul McCartney and Wings members People from Portstewart Dark Horse Records artists Spooky Tooth members The Grease Band members