Paul McCartney was joined by The Eagles on a version of ‘Let It Be’ at a tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl this week.
The singer-songwriter, known for his tropical rock sound, died at the age of 76 last September after a four-year battle with skin cancer.
‘Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett’ took place at the Los Angeles venue on Thursday (April 11), including appearances from Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Zac Brown, Jon Bon Jovi and Buffett’s band The Coral Reefer Band.
Dave Grohl introduced Paul to the stage, and he spoke about his relationship with Buffett:
“I had the great pleasure of knowing Jimmy, and like everyone else on the bill tonight has said, this is one great man, he was generous, he was funny, he’d done just about everything in his life. I was on holiday with him and I forgot to bring my guitar, so he had his own guitar strung left-handed for me. And then the next time I saw him he’d had one custom made left-handed for me.”
Paul then took to a grand piano and performed ‘Let It Be’, backed by The Eagles.
A posthumous album, ‘Equal Strain On All Parts’, that Buffett had been working on before his death was released in November, and featured the McCartney collaboration ‘My Gummie Just Kicked In’.
In a social media tribute to Buffett following his death, McCartney announced his involvement in the album, writing: “I was very happy to have played on one of his latest songs called ‘My Gummie Just Kicked In’. We had a real fun session and he played me some of his new songs.
“One [new track], in particular, I loved was the song ‘Bubbles Up’. And I told him that not only was the song great but the vocal was probably the best I’ve heard him sing ever. He turned a diving phrase that is used to train people underwater into a metaphor for life when you’re confused and don’t know where you are just follow the bubbles – they’ll take you up to the surface and straighten you out right away.”
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