Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band that formed in London, England in 1967.[6] The group was started by Peter Green.[7] The original group included Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Jeremy Spencer and Bob Brunning.[7] In 1968 Danny Kirwan joined the band.[8] He was then an 18-year-old guitarist and singer.[8] Peter Green left and, in 1971 was replaced by Christine and John McVie plus Bob Welch.[9] When Welch left he was replaced by Americans Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.[7] The band became famous with the release of the album Fleetwood Mac.[7]
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 Fleetwood Mac in 1977. From left to right: Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham. | |
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Discography
Studio albums
- 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)
Fleetwood Mac Media
Peter Green, 18 March 1970
Mick Fleetwood, 18 March 1970
Jeremy Spencer, 18 March 1970
John McVie, 18 March 1970
Danny Kirwan, 18 March 1970
1977 trade ad for Rumours with Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on the Say You Will Tour, 2003
Fleetwood Mac in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 2009
Fleetwood Mac performing in Sacramento, California in 2014
References
- ↑ Fleetwood Mac at AllMusic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fleetwood Mac". Encyclopædia Britannica. (5 January 2015).
- ↑ Smith, Chris (2006). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Rock History: From Arenas to the Underground, 1974–80. Greenwood Press. pp. 88, 94–95, 215. ISBN 0-313-32937-0.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. p. 303. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.
- ↑ Bennun, David (13 February 2017). "How Fleetwood Mac Invented Goth". The Quietus. https://thequietus.com/articles/21749-fleetwood-mac-rumours-tusk-tango-in-the-night-anniversary-review. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ Donald Brackett, Fleetwood Mac: 40 Years of Creative Chaos (Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2007), p. 2
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and, ed. Jacqueline Edmondson (Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood, 2013), p. 450
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
