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This is the collection page for the profiles of all of the members of the English-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. They were active from 12 Aug 1967-2022.
Original 1967 Lineup:
As Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, the band made its debut at the British National Jazz & Blues Festival on 12 Aug 1967.
- Peter Green (1946-2020) - guitar
- Mick Fleetwood - drums
- Bob Brunning (1943-2011) - bass
- Jeremy Spencer - vocals
- Peter Green wrote the Fleetwood Mac song, "Black Magic Woman" in 1968, later made popular by the rock group "Santana".
Later Peter Green added:
- John McVie - bass, replaced Bob Brunning
- Danny Kirwan (1950-2018) - guitar
In May 1970, Peter Green and then in Feb 1971, Jeremy Spencer both left the band due to drugs and to follow their religious pursuits. The band added members:
- Bob Welch (1945-2012) - guitar and vocals
- Christine McVie (nee Perfect)(1943-2022) - who was married to John McVie 1968-1976) on keyboards and vocals officially joined the band in 1971 after being freed from her Chicken Shack contract. She previously released a solo album in 1970 and had been a session player on Fleetwood Mac albums.
In 1972, Kirwan was fired. The band added members:
- Bob Weston
- Dave Walker
Bob Weston was fired mid-tour for having an affair with Mick Fleetwood's then-wife, Jenny Boyd. The tour was canceled and while the band flew home to England, the group's manager, Clifford Davis, in a feeble attempt to satisfy the road crew stuck in the mid-west and to recoup projected tour funds for the remaining scheduled shows (because there was no tour insurance back then), recruited the band "Legs" to finish the 1974 tour and called the band "The New Fleetwood Mac". Davis' action led to fans demanding refunds for their tickets and court battles filed by the band against Clifford Davis.[1]
Dave Walker left in 1973. Then between Dec 1974 and Feb 1975, Bob Welch left.
On 31 Dec 1974, needing a new guitarist, Mick Fleetwood remembered the track "Frozen Love" from the 1973 Buckingham Nicks album while searching for a recording studio. He was at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California when, after auditioning, Mick asked Lindsay Buckingham to join the band, but Lindsay wouldn't join the band without his girlfriend Stevie Nicks. They both joined on 1 Jan 1975.[2] They added members:
- Lindsay Buckingham - guitar and vocals
- Stevie Nicks - vocals
1975 Lineup:
- Mick Fleetwood - drums
- John McVie - bass
- Christine McVie - keyboards/singer
- Lindsay Buckingham - guitar/singer
- Stevie Nicks - singer
This lineup was the most successful group and recorded the albums:
- Fleetwood Mac (1975)
- Rumours (1977) - Won Grammy Award for "Album of the Year".
- Tusk (1979) - The title cut was recorded with the USC Marching Band.
- Fleetwood Mac Live (1980)
- Mirage (1982)
- Tango In The Night (1987)
- The Dance (1997) - The album and two singles were nominated for Grammy Awards.[3]
Christine McVie retired in 1998 and left the band citing her fear of flying. She briefly came back in 2014. She passed away in 2022.
In 1998, Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[4]
There was a host of musicians who performed with the 1975 band lineup including:
- Billy Burnette (guitar and vocals - left to pursue an acting career)
- Rick Vito (guitar and vocals who also played with Roger McGuinn of The Byrds)
- Bekka Bramlett (daughter of Delaney & Bonnie)
- Dave Mason (founding member of Traffic)
Lindsey Buckingham was released from the band after he refused to sign on for a tour in 2018.
- Mike Campbell - from Tom Petty Band &
- Neil Finn - from Crowded House
...were hired to replace Buckingham.
- Mick Fleetwood has put the band on pause after the death of Christine McVie.
Sources
- ↑ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2022/11/30/fleetwood-mac-fake-1974-tour/?chrome=1
- ↑ Documentary: Sound City (2012), by Directed Dave Grohl with interview segments by Mick Fleetwood, Lindsay Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks (18:19).
- ↑ https://www.grammy.com/artists/fleetwood-mac/7759
- ↑ https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/fleetwood-mac
- Book: The Harmony Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, edited by Ray Bonds, Third Edition, Harmony Books, New York. Fleetwood Mac; pages 82-84. ISBN 0-517-54661-2.
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