Linda McCartney was an American musician and photographer born in New York City who began her public career as a photographer in the 1960s and became a performing musician in the early 1970s as a member of the rock band Wings, working within rock and pop genres. Her musical output comprised straightforward rock and pop arrangements often featuring keyboards and backing vocals, and over the course of her career she balanced performing with photography, publishing and advocacy related to vegetarianism and animal welfare.
