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"Paul is dead" is an urban legend and conspiracy theory alleging that English musician Paul McCartney of the Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. The rumour began circulating in 1966, gaining broad popularity in September 1969 following reports on American college campuses.
Russel James Gibb (June 15, 1931 [1] – April 30, 2019) was an American rock concert promoter, school teacher and disc jockey from Dearborn, Michigan, best known for his role in the "Paul is dead" phenomenon, a story he broke on radio station WKNR-FM in Dearborn, [2] and as the owner of the Grande Ballroom, a major rock music venue in Detroit.
Roby Yonge (July 25, 1943 – July 18, 1997) was an American radio DJ, most notable in the 1960s.He was best known for being fired from New York City station WABC in 1969, after he reported over the air that the singer Paul McCartney might have died, circulating the now infamous Paul is Dead folktale saga and conspiracy theory.
On 8 January 1992, Headline News almost became the victim of a death hoax. A man phoned HLN claiming to be President George H. W. Bush's physician, alleging that Bush had died following an incident in Tokyo where he vomited and lost consciousness; however, before anchorman Don Harrison was about to report the news, executive producer Roger Bahre, who was off-camera, immediately yelled "No!
One of the tweets circulating suggested that government buildings in the UK were flying their flags at half-mast, leading many to believe the rumors that the monarch died.
The singer was reportedly suffering from 'severe health issues.'
Paul Mescal has realized that his mom may not be able to find humor in internet rumors like he does.. During an interview with GQ published Tuesday, reporter Gabriella Paiella asked Mescal about a ...
Gibb began telling his listeners about what he called "The Great Cover-up", [15] and listeners cited other alleged backmasked phrases, including "Paul is a dead man, miss him, miss him, miss him", on "I'm So Tired". [14] The "Paul is dead" rumor popularized the idea of backmasking in popular music. [7]