FLEETWOOD MAC on March 3, 2009 in St. Paul, MN at the Xcel Energy Center. Topics: Entertainment, Music Tags: Fleetwood Mac View |
John McVie Fleetwood Mac performing live at The Ahoy. Topics: Entertainment, Hollywood Tags: Fleetwood Mac View |
Fleetwood Mac are a British (United Kingdom)-American (United States of America) rock (rock music) band formed in 1967 in London.
The only member present in the band from the very beginning is its namesake drummer, Mick Fleetwood. Despite band founder Peter Green (Peter Green (musician)) naming the group by combining his two former bandmates surnames (from John Mayalls Bluesbreakers?it was actually the title Green had given to a demo recording they had recorded while in Mayalls band), bassist John McVie did not play on their first single nor at their first concerts. Keyboardist Christine McVie has, to date, appeared on all but two albums, either as a member or as a session musician. She also supplied the artwork for the album Kiln House.
The two most successful periods for the band were during the late 1960s British blues boom, when they were led by guitarist Peter Green, and from 1975 to 1987, with more pop (pop music)-orientation, featuring Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. The band enjoyed more modest success in the intervening period between 1971 and 1974, with the line-up including Bob Welch (Bob Welch (musician)), and also during the 1990s which saw more personnel changes before the return of Nicks and Buckingham in 1997, and more recently, the departure of Christine McVie.
Background: group_or_band
Origin: London, United Kingdom
Years Active: 1967-present
Genre: Rock (Rock music), pop rock, blues-rock
Associated Acts: John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Eddie Boyd, Chicken Shack, Buckingham Nicks
Website: www.fleetwoodmac.com/
Current Members: Lindsey Buckingham,Mick Fleetwood,John McVie,Stevie Nicks
Past Members: See: Personnel section (#Personnel)