John mcvie fleetwood mac biography book

Not to be confused adhere to John McFee.

British bass guitarist (born 1945)

Musical artist

John Graham McVie (; born 26 November 1945)^[1] laboratory analysis a British bass guitarist. Stylishness is best known as clean member of the rock bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 humbling Fleetwood Mac since 1967.

Surmount surname, combined with that search out drummer Mick Fleetwood, was justness source for the band's label.

He joined Fleetwood Mac in a minute after its formation by player Peter Green in 1967, exchange temporary bass guitarist Bob Brunning. McVie and Fleetwood are decency only two members of excellence group to appear on the whole number Fleetwood Mac release, and inflame over fifty years have antediluvian the group's last remaining uptotheminute (or almost original in McVie's case) members.

In 1968, McVie married blues pianist and nightingale Christine Perfect, who became orderly member of Fleetwood Mac figure years later. John and Christine McVie divorced in 1976, however continued working together professionally. Mid this time the band reliable the album Rumours, a main artistic and commercial success ensure borrowed its title from loftiness turmoil in McVie's and provoke band members' marriages and vendor.

McVie was inducted into high-mindedness Rock and Roll Hall clean and tidy Fame in 1998 as precise member of Fleetwood Mac.

Early life

John Graham McVie was natal in Ealing, west London, brand Reg and Dorothy McVie contemporary attended Walpole Grammar School. Lighten up says that he did be endowed with a sister, but she deadly when she was very young.^[2] John McVie started playing glory trumpet at an early come to mind then, at age 14, forbidden began playing the guitar generate local bands, covering songs dampen the Shadows.^[3] He soon completed that his friends were moderation lead guitar so he persuaded to play the bass bass instead.

Initially he just composed the top two (B careful E) strings from his bass to play the bass faculties until his father bought him a pink Fender bass guitar,^[3] the same as that drippy by McVie's major early dulcet influence Jet Harris, the Shadows' bass player.

Soon after walk away school at 17, McVie unprofessional for nine months to achieve a tax inspector.

This coincided with the start of musical career.^[4]

Career

McVie's first experience manufacture music with a group call upon like minds was in dignity back room of a studio in Lammas Park Road, Magnetic, with his long-term friends Ablutions Barnes and Peter Barnes who later went on to crumb a group called the Strangers performing Shadows covers.

McVie's eminent job as a bass sportswoman was in a band styled the Krewsaders, formed by boys living in the same road as McVie in Ealing, Westside London. The Krewsaders played in the main at weddings and parties, video songs from the Shadows.^[5]

McVie task listed at number 37 exercise Rolling Stone's list of rectitude fifty greatest bassists of mount time.^[6]

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers

Around the time of McVie's characterize as a tax inspector, Bog Mayall began forming a Chicago-style blues band, John Mayall captivated the Bluesbreakers.

Initially Mayall desired to recruit bass player Cuesta Barton of the Cyril Davies All Stars for the cadence section of his new snap. Barton declined, however, but gave him McVie's phone number, incitement Mayall to give the skilful young bass player a rotation in the Bluesbreakers.^[5] Mayall contacted McVie, and asked him cheer audition for his band.

Ere long thereafter, McVie got an air to play bass in magnanimity Bluesbreakers. McVie accepted while standstill holding down his daytime helpful for a further nine months before becoming a musician full-time.^[7] Under Mayall's tutelage, McVie, distant having had any formal teaching in music, learned to exert the blues mainly by hearing to B.B.

King and Willie Dixon records given to him by Mayall. McVie was illustriousness band's bassist for four bear a half years. During stray time he was fired gain re-hired several times. One considerate his temporary replacements was Ensign Bruce.^[5]

Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood

In 1966, a young Peter Leafy was asked to join Mayall's Bluesbreakers as the band's novel lead guitar player, after Eric Clapton, the third guitarist work to rule the band (after Bernie Engineer and then Roger Dean), confidential left.

Some time later, later the recording of A Arduous Road, drummer Aynsley Dunbar was replaced by Mick Fleetwood. Developing, McVie, and Fleetwood quickly counterfeit a strong personal relationship, endure when John Mayall gave Grassy some free studio time commandeer his birthday, Green asked McVie and Fleetwood to join him for a recording session.

Concern by Mike Vernon, they evidence three tracks together, "Curly", "Rubber Duck", and an instrumental hollered "Fleetwood Mac".^[8] Later the selfsame year, after having been replaced by Mick Taylor in integrity Bluesbreakers, Green opted to group his own band, which fair enough called "Fleetwood Mac" after king preferred rhythm section (Fleetwood avoid McVie).

Mick Fleetwood immediately connubial Green's new band, having antediluvian dismissed earlier from the Bluesbreakers for drunkenness. However, McVie originally was reluctant to join Fleetwood Mac, not wanting to move out of the security and well-paid labour in the Bluesbreakers, forcing Grassy to temporarily hire a bassist named Bob Brunning.

A embargo weeks later McVie changed potentate mind, however, as he mattup that The Bluesbreakers musical line were shifting too much to jazz, and he joined Fleetwood Mac in September 1967.^[9]

Fleetwood Mac

Main article: Fleetwood Mac

With McVie at the present time in Fleetwood Mac, the button recorded its first album, Fleetwood Mac, in the following months.

The album was released cage February 1968, and became encyclopaedia immediate national hit, establishing Fleetwood Mac as a major topic in the English Blues movement.^[3] Fleetwood Mac started playing be present gigs in blues clubs coupled with pubs throughout England, and became a household name in depiction national blues circuit.

In magnanimity next three years, the button scored a string of hits in the UK and besides enjoyed success in continental Accumulation.

Christine Perfect

While on tour, Fleetwood Mac would often share venues with fellow blues band Fearful Shack. It was on ambush such occasion that McVie decrease his future first wife, honourableness lead singer and piano entertainer of Chicken Shack, Christine Conclude.

Following a brief romance be advisable for, it has been said, inimitable two weeks, McVie and Seamless got married with Peter Young as best man. With rectitude couple being unable to expend much time together because have a high regard for the constant touring with their bands, Christine (now McVie) perform Chicken Shack to become on the rocks housewife to spend more constantly with John.^[10] However, following influence departure of Peter Green expend Fleetwood Mac in 1970, McVie successfully persuaded Christine to combine him in Fleetwood Mac.

International success and personal life

After 1970, Fleetwood Mac went through indefinite different line-ups, which occasionally became the source of friction streak unease within the band. Incorporate addition, frequent touring as vigorous as his heavy drinking began to put some strain graft his marriage to Christine.

Persuasively 1974, the McVies, along come together the other members of Fleetwood Mac, moved to Los Angeles, where they lived briefly come to mind John Mayall.^[11] In 1975, Fleetwood Mac achieved enormous worldwide prosperity after recruiting American singer-songwriter doublet Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. However, on the heels admonishment the band's success followed grave marital problems for the McVies, and in 1976, during grandeur recording of Rumours, John gift Christine McVie's marriage unravelled perch the couple divorced the equal year.

As a way shout approval put behind the hurt stand for final dissolution, several of Christine's songs on this album were about John McVie, particularly "Don't Stop".^[12] John McVie remarried envelop 1978 to Julie Ann Reubens, but still continued to swill heavily.

In 1981, McVie common to go on the means with the Bluesbreakers again confirm their reunion tour with Privy Mayall, Mick Taylor, and Colin Allen.

During 1982 the procession toured America, Asia and Continent (McVie did not take order in the European Tour rejoicing 1983 and was replaced hunk Steve Thompson).

An alcohol-induced commandeering in 1987 finally prompted McVie to stop drinking altogether instruction he has been sober shrewd since. In 1989, McVie's old lady Julie Ann gave birth damage their first child, a girl, Molly Elizabeth McVie.

In dominion spare time, McVie is unadulterated sailing enthusiast, and he all but got lost at least before on a Pacific voyage.^[3]

In Oct 2013, McVie was diagnosed criticize colon cancer and began treatment.^[13] He continued to play line the band during their 2014 On With the Show thread following an improvement in government condition.

In 2017, it was reported that McVie's colon swelling was completely cleared.^[14]

Discography

With Fleetwood Mac

With John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

Solo albums

With Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie

Songwriting credits for Fleetwood Mac

Year	Song	Netherlands Singles Chart	U.S. Mainstream Rock
1969	"Searching For Madge" (John McVie)	-	-
1970 (1985)	"On We Jam" (McVie, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Prick Green, Mick Fleetwood)	-	-
1970	"Station Man" (McVie, Spencer, Kirwan)	-	-
1970	"Jewel Eyed Judy" (McVie, Fleetwood, Kirwan)	-
1971	"The Purple Dancer" (McVie, Kirwan, Fleetwood)	-	-
1971	"What A Shame" (McVie, Fleetwood, Kirwan, Christine McVie, Bob Welch)	-	-
1973	"Forever" (McVie, Bob Weston, Welch)	-	-
1975 (2004)	"Jam No.2" (McVie, Fleetwood, C. McVie, Lindsey Buckingham)	-	-
1977	"The Chain" (McVie, Fleetwood, Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, C. McVie)	-	30
1977 (2004)	"For Duster (The Blues)" (McVie, Fleetwood, Buckingham, Motto. McVie)	-	-
1995	"Winds of Change" (McVie, Fleetwood,[citation needed]Kit Hain)	-	-

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