THE funeral of renowned Northern Ireland guitarist Henry McCullough will take place on Friday in Coleraine.
The 72-year-old passed away peacefully at his home in Ballywindelland Road, Ballymoney on Tuesday, four years after a severe heart attack left him incapacitated.
A funeral service will be held in Wades Funeral Home in Coleraine at 10am and will be followed by cremation at Roselawn Crematorium, Belfast at 1pm.
Mourners are set to include respected musical figures Sir Paul McCartney, Van Morrison and Christy Moore.
Originally from Portstewart, McCullough spent 18 months touring and recording with Sir Paul McCartney's Wings, playing lead guitar on the James Bond theme 'Live and Let Die', but he is perhaps best known for his solo on the band's number one hit My Love.
In a distinguished career the guitarist, who also sang and wrote music, played with Joe Cocker and jammed with household names The Who and Jimi Hendrix. He became the first Irish musician to play Woodstock in 1969.
McCullough also played on Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
He continued to release solo albums and play shows throughout Europe in his later life and played one of his last live performances in a small rock club in Draperstown, Co Derry a year before suffering a heart attack.
A concert was held in Dublin in 2012, featuring artists such as Christy Moore, Declan Sinnott and Mick Flannery, to pay for his ongoing care.
Following his death on Tuesday a host of glowing tributes were paid to McCullough. Singer and musician Van Morrison said he would be "remembered for his long and productive career in music," while broadcaster Ralph McClean called him a "true Irish rock legend".
The guitarist leaves behind French wife Josie and son Jesse.
