After the Beatles, Paul McCartney formed which band?

• A. Wings
• B. The Traveling Wilburys
• C. Badfinger
• D. The Quarrymen

Answer: (A)

After the Beatles, Paul McCartney started a new group called Wings, often billed as Paul McCartney and Wings. He formed it in 1971 with his wife Linda McCartney and guitarist Denny Laine, using Wings as his vehicle for solo material outside the Beatles. The band went on to produce big hits such as Band on the Run and Live and Let Die, helping establish McCartney as a successful solo artist. The other options don’t fit this scenario: The Traveling Wilburys came later as a separate supergroup; Badfinger was an independent band connected with Apple Records but not formed by McCartney; The Quarrymen was the teen skiffle group McCartney played with before the Beatles. Wings is the band he formed after the Beatles.