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Christine McVie. Everywhere, Little Lies, Don’t Stop, You Make Loving Fun – the band’s greatest joie de vivre was invariably channelled by her.

Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks in Fleetwood Mac.Indeed, the two Fleetwood Mac songbirds forged an instant bond when Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined the group alongside McVie, her then-husband John McVie and Mick Fleetwood in 1974.But first, Nicks had to pass a chemistry test with McVie at a New Year’s dinner at the Mexican restaurant El Carmen in Los Angeles that Fleetwood arranged.According to Lesley-Ann Jones’ new biography “Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie, the Black Magic Woman” instantly clicked with her future bandmate over tacos and tequila.“It was critical that I got on with [Stevie],” McVie says in “Songbird.” “Because I’d never played with another girl. But I liked her instantly.

Stereophonic,” this year’s Tony Award winner for Best Play, and its landlord, the Shubert Organization, are being sued by writers Steven Stiefel and Ken Caillat, the Fleetwood Mac sound engineer/producer, who claim the popular show ripped off their 2012 book, “Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album.”The pissed-off pair filed their lawsuit on Oct. 1 in Manhattan federal court.

Mick Fleetwood has paid tribute to late English blues pioneer John Mayall – see what Fleetwood had to say below.Yesterday (July 24), it was revealed that Mayall had died at the age of 90, shortly before he was due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. During his lengthy and illustrious career, Mayall gave many young musicians such as Fleetwood, John McVie, Eric Clapton and more, a platform through his band the Blues Breakers.Following Mayall’s death, Mick Fleetwood has now shared a post honouring and remembering his late musical collaborator.

It is with heavy hearts that we bear the news that John Mayall passed away peacefully in his California home yesterday,…Posted by John Mayall on Tuesday, July 23, 2024Often heralded as ‘The Godfather of British Blues’, Mayall was a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a love of American blues and jazz and a keen sense for spotting young talent, often giving them a platform through his band the Blues Breakers.Born in America, Mayall relocated to London in the early ’60s and launched the Blues Breakers – then stylised as Bluesbreakers – in 1963, through which he pioneered the British blues and rock scene.During the 1960s, the group would include a revolving door of rock royalty – many of whom would go on to become icons in their own rights – such as Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Aynsley Dunbar and future Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor.In the early 1970s, Mayall returned to America, where he would continue working with rising talents. Experimenting with elements of jazz, funk and rock into his blues sound, he had collaborated with the likes of Paul Butterfield, Patti Smith, Canned Heat’s Larry Taylor and Harvey Mandel, Jesse Ed Davis, Rick Vito, Freebo, and more.In 2005, Mayall was appointed as an OBE (Officer of the British Empire).

John Mayall, the newly minted Rock and Roll Hall of Famer whose group the Blues Breakers helped nurture many British music legends including Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor and several future members of Fleetwood Mac, died Monday in California. He was 90.

John Mayall, often referred to the “godfather of the British blues,” whose bands of the late ’60s and early ‘70s featured some of the most notable rock instrumentalists of the era, died Monday at home in California, according to a statement posted by his family on his social media accounts. He was 90.Among the fans and organizations posting condolences was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which was set to induct him into its ranks in October.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mick Fleetwood recently told Mojo magazine that he’d love to see his “Fleetwood Mac” band members Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham find “healing.” Fleetwood appeared to be interested in getting the band back together, but several hurdles exist, such as the death of original member Christine McVie in November 2022. “It’s no secret, it’s no tittle-tattle that there is a brick wall there emotionally,” Fleetwood said of Buckingham and Nicks. “Stevie’s able to speak clearly about how she feels and doesn’t feel, as does Lindsey.

Vulture on Monday about the difficulty she foresees going onstage with the band’s current lineup, including Nicks, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and newer addition Mike Campbell. “We did go out on the road and do a year-and-a-half tour with Neil Finn and Mike Campbell. We had a really great time and it was a huge tour.

The songbird is still singing. Stevie Nicks opened up about how she’s been coping after Christine McVie’s death — and gave Taylor Swift a shout-out in the process.

Christine McVie‘s cause of death has been revealed. On Nov. 30, the Fleetwood Mac singer died of an ischaemic stroke, according to her death certificate, which was obtained by The Blast.

Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie died of an “ischemic stroke”, it has been revealed.The British singer-songwriter died in November following a “short illness” at the age of 79. Her death certificate, obtained and shared by US outlets, listed the stroke as one of the primary causes of her death, alongside “atrial fibrillation” and “large atrial thrombus”. According to the NHS, ischemic strokes are the most common type of stroke and occur “when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain”.

Christine McVie's cause of death has been revealed. On Nov.

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie died of an ischaemic stroke, according to a death certificate obtained by The Blast. The document also said she had been diagnosed with “metastatic malignancy of unknown primary origin,” or cancer that where a tumor is not detected.

Ellise Shafer SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Episode 9 of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” titled “Feels Like the First Time.” At the beginning of Episode 9 of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” viewers are greeted by a needle drop that may seem too good to be true: As Daisy (Riley Keough) wakes up from almost overdosing the night before, Fleetwood Mac’s “Gold Dust Woman” starts to play. As the mystical track builds, Daisy realizes that her husband, Nicky (Gavin Drea), abandoned her while she was near death, leaving Daisy in the arms of Billy (Sam Claflin), her bandmate and frequent temptation. While Stevie Nicks sings “is it over now, do you know how?/ Pick up the pieces and go home,” Daisy yells at Nicky to “pack his shit up” and leave while the rest of the Six (Suki Waterhouse, Will Harrison, Josh Whitehouse and Sebastian Chacon) form a united front behind her.

is the captivating limited series chronicling the meteoric rise and fall of the titular rock band as they release their first album and embark on a massive tour before internal conflicts drive them apart. The show stars Riley Keough as Daisy Jones, with Sam Caflin as Billy Dunne, Suki Waterhouse as Karen Sirko, Will Harrison as Graham Dunne, Josh Whitehouse as Eddie Roundtree and Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rojas. Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid's hit 2019 novel -- which was written as an oral history while the series is constructed as a music documentary -- the story set in the 1970s has drawn comparisons to the legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac, which has its own tumultuous history in addition to being one of the biggest bands for several decades around that time. While writing the book, the author «watched a lot of ,» Reid told about the hit VH1 docuseries, which featured an episode about Fleetwood Mac, whose mega-successful album,, was released in 1977, the same year as Daisy Jones & The Six's debut record, . «There are certainly parallels to draw,» said Harrison, who plays the band's guitarist and backup vocalist. Of course, most of the show's cast was born in the late-'80s, early-'90s, putting them at the tail end of the Millennial generation.

Lindsey Buckingham has shared a heartfelt tribute to his late Fleetwood Mac bandmate Christine McVie. The singer and keyboardist passed away on Wednesday following a short illness at the age of 79, prompting emotional tributes from her bandmates Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood. Lindsey added his tribute on Thursday by sharing a handwritten note on Instagram in which he praised his "soul mate" and "musical comrade".

As the world continues to mourn the sudden passing of Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie, we’re looking back on the time she disguised the true SHOCKING meaning of one of the band’s top hits from her fellow group member and husband!

Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie has died, aged 79.A statement on her official Facebook page reads: “On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it is with a heavy heart we are informing you of Christine’s death. She passed away peacefully at hospital this morning, Wednesday, 30 Nov 2022, following a short illness”.“She was in the company of her family”, it added.

band member and the woman behind some of the band’s biggest hits, died on Wednesday following a short illness, according to her family. She was 79. A on behalf of her family said, “We would like everyone to keep Christine in their hearts and remember the life of an incredible human being, and revered musician who was loved universally.”A singer-songwriter, McVie wrote several of the band's biggest hits, including “Over My Head,” “Don't Stop,” and “You Make Loving Fun.” Fleetwood Mac also released a statement on Twitter, saying:This content can also be viewed on the site it from.She was born Christine Perfect, and married Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie in 1968, two years before she joined the group (they were divorced in 1976).

Farewell to an icon. Christine McVie, the longtime keyboardist and co-lead vocalist of Fleetwood Mac, has died. She was 79.