Fleetwood Mac
British-American rock band
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band that formed in London, England in 1967.[1] The group was started by Peter Green.[2] The original group included Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Jeremy Spencer and Bob Brunning.[2] In 1968 Danny Kirwan joined the band.[3] He was then an 18-year-old guitarist and singer.[3] Peter Green left and, in 1971 was replaced by Christine and John McVie plus Bob Welch.[4] When Welch left he was replaced by Americans Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.[2] The band became famous with the release of the album Fleetwood Mac.[2]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Rock, pop, soft rock, blues rock (earlier material) |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Labels | Blue Horizon, Epic, Reprise, Warner Bros., Sire, CBS Europe, Epic, Sanctuary |
| Associated acts | John Mayall's Bluesbreakers Eddie Boyd Chicken Shack Buckingham Nicks |
| Website | www.fleetwoodmac.com |
| Members | Stevie Nicks Mick Fleetwood John McVie Christine McVie Lindsey Buckingham |
DiscographyEdit
Studio albumsEdit
- Fleetwood Mac (1968)
- Mr. Wonderful (1968)
- Then Play On (1969)
- Kiln House (1970)
- Future Games (1971)
- Bare Trees (1972)
- Penguin (1973)
- Mystery to Me (1973)
- Heroes Are Hard to Find (1974)
- Fleetwood Mac (1975)
- Rumours (1977)
- Tusk (1979)
- Mirage (1982)
- Tango in the Night (1987)
- Behind the Mask (1990)
- Time (1995)
- Say You Will (2003)
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Donald Brackett, Fleetwood Mac: 40 Years of Creative Chaos (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2007), p. 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and, ed. Jacqueline Edmondson (Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood, 2013), p. 450
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tim Sommer (November 2, 2015). "For Your (Re)Consideration: Danny Kirwan, the Sad, Beautiful Ghost of Fleetwood Mac". Observer. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ Rolling Stone (June 7, 2012). "Former Fleetwood Mac Member Bob Welch Dead at 65". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
