Died On This Date (September 27, 1979) Jimmy McCulloch / Wings
Jimmy McCulloch
June 4, 1953 – September 27, 1979
Jimmy McCulloch was a rock guitarist who played with Thunderclap Newman, Stone the Crows, and most famously, Paul McCartney’s band Wings from 1974 to 1977. His most celebrated contribution to Wings was his lead guitar work on “Junior’s Farm.” Jimmy McColluch died of a heroin overdose at the age of 26.