Paul McCartney had died and been replaced by a lookalike, Radio X looks at one of the strangest stories in rock music.

In the fall of 1969, a real-life tragedy came out of the decidedly not-real-life conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney was dead.

In 1969, The Beatles were the most influential band in the world, dominating charts and shaping pop culture. That same year, the infamous “Paul is Dead” hoax emerged, sending fans into a frenzy ...