Scottish Musicians Top Ten: Jimmy McCulloch (#9)

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For this countdown I'm looking at favorite musicians who were born in Scotland, as a celebration of the great and funny myLotter @JimBo452020 . He's from Scotland, too, don't ya know. I do have to emphasize these are people born in Scotland, because a few of them might not be thought of as "Scottish." But anyway....let's rock on with the next person on the list. #9: Jimmy McCulloch You're shrugging. I see you shrugging! However, you've probably heard Jimmy McCulloch's guitar work, even if the name doesn't stick out to you. As a 15-year-old McCulloch joined the band Thunderclap Newman, which was a band put together by a guitarist you probably have heard of: Pete Townshend. They had a big hit with "Something in the Air." After that, McCulloch joined another band, Stone the Crows. In 1974 he was recruited by Paul McCartney to join Wings. On the single "Junior's Farm" you can hear McCartney say, "Take me down, Jimmy!" He stayed with Wings through the "Wings Over the World" tour and three albums (Venus and Mars, At the Speed of Sound, and Wings Over America), singing lead on two songs. Sadly and ironically, one of the songs he sang lead on was "Wino Junko," which was about an addicted person. One of the lines in the song was, "Ain't scared to die at such a high." And he did: in 1979 he died at the ridiculously young age of 26 of a heroin overdose. He left a body of work that is still appreciated by rock fans today. Jimmy McCulloch Born James McCulloch June 4, 1953 Dumbarton Died September 27, 1979 (heroin overdose) Age 26 McCulloch singing lead on a Wings song in the Wings Rockshow film: