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Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in London in 1967 by guitarist and singer Peter Green.Green named the band by combining the surnames of drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, who have remained with the band throughout its many line-up changes.
Fleetwood Mac – Named after members, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Florence + The Machine – The name of Florence and the Machine is attributed to front-woman Florence Welch's teenage collaboration with keyboardist and co-writer Isabella "Machine" Summers. Welch and Summers performed together for a time under the names of "Florence Robot ...
The band's first album, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, was released in 1968, and the band toured the United States for the first time, though Green was reluctant to do so for fear of gun crime. [18] Upon their return, they recorded a second album, Mr. Wonderful under simply "Fleetwood Mac" with Green's name dropped. [19]
Fleetwood Mac became transatlantic in 1971; Welch was the first American musician to join the band, and Future Games was its first album that charted higher in the U.S. than in the U.K., a trend ...
D Dipasupil/FilmMagic Fleetwood Mac's groundbreaking 1977 album Rumours celebrates the 48th anniversary of its historic release on February 4. The record stands as a testament to the power of band ...
Cate Blanchett’s new film “Rumours” took its name from the iconic Fleetwood Mac album, it was revealed on Sunday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference. The dark comedy, directed by Guy ...
The 1974–1987 lineup of Fleetwood Mac reunited for a performance at Bill Clinton's inauguration on 20 January 1993. [18] Nicks and Burnette left the band shortly thereafter, with Bekka Bramlett and Dave Mason , respectively, replacing the departed members later in the year.
Peter Allen Greenbaum (29 October 1946 – 25 July 2020), [1] [2] known professionally as Peter Green, was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. [3] Green founded Fleetwood Mac in 1967 after a stint in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and quickly established the new band as a popular live act in addition to a successful recording act, before departing in 1970.