Paul Bearers

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Is your name Paul? Yes? That's great news, because you must be a pop star in waiting. More pop stars have been called Paul than any other name. From McCartney to Weller, people called Paul have appeared on 57 No.1 singles since the UK chart began in 1953, according to Yahoo! Music. John was the second most common name for chart-toppers, with the likes of Lennon and Queen bassist Deacon appearing on 54 best-selling songs. David was third (whew!) thanks to the success of artists like Bowie, while Brian - as in May and McFadden - came fourth. George Harrison, George Michael and Boy George helped their name into fifth place.

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Pop Star(bucks) Role For Sir Paul McCartney

Pointing out stories you may have missed. We'll drink to this idea – with our coffee cups. Sir Paul McCartney has been named as the first signing to the music label of coffee house chain Starbucks. The company announced plans last week to sign established and new acts to Hear Music, which has previously released albums of licensed songs.
Its biggest success to date has been the Grammy-winning `Genius Loves Company’ album of Ray Charles duets. Sir Paul is now in the fifth decade of a successful music career, which began with The Beatles in the 1960s. It is expected that his new album will be in the shops in early June.
Glen Barros, president of Concord Music Group, which will partner Hear Music, said recording artists should be attracted by the idea of a built-in audience in Starbucks, particularly at a time when digital downloading has created "a stressful time for the music industry".

News source: BBC.