What started in England as a blues band on the heels of John.
HOW MANY FLEETWOOD MAC ALBUMS BEFORE LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM PLUS
Having relocated to Los Angeles, Fleetwood, McVie and his wife Christine (née Perfect, a singer and keyboard player who’d joined the band in 1970) brought in a new Californian guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham, plus his girlfriend, singer Stevie Nicks. Listen to My 80sography: Gary Langan (engineer/producer) (Pt 2, 1984-89) (Art Of Noise, Spandau Ballet, Public Image Ltd, Paul McCartney) and thirty-five. In fact, the history of Fleetwood Mac goes much deeper than Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. In the early 70s, Fleetwood Mac were in disarray. This is a GREAT, rare, 1997 Lindsey Buckingham interview (for Fleetwood Macs The Dance album) This is from E.No claim or copyright infringement intended. they recorded five songs together before Green suggested forming the band Fleetwood Mac. ‘Fleetwood Mac’ After Bob Welch departed in 1974, Fleetwood Mac needed a new guitarist and songwriter, and impressed by Lindsey Buckingham’s guitar solo on a track called ‘Frozen Love.
A fourth, Bob Weston, was also fired after he had an affair with Fleetwood’s wife. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks later joined the band. And a third guitarist, Danny Kirwan, was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after being fired in 1972. He later resurfaced as a member of American religious cult The Children Of God. A second guitarist, Jeremy Spencer, also afflicted by drug-related trauma, vanished 10 months later in the middle of a US tour, after saying he was popping out to get a magazine. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie are loath to dwell on FMs many past lives, but sitting in. Green quit the band in May 1970, his mental health damaged by drug use. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were about to do likewise. Green was so good that he’d been picked to replace Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (where he was later joined, albeit briefly, by Fleetwood and McVie), and his innovative style would inspire future generations of rock guitarists, from Tony Iommi and Gary Moore to Noel Gallagher. The band was named after drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie – partly as a ploy to persuade the latter to join – but the real star of the original band was guitarist/vocalist Peter Green.
Fleetwood Mac formed in London in 1967 at the height of the British blues-rock explosion. Honorees Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham perform onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honouring Fleetwood Mac at Radio City Music Hall on Januin New York City.