I ENJOYED your article, 'Denny spreads his Wings again', about Denny Laine's return to England and his concert at The Platform. I am sure that the talented Mr Laine put on quite a show.
While the article focused on Mr Laine's unique accomplishments, I think that two facts should be presented to your readers. First, Denny Laine was the only member of Wings who was there from the first day of the band in 1971 until the last day in 198
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Second, while the article mentioned Laine doing lead vocals on the Moody Blues' 'Go Now', it should be noted that Laine's performance on this classic hit landed him the job with Wings.
'Go Now' was always Paul McCartney's favourite song of all-time, so when he decided to form a new band in 1971, his old buddy Denny Laine was first person invited to join the band.
I started my blog, www.BeatlesAnecdotes.com, during the McCartney/Mills divorce proceedings with the intention of giving Beatles fans a positive article to read each day about the Fab Four, instead of the sensationalised articles on the controversial divorce.
I mentioned something on my blog article that your readers may not know about 'Mull of Kintyre'. While your article stated that the song was the best-selling single in UK history for seven years and remains the best selling non-charity song in history, the song was virtually invisible here in the US. It did crack the Billboard top 40 chart, but only reached as high as 33 and then disappeared.
As a result, McCartney does not play the song on concert dates in the US, but does so over the border in Canada.
As an American, I cannot believe the song did not do well here and that it still remains unknown some 30 years later.
John Horan
Longmeadow
Massachusetts
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