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Fleetwood Mac went through many personnel changes, losing multiple lead guitarists (including Peter Green) and gaining blues singer Christine McVie (John McVie's wife). When American guitarist Bob Welch joined them, the band adopted more of a southern California country rock sound, still tempered by the blues influence of the British members.
In late 1974, Bob Welch left the band, and Mick Fleetwood was left to fill the vacancy. To show Mick Fleetwood his mixing skills, Keith Olsen played a track for Fleetwood titled "Frozen Love", which he had mixed for Buckingham Nicks.(Album Title: Buckingham Nicks PD 5058, Released in September 1973) Having heard guitarist Lindsey Buckingham's guitar skills, he asked Buckingham to join the band. Buckingham agreed, on the condition that his musical partner and girlfriend Stevie Nicks also be invited to the band.
In 1975, the new lineup released the eponymous Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac (sometimes referred to as The White Album was released by the band Fleetwood Mac in 1975. see 1975 in music). The album peaked at number one on the Billboard charts (where it remained for only one week, but set a record for most weeks on the. The album became a huge hit, and the group was catapulted into stardom. But in 1976See also 1975 in music, other events of 1976, 1977 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 7 Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation, with the success of the band also came the end of John and Christine McVie's marriage, as well as Buckingham and Nicks' longtime romantic relationship. Huge additional pressures were placed on the band to release a followup album, which, when combined with the newly found wealth, led to large amounts of drug and alcohol consumption.
The resulting album was Rumours in 1977See also 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events In this year, the St. Magnus Festival was founded in Orkney by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Perhaps most important is the release of several p, in which the band laid bare the emotional turmoil of the time. It became the best selling album of its time, selling over 18 million copies worldwide. The RIAA certified Rumours as a diamond album .
The band would release further albums, including the quirky double album Tusk in 1979, a live album ( Live , 1980) and the more conventional Mirage before going on a hiatus, allowing for the solo careers of Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie. They would record one more album ( Tango In The Night, 1987) before Buckingham officially quit the band.
Fleetwood Mac added guitarists Billy Burnette and Rick Vito and recorded more albums through the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Buckingham/Nicks/McVie(s)/Fleetwood lineup would reunite from time to time in the 1990s. The first time was for the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, who had made Fleetwood Mac's Don't Stop his campaign song. The second time was for a live concert in Los Angeles which resulted in the album The Dance. The band released its latest album, Say You Will in 2003 without Christine McVie.