John McVie
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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,
London, 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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John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton (Polydor, 1966)
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A Hard Road John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (London, 1967)
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Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (Blue Horizon, 1968)
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Mr. Wonderful (Epic, 1968)
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English Rose (Epic, 1969)
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Then Play On (Reprise, 1969)
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Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits (Reprise, 1970)
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Kiln House (Reprise, 1970)
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Future Games (Reprise, 1971)
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Bare Trees (Reprise, 1972)
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Mystery To Me (Reprise, 1973)
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Penguin (Reprise, 1973)
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Heroes Are Hard to Find (Reprise, 1974)
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Fleetwood Mac (Reprise, 1975)
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Rumours (Warner, 1977)
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Tusk (Warner, 1979)
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Live (Warner, 1980)
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Mirage (Warner, 1982)
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Tango in the Night (Warner, 1987)
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Greatest Hits (Warner, 1988)
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The Blues Collection (Unknown label, 1989)
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Behind the Mask (Warner, 1990)
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John McVie's Gotta Band with Lola Thomas (Warner, 1992)
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25 Years - The Chain (Warner, 1992)
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Time (Warner, 1995)
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The Dance (Reprise, 1998)
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The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (Warner, 2002)
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Say You Will (Warner, 2003)
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Fleetwood Mac [Enhanced reissue with bonus material] (Warner, 2004)
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Rumours [Enhanced reissue with bonus material] (Warner, 2004)
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Tusk [Enhanced reissue with bonus material] (Warner, 2004)
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Peter Green-Fanpage Deutschland/Germany*
Fleetwood Mac Official Website*
Penguin Fansite Biography
