Paul McCartney is the last Beatle to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

By: Lauren Moraski
Topics: Music

Paul McCartney is honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Feb. 9, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

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(CBS) Paul McCartney received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday afternoon.

It sits outside the Capital Records building on Vine Street, alongside the other Beatles' stars. McCartney is the last member of the group to receive one.

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Thursday's ceremony got off to a little bit of a late start, prompting fans to chant, "We want Paul." When McCartney stepped out, it was almost as if it were the 1960s all over again, with women screaming and holding signs.

Neil Young introduced McCartney at the ceremony, and when McCartney took the podium, he said, "I couldn't have done it with certainly three boys, so I want to thanks to those guys --John, George and Ringo."

Ringo Starr was "a little under the weather," so he couldn't make the event, said McCartney, who added that his wife, Nancy Shevell, along with his son James, were in attendance.

John Lennon received a star in 1988, nearly eight years after his death. George Harrison's came in 2009, almost eight years after he died. Starr got the honor in 2010. It was 48 years ago Tuesday the Beatles landed in America.

McCartney's Walk of Fame honor coincides with a busy week for the former Beatle. He released his new album, "Kisses on the Bottom," on Tuesday and will receive the MusiCares Person of the Year honor on Friday in Los Angeles. Two days later, the 69-year-old singer-songwriter will perform live at the Grammy Awards, airing on CBS.

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by Htos1 February 10, 2012 4:58 AM EST: Now,it's only a matter of time before some drunk illegal comes by with a stolen Caterpillar and makes some "addittions" to the sidewalk.You heard it here first,and I'm archiving the time and date stamps to my web archive(very interesting,since 1993,in it's prescience).; Reply to this comment


by markag55 February 9, 2012 8:18 PM EST: Well, isn't it about time? My goodness, why has it taken so long for Paul McCartney to have his own "Star" on "Hollywood Blvd."?

He and John Lennon wrote the most enduring songs of the 20th century. It didn't matter if it was rock-and-roll, English pub songs, ballads, psychedelic cacophony that always seem to end in symphonic harmony, or a simple little "ditty."

No one (two-some) has ever had a collection of hits such as Lennon and McCartney. They wrote their own versions of jazz, rock, blues, and old-fashioned crooners which were mostly better (or at least as good) as their original inspirations.

Congratulations, Paul. You deserve it.; Reply to this comment