Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac remain one of the most beloved bands of the classic rock era. Formed in 1967 by members of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, the group initially included Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer. Later members included Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

After establishing themselves as one of the most successful groups of the British blues boom with their hit single ‘Albatross’, Fleetwood Mac continued on their upward trajectory while undergoing various personnel changes. Following Peter Green’s departure in 1970, the band recruited John McVie’s wife, the keyboardist and vocalist Christine McVie. On relocating to the United States in 1974, they welcomed Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.

Nicks and Buckingham’s entry marked the start of a new chapter for Fleetwood Mac, with the group embracing the pop sensibilities that would come to define ‘Rumours’. Crafted amidst various breakups and backstabbing, the album won the band a Grammy Award for ‘Album of the Year’. It remains their most celebrated and popular record.

In 1979, Fleetwood Mac threw a curve ball with the markedly left-field ‘Tusk’, after which various members of the band began pursuing separate solo careers. Stevie Nicks was the most successful off the bat, reaching number one with her 1981 album ‘Bella Donna’. Buckingham also bagged a top-ten single with ‘Trouble’. Following the release of 1982’s ‘Mirage’ and 1987’s ‘Tango In The Night’, Buckingham left the group. It wouldn’t be until the late 1990s that the core members would reconvene for their live album, ‘The Dance’.

Mick Fleetwood, John Mcvie, Buckingham and Nicks returned to the studio in 2003 to make ‘Say You Will’, their first album in 16 years, but Christine McVie didn’t rejoin the group until 2014. There was talk of a new album, but it never arrived, though Buckingham and Christine McVie did release ‘Lindsay Buckingham/Christine McVie’ in 2017. McVie passed away in 2022.