I can do either (or both). Which would you like?
- A concise timeline of Paul McCartney’s public events and appearances after 1966 — a short, date-ordered list of documented public appearances, recording-session activity, interviews and live events (with citations) that show McCartney’s activity following the Beatles’ 1966 touring stop.
- A focused list of original 1969 press items and radio transcripts — the earliest newspaper stories, campus-press items, radio-station transcripts and widely-cited pieces that reported or propagated the "Paul Is Dead" rumour, presented with dates and source citations/links.
Before I compile material, a quick note on scope and sources (so I gather what you want):
- Output format: Do you want a short, single-page list (10–20 items) or a detailed annotated list with full quotations and archive links?
- Primary vs secondary sources: For the 1969-rumour list I can prioritize primary contemporaneous items (newspaper clippings, college paper articles, contemporaneous radio transcripts/airchecks) and complement them with respected secondary accounts (books, reputable newspapers, Beatles historians). For the timeline I’ll use session logs, contemporary press interviews, and major press coverage (The New York Times, Beatles' official chronology/BeatlesBible, Rolling Stone, etc.).
- Delivery detail: I can provide direct links to digitized archives where available (e.g., newspaper archives, BBC, university archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame materials) and include precise citation lines (publication name, date, headline/author).
Suggested next steps — pick one:
- If you pick the timeline: I will produce a concise, dated list (1966–1970, extendable) of Paul McCartney’s public events/appearances (studio sessions, interviews, public performances, press conferences) each with a citation/link. Example items include (illustrative only): Beatles press events and studio sessions in 1967–1969, McCartney interviews, the Beatles rooftop concert (1969) and subsequent public appearances.
- If you pick the 1969 press items: I will compile an ordered list of original 1969 items that reported the rumour — with dates and links where available. Items will include the earliest campus/newspaper articles and the prominent radio-airplay episodes that fueled the spread, plus contemporaneous major-press coverage that documented or reacted to the story.
Reply with which option you want and your preferences on depth (brief list vs annotated archive-level detail) and I’ll prepare the sourced list. If you want both, say so and I’ll deliver them sequentially.