David McCallum: father, son, Beatles & Led Zeppelin


O escocês David McCallum ficou famoso no mundo inteiro como o agente Illya Kuryakin da série O Agente da UNCLE (1964-1968). Mas ele era filho de músicos, estudou música e aprendeu a tocar oboé. Acabou virando ator. no auge da fama lançou dois álbuns orquestrais, A Part of Me e A Bit More of Me  (hoje disponíveis no Spotify).

Seu pai também se chamava David, e chegou a dirigir a Royal Philharmonic Orchestra em Londres. Era um grande violonista. Apesar de sua ligação com a música clássica, o pai do futuro agente da UNCLE participou de dois momentos icônicos da história do rock. Ele foi um dos 40 músicos da orquestra que acompanhou os Beatles na gravação da lendária música A Day in the Life. Alguns anos Mr McCallum sugeriu ao guitarrista Jimmy Page que tocasse sua guitarra com o arco do violino - o que se tornaria uma marca registrada da banda Led Zeppelin.


The Scotsman David McCallum became famous worldwide as the agent Illya Kuryakin in the series The Man From UNCLE (1964-1968). But he was the son of musicians, studied music and learned how to play the oboe. He recorded in the sixties the orchestral albuns A Part of Me and A Bit More of Me (both avaliable on Spotify).

His father, also called David, was called to leader of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. He was a great violin player. Despite their connection to classical music, the father of the future UNCLE agent participated in two iconic moments in rock history. He was one of 40 musicians in the orchestra that played with the Beatles in the legendary song A Day in the Life. Some years after this, Mr McCallum Senior gave Jimmy Page the idea of playing the guitar with a violin bow - later a trademark of the band Led Zeppelin.


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