In late 1974, while Mick Fleetwood was scouting studios in Los Angeles, he was introduced to folk-rock duo Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Fleetwood Mac asked Buckingham to be their new lead guitarist, and Buckingham agreed on condition that Nicks would also join the band. Buckingham had ...
Green was Fleetwood Mac's first lead guitarist, writing the classics "Albatross," "Oh Well" and "Black Magic Woman," which was later a breakout hit for Santana. Born Peter Allen Greenbaum, he left the band in May 1970, a few months after an acid-drenched party at a hippie commune in ...
a stylistic shift from blues to rock, and even a challenge from a “fake Mac” claiming to be the band in concert. When guitarist-songwriter-vocalist Bob Welch became the latest member to pass through the Fleetwood Mac revolving door, drummer Mick Fleetwood and husband-and-wife duo John (on...
In 1977 when I was 18 years old, one of my singing idols was Stevie Nicks and the band Fleetwood Mac. Singing was and is a passion of mine. I joined a rock n' roll band and sang for many years. My husband was the lead guitarist in the band. Our band did not get a break even...
Put John McVie back together with his former Bluesbreakers bandmate (and future Rolling Stones guitarist) Mick Taylor, add Fleetwood Mac colleague Billy Burnette and the bright bluesy blasts of the Memphis Horns, then complete with a big-voiced unknown named Lola Thomas. Sounds like a recipe fo...
Buckingham, who graced the stage before a packed house, has still got it. The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter has won numerous accolades and awards over the course of his lengthy career. He's best known as guitarist and male lead singer for Fleetwood Mac and as a solo performer. And...
“It’s certainly been an interesting few years, starting with the whole Fleetwood Mac fiasco,” Buckingham, 72, told The Chronicle, calling from hishome in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Yet the songwriter, best known as the band’s lead guitarist and singer on the 40 mi...
Fleetwood Max was formed in 2007 by Guitarist / Vocalist and current Musical Director, David Epperson, Jr. (‘Lindsey Buckingham’) & Vocalist / Artistic Director, Sharon Epperson (‘Stevie Nicks’), at the urging of agent Richard Rubin. ...
It’s been a busy 24 hours for Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, who not only announced his first solo album in a decade with a corresponding nationwide tour, but also confirmed that he’s divorcing his wife. Let’s start with the music news: Buckingham will release his self-...
Put John McVie back together with his former Bluesbreakers bandmate (and future Rolling Stones guitarist) Mick Taylor, add Fleetwood Mac colleague Billy Burnette and the bright bluesy blasts of the Memphis Horns, then complete with a big-voiced unknown named Lola Thomas. Sounds like a recipe fo...