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• Paul McCartney performed at the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony February 8. McCartney was joined onstage by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on drums, for a performance of "I Saw Her Standing There." McCartney is nominated for two awards, Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.Billboard: McCartney, Radiohead To Rock Grammy Telecast (January 26, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Performed at the 51st Grammy Awards
  2. Location: Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
  3. Telecast: February 8, 2009 8PM EST on CBS
  4. McCartney is nominated for two awards
  5. Grohl named “special guest drummer” for the evening's performanceBillboard: McCartney, Radiohead To Rock Grammy Telecast (January 26, 2009)
  6. McCartney and Grohl may play a song from The Fireman's Electric Arguments album
  7. In 2006 McCartney performed on the Grammys for the first time in his careerMTV.com: Kelly Clarkson, Sir Paul To Make Grammy Performance Debuts (February 2, 2006)
  8. He performed "Fine Line," "Helter Skelter'" and "Yesterday"EW.com: Dance to the Music (February 9, 2006)
  9. Joined onstage by Linkin Park and Jay-Z during "Yesterday"EW.com: Dance to the Music (February 9, 2006)

• Other Performers

  This will be McCartney's second time performing at the Grammys. His first appearance was in 2006. Other acts performing at this year's ceremony include U2, Radiohead, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Kid Rock, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.Rolling Stone: U2, Kid Rock, Plant & Krauss, Rihanna Added as Grammy Performers (January 29, 2009)

• Paul McCartney Facts

  1. Hometown: Liverpool, England
  2. Years active: 1957-present
  3. The Beatles: 1960-1970
  4. Wings solo project: 1970s
  5. Solo: 1980s-present
  6. Knighted: 1998
  7. Has won multiple Grammys
  8. Acknowledged by Guinness World Records as the most successful songwriter in pop music history
  9. Performing at the 2009 Coachella Festival

  
  

  
  

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