Obituary: Singer and songwriter Christine McVie, 79, known for her work with the group Fleetwood Mac, has died after a short illness. Fleetwood Mac was and remains one of the best known groups of the 1970s.
Born in Greenodd in the United Kingdom to a father who was a music teacher, McVie was a classically trained musician who performed under the name Christine Perfect with the British band Chicken Shack in the late 1960s.
She linked up with Fleetwood Mac after marrying its bass guitarist, John McVie, at a time when the band was being led by guitarist and founder Peter Green.
“Chicken Shack used to open for [Fleetwood Mac],” she told The Guardian in June 2022. “I got to know John, fell in love with him and it was just sensational and exciting. Fleetwood Mac were fantastic and really funny.”
The group underwent several member changes before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined in 1974 and the band shot to super stardom.
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