The music of Fleetwood Mac hasn’t only had a profound impact on the band members and their fans. Like all art, it also reflects the inner lives of those who created it. And in the case of one song written by the late Christine McVie, she sought to pay tribute to her personal relationship with another musician who died in the early 1980s due to a tragic accident.
Christine McVie wasn’t part of Fleetwood Mac’s original line-up
Although not part of the original Fleetwood Mac line-up, McVie soon became an integral part of the band. She initially sat in as a session musician for the band’s second album, 1968’s Mr. Wonderful. But after marrying the band’s bass guitarist John McVie that same year, she left her previous band, Chicken Shack, in 1969 and became a full member of Fleetwood Mac in 1970.
Christine McVie stayed with the band until the mid-to-late 1990s.
Christine McVie wasn’t part of Fleetwood Mac’s original line-up
Although not part of the original Fleetwood Mac line-up, McVie soon became an integral part of the band. She initially sat in as a session musician for the band’s second album, 1968’s Mr. Wonderful. But after marrying the band’s bass guitarist John McVie that same year, she left her previous band, Chicken Shack, in 1969 and became a full member of Fleetwood Mac in 1970.
Christine McVie stayed with the band until the mid-to-late 1990s.
- 3/30/2023
- by Robert Yaniz Jr.
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Fleetwood Mac toiled for a decade before they achieved massive success by adding Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to the lineup. The duo provided the spark that helped the band explode in popularity. Twenty-five Fleetwood Mac songs landed on the Billboard singles chart, including nine in the top 10. Continuing without Christine McVie seems unlikely, according to Mick Fleetwood, so those nine tunes, including Fleetwood Mac’s only No. 1 hit, could be their only top-10 songs. Let’s look at how they stack up.
Note: We ranked Fleetwood Mac’s nine top-10 songs based on weeks atop the Billboard singles chart and total weeks on the chart.
(l-r) Fleetwood Mac members John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham | Jon Levy/Afp via Getty Images 9. ‘Go Your Own Way’
Lindsey Buckingham said The Rolling Stones’ song “Street Fighting Man” inspired the drum beat for this song. The lyrics...
Note: We ranked Fleetwood Mac’s nine top-10 songs based on weeks atop the Billboard singles chart and total weeks on the chart.
(l-r) Fleetwood Mac members John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham | Jon Levy/Afp via Getty Images 9. ‘Go Your Own Way’
Lindsey Buckingham said The Rolling Stones’ song “Street Fighting Man” inspired the drum beat for this song. The lyrics...
- 2/26/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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