- Album This song officially appears on the Wingspan Hits And History Official album.
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Recording "A Love For You", "Hey Diddle"
Oct 26, 1970
Jun 06, 1971
Mixing "When The Wind Is Blowing", "Hey Diddle"
Jul 08, 1971
July 1974
Jul 08, 1974
Overdubs for Cold Cuts project
September / October 1986
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Song facts
Hey Diddle – The instrumental basic track was recorded on October 26, 1970 in the Columbia Studios, New York, during the Ram sessions. Later, the track received further overdubs when Wings were in Nashville in the summer of 1974 with the help of musicians such as Chet Atkins and Floyd Cramer.
Last updated on April 22, 2016
Officially appears on
Official album • Released in 2001
Studio version • A • 2001 remaster
- Geoff Emerick :
- Remastering
- Peter Mew :
- Remastering
Official album • Released in 2012
3:50 • Studio version • B • Dixon Van Winkle Mix
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Irish whistle, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Vocals
- Denny Seiwell :
- Irish whistle (?), Percussion (?)
- Hugh McCracken :
- Acoustic guitar (?)
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Dixon Van Winkle :
- Mixing engineer
- Session Recording:
- Oct 26, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Session Mixing:
- Jul 08, 1971
- Studio :
- A&R Studios, New York City
Venus And Mars - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2014
3:51 • Studio version • C • Ernie Winfrey Mix
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Bass, Irish whistle, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Vocals
- Denny Seiwell :
- Irish whistle (?), Percussion (?)
- Hugh McCracken :
- Acoustic guitar (?)
- Tim Geelan :
- Recording engineer
- Ted Brosnan :
- Assistant recording engineer
- Lloyd Green :
- Pedal steel guitar
- Ernie Winfrey :
- Mixing engineer
- Margie Cates :
- Fiddle
- Marcy Cates :
- Fiddle
- Session Recording:
- Oct 26, 1970
- Studio :
- CBS Studios, New York City
- Session Overdubs:
- Jul 08, 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session More overdubs:
- July 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
- Session Mixing:
- July 1974
- Studio :
- Soundshop Recording Studios, Nashville, USA
Wild Life - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
2:32 • Demo • D • Home Recording
- Session Recording:
- Jun 06, 1971
- Studio :
- Campbeltown, Scotland
Bootlegs
Live performances
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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Hello. I would like to know who plays the violin in the Ernie Winfrey mixing version, which appears in the Venus and Mars 2014 recording. Thanks a lot. I love this song.
Roosevelt Rocha -- the twin fiddles on "Hey Diddle" were played by sisters Marcy and Margie Cates, who recorded as The Cates Sisters in addition to playing Nashville ses
Thanks @Steve, I didn't know that !!
Great sight and I love all the hard work. I think the Wingspan version was a home recording done outdoors.
Thanks @andrew ! Infos on Wingspan are sparse.. Thanks for this !