All three guitarists left in succession during the early 1970s, to be replaced by guitarists Bob Welch and Bob Weston and vocalist Dave Walker. At this time it was primarily a British blues band, scoring a UK number one with “Albatross”, and also had other hits such as the singles “Oh Well” and “Man of the World”. Keyboardist Christine Perfect, who contributed as a session musician from the second album, married McVie and joined in 1970. Danny Kirwan joined as a third guitarist in 1968.
Bassist John McVie completed the lineup for their self-titled debut album. In 1998, select members of Fleetwood Mac were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.įleetwood Mac was founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer. They have sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands. Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967.
