Capitol Records. (cropped by Spinoziano) · Public domain

McCartney built a career as a photographer before she was known as a musician, becoming the unofficial house photographer of New York's Fillmore East and the first woman to have a photograph on the cover of Rolling Stone; her images of musicians hang in the Victoria and Albert Museum. After marrying Paul McCartney, she taught herself keyboards and became a founding member of Wings, playing and recording with the band for its entire run. She was also a committed animal rights activist and a bestselling vegetarian cookbook author.