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John McVie | |
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_(Cropped).jpg) McVie in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Graham McVie |
| Born | 26 November 1945 Ealing, Middlesex, England |
| Genres | Rock, blues |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | Reprise, Blue Horizon |
| Formerly of | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers • Fleetwood Mac |
John Graham McVie (born 26 November 1945)[1] is a British bass guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock bands John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers from 1964 to 1967 and Fleetwood Mac since 1967. His surname, combined with that of drummer Mick Fleetwood, was the source for the band's name.
He joined Fleetwood Mac shortly after its formation by guitarist Peter Green in 1967, replacing temporary bass guitarist Bob Brunning. McVie and Fleetwood are the only two members of the group to appear on every Fleetwood Mac release, and for over fifty years have been the group's last remaining original (or almost original in McVie's case) members.
In 1968, McVie married blues pianist and singer Christine Perfect, who became a member of Fleetwood Mac two years later. John and Christine McVie divorced in 1976, but continued working together professionally. During this time the band recorded the album Rumours, a major artistic and commercial success that borrowed its title from the turmoil in McVie's and other band members' marriages and relationships.
McVie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1586. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.