John McVie

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John McVie with wife Christine, 1972
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John McVie with wife Christine, 1972

John Graham McVie (born November 26, 1945) is best known as the bass guitarist for the rock group Fleetwood Mac. He has been with the group from very soon after its formation in 1967 through to the present day. In 1968 he married blues pianist and singer Christine Perfect, who became a member of the band two years later, although they were divorced in 1977 during the making of the album Rumours.

McVie was born in Ealing in London, England and attended Walpole Grammar School. He joined John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in the early 1960s through which he forged a friendship with the so-called 'Godfather of British Blues'. In 1967 Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood, both Bluesbreakers alumni, formed Fleetwood Mac. Green named the band after his preferred rhythm section, meaning that he wanted McVie on bass, but at first McVie elected to stay with the Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac hired a temporary bassist, Bob Brunning. After just a few weeks, McVie changed his mind and joined Fleetwood Mac, and during the next three years they scored a string of hits in the UK and enjoyed great success in Europe. After Green's departure in 1970, the band's future was uncertain but they persevered through various line-up changes. In 1974, McVie moved with the other members of Fleetwood Mac to Los Angeles, and remained there until recently.

After the beginning of Fleetwood Mac's period of huge worldwide success, John McVie remarried in 1978, to Julie Ann Reubens, with whom he has a daughter, Molly McVie. In his spare time, McVie is a sailing enthusiast. A naturally reticent man, his involvement with Fleetwood Mac has been constant but notably low-key, despite the fact that the band takes the 'Mac' part of its name from him. He received co-writer credits for a very small number of tracks throughout the band's existence, including "Station Man" and "The Chain". In 1992, he released a solo project John McVie's Gotta Band, before reuniting with the Rumours-lineup for Bill Clinton's inaugural ball. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 along with some other members of Fleetwood Mac.

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Fleetwood Mac
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Members
John McVie - Mick Fleetwood - Stevie Nicks - Lindsey Buckingham
Former members: Christine McVie - Peter Green - Jeremy Spencer - Bob Brunning - Danny Kirwan
Bob Welch - Bob Weston - Dave Walker - Billy Burnette - Rick Vito - Dave Mason - Bekka Bramlett
Discography

Studio albums: Fleetwood Mac (1968) - Mr. Wonderful - English Rose - Then Play On - Kiln House - Future Games - Bare Trees - Penguin - Mystery to Me - Heroes Are Hard to Find - Fleetwood Mac (1975) - Rumours - Tusk - Mirage - Tango in the Night - Behind the Mask - Time - Say You Will

Compilations: Black Magic Woman (The Original Fleetwood Mac) - The Pious Bird Of Good Omen - Greatest Hits - Greatest Hits - 25 Years - The Chain - The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac -

Live albums: Live - Live In Boston
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Fleetwood Mac single chart positions
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