![]() Green joins early Fleetwood Mac members Danny Kirwan, Bob Brunning, Bob Welch, and Bob Weston in rock heaven, and the sad news of his death follows the announcements of two Peter Green tribute projects: a live album of Mick Fleetwood's all-star Peter Green tribute concert from earlier this year (with members of Metallica, Pink Floyd, The Who, Oasis, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, and more) and a yet-to-be-officially announced music/book project that also includes members of Metallica and Pink Floyd, as well as several others TBA. He's not just one of the greatest blues rock guitarists of all time, he's also an innovative singer/songwriter, and his contributions to Fleetwood Mac still influence new listeners today. All three of those musicians had previously played in the influential UK blues rock group John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (which at various points also included future Cream members Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce and future Rolling Stones member Mick Taylor), and Peter Green played a crucial role in beginning Fleetwood Mac as a blues rock band before taking them in a more psychedelic direction. ![]() He formed the band in 1967 with drummer Mick Fleetwood and soon recruited bassist John McVie, both of whom would take the band to stardom in the late '70s. This past weekend, we sadly had to say goodbye to original Fleetwood Mac leader Peter Green. ![]()
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