May 15 - June 17, 1969
Paul and Linda McCartney on holiday in Provence and Corfu
Last updated on April 16, 2025
May 15 - June 17, 1969
Last updated on April 16, 2025
Session May 09, 1969 • Mixing the "Get Back" album (2nd compilation)
Article May 13, 1969 • Photo shoot of the "Get Back" LP album
Article May 15 - June 17, 1969 • Paul and Linda McCartney on holiday in Provence and Corfu
Interview May 16, 1969 • Paul McCartney interview for BBC Radio Merseyside
Single May 19, 1969 • "New Day / Thumbin' A Ride" by Jackie Lomax released in the US
Next article May 22, 1969 • “Hey Jude” wins an Ivor Novello award
By Paul McCartney • LP
Officially appears on McCartney
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr on holiday in Greece
September 16 - October 2, 1963
Paul McCartney and Jane Asher on holiday in Switzerland
March 3 - March 20, 1966
A French road trip for Paul McCartney
November 06-12, 1966
Paul McCartney meets Mal Evans and travels to Spain
November 12-14, 1966
Paul McCartney on holiday in Kenya
November 14-19, 1966
Paul McCartney and Mal Evans fly to San Francisco
April 03-04, 1967
Paul McCartney and Jane Asher’s Denver vacation
April 06-08, 1967
Paul McCartney and Mal Evans spend some time in Los Angeles
April 10-11, 1967
Paul McCartney and Mal Evans travel from Los Angeles to London
April 11-12, 1967
John Lennon and Paul McCartney travel to Greece
Jul 22, 1967
The Beatles visit Greece • Day 1
Jul 23, 1967
The Beatles visit Greece • Day 2
Jul 24, 1967
The Beatles visit Greece • Day 3
Jul 25, 1967
The Beatles visit Greece • Days 4-8
July 26 - July 30, 1967
From May 15 to June 17, 1969, Paul McCartney, his wife Linda, and her daughter Heather took a month-long holiday, first travelling to Provence in the south of France, then to the Greek island of Corfu, where they stayed in the village of Benitses.
Upon arriving in Nice, Paul and Linda confirmed to journalists that Linda was pregnant and expecting a baby in December. Their first daughter, Mary, would ultimately be born in August 1969.
While in Corfu, Paul completed the song “Every Night,” an early version of which he had performed in January 1969 during the “Get Back” sessions. The song would later be released on his debut solo album, “McCartney,” in April 1970.
Several photographs taken by Linda during these holidays were featured on the inner sleeve of “McCartney” album and in the promotional video for “Maybe I’m Amazed.”
We’ve got nothing on for the next month and we’ve had a lot on for the past couple of months, as you might have heard from a couple of newspapers, it’s been high finance. But it seems to be going OK now, so I’m just taking a break to get away from it all.
Paul McCartney – Interview for BBC Radio Merseyside, May 15, 1969
I always enjoyed ‘Every Night’ and particularly associate it with first being with Linda. I remember sitting outside a Greek villa on a lovely night and playing it.
Paul McCartney – From Club Sandwich 58, Summer 1991
PAUL McCARTNEY TO BE A FATHER
Beatle Paul McCartney is to be a father. His wife, Linda, is expecting a baby in December.
The news came yesterday after the couple, above, flew to the Continent from Liverpool, where they had spent a few days with Paul’s father and step-mother. Later, when Paul and his bride of two months arrived in Nice for a few days’ holidays, he confirmed it.
Last night, Mrs Angela McCartney said: “We are all delighted. Paul is thrilled to bits. He loves children and has always been very good with them. This afternoon, there were five children in the house and Paul was in his element with them.”
The 26-year-old Beatle star married Linda in March after an eight-month romance. Linda, 27, a former New York fashion photographer, has a six-year-old daughter Heather by a previous marriage.
Paul’s step-mother added: “Heather is bubbling with excitement at the prospect of a new baby in the family.”
Paul’s fellow Beatles John and Ringo are already fathers. George Harrison, who married model Patti Boyd in 1966, has no family.
From Daily Record – May 16, 1969
Paul et Linda, fidèles de Baumanière
“L’Oustau is the most beautiful stage in the world. That’s why you see so many people from the entertainment industry here,” says Jean-Henri Charial, the proud owner of this legendary address in Les Baux-de-Provence, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.
It’s true that many of the world’s greats and international stars have stayed in this little paradise of discretion, elegance, and refinement.
Paul McCartney, in fact, was a regular visitor to the Oustau de Baumanière starting in the 1980s. “He came for the first time with Linda, his wife, who already knew our establishment well,” recalls Jean-André Charial. “Coming from a prominent New York family that traveled a lot, she had discovered our place with her parents.” […]
From La Provence by Gwenola Gabellec, June 5, 2015
Another fun card from ‘you-know-who’. This is an older card from when we were living in the house I acquired when I made The Magic Christian movie with Peter Sellers. The deal was I got some money and his house! We didn’t live there for long – we were only there nine months or a year. It was just too far out of London in those days. I sold it on to Stephen Stills. But great little drawings well done! It has to be ’69.
Paul was always very good at postcarding. And they all knew that I love postcards. Even to this day, when people say, ‘Oh I’m going to such and such,’ I always say, ‘Oh send me a card.’ I like to get them, but I’m not the best at sending them. I usually write them and bring them home and post them. You know when you just don’t get around to it.
Ringo Starr – From “Postcards from the boys” by Ringo Starr, 2004 – This postcard was sent from Maussane-les-Alpilles, a small village in Provence. It is dated May 23, 1969.
PAUL AND LINDA AT CORFU
Paul and Linda McCartney, with little six-year-old Heather, returned from their holiday at Corfu in the Greek islands on Tuesday, June 17, the day before Paul’s birthday.
During their vacation, they rented a £125-a-week villa, a mini car to drive around the island and a luxury speedboat for pleasure trips around the bays.
Observers report from Greece that Paul seemed thoroughly at home in his dual role of husband and father, while Linda spent many of her mornings preparing fairly authentic Greek-style lunch dishes for the family between the sunbathing sessions.
From the Beatles Monthly Book, N°72, July 1969
The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years
With greatly expanded text, this is the most revealing and frank personal 30-year chronicle of the group ever written. Insider Barry Miles covers the Beatles story from childhood to the break-up of the group.
If we modestly consider the Paul McCartney Project to be the premier online resource for all things Paul McCartney, it is undeniable that The Beatles Bible stands as the definitive online site dedicated to the Beatles. While there is some overlap in content between the two sites, they differ significantly in their approach.
Notice any inaccuracies on this page? Have additional insights or ideas for new content? Or just want to share your thoughts? We value your feedback! Please use the form below to get in touch with us.
