Friday, August 29, 1997

Recording "Kansas City"

For Paul McCartney

Last updated on July 4, 2020

Location

Recording studio: Hog Hill Studio • Rye • UK

Timeline

Previous session Jul 02, 1997 • "Standing Stone" pick-up session

Interview Jul 10, 1997 • Paul McCartney interview for MSNBC

Article Aug 22, 1997 • McCartney sends a message to remember Brian Epstein

Session Aug 29, 1997 • Recording "Kansas City"

Article August 31, 1997 - April 26, 1998 • Brian Clarke / Linda McCartney exhibition at Musée Suisse du Vitrail

Interview Summer 1997 • Ringo Starr interview for Club Sandwich

Next session Sep 29, 1997 • Overdubs for "Vertical Man"

Some of the songs from this session also appear on:

Paul McCartney, on acoustic guitar, recorded a version of “Kansas City” intended for a Leiber & Stoller tribute album which was never released). As such, this version remains officially unreleased.

We assume it was recorded at Hog Hill Mill.

Session activities

Kansas City
Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Recording

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