Saxophonist Howie Casey talks about highlights from his legendary 60 year career including playing with Paul McCartney and Wings.
- Paul McCartney and Wings – Jet (Band On The Run, Apple, 1973)
- Howie Casey and The Seniors with Derry Wilkie – I Ain’t Mad At You (Single B-side to Twist At The Top, Fontana, 1962)
- The Krew – 634-5789 (Everything Is Alright, Riviera (France), 1966)
- Barry St. John - Turn On Your Light (According To St. John, Major Minor, 1968)
- Roy Young Band – Granny’s Got A Painted Leg (Single A-side, RCA Victor, 1970)
- T.Rex – 20th Century Boy (Single A-side, T.Rex, 1973)
- Paul McCartney and Wings – Bluebird (Band On The Run, Apple, 1973)
- Wings – Lady Madonna (Wings Over America, Capitol, 1976)
- Wings – Silly Love Songs (Single A-side, MPL, 1976)
- Wings – Let ‘Em In (Single A-side, MPL, 1976)
- Wings – Rockestra Theme (Single A-side, Capitol/EMI, 1978)
- Paul McCartney – Coming Up (Live at Glasgow 1979) (Single B-side to Coming Up, Parlophone, 1980)
- ABC – When Smokey Sings (Single A-side, Neutron Records, 1987)
- Paice Ashton Lord – Steam Roller Blues (Live 1977, Gonzo Multimedia, 1977)
- Wings – Live And Let Die (Wings Over America, Capitol, 1976)
Howie Casey’s Beatles With Wings play Blandford Corn Exchange on Friday 13 December. Further details can also be found on the Beatles With Wings website.
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With the Tony Rivers and Howie Casey podcasts you have found a new seam of rock history to mine – the (almost) unknown session musicians and backing singers who helped to make great music but received little recognition and only the session fees. Great stuff, Jason.
Amazing interview and a with a revealing piece of Wings’ trivia: the late Martin “Mart” Jenner, great session guitarist, due to technical difficulties, did additional overdubs to beef the Rockestra tracks since the musicians were to famous, expensive and busy to go back and redo their parts. Wings also did extra overdubs, but Jenner deserves to be remembered for his contribution if Paul McCartney eventually release the Archive Edition of Back To The Egg.
*too fanous