In 1967, the blues-rock band Fleetwood Mac was formed in England with a nucleus of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Peter Green, all who had been members of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Jeremy Spencer joined on slide guitar and piano and then Danny Kirwan was added as a third guitarist.
Guitarist Johnny “Bee” Badanjek (Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, The Rockets) told Goldmine: “It’s sad to hear about Peter Green’s passing. He was an incredible guitar player and songwriter on early Fleetwood Mac songs including ‘Albatross,’ ‘Black Magic Woman,’ ‘Rattlesnake Shake,’ ‘The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)’ and ‘Oh Well,’ which we did a cover of when I was in The Rockets on RSO Records and it ended up being a Top 40 hit for us in 1979, the same year that Peter started playing guitar again, after many years of absence, with the help of his brother, Michael. B.B. King said that Peter Green had more talent in his little finger than he had in his whole body, and that he was the only guitar player who gave him cold sweats. It was a shame that Peter left Fleetwood Mac in the early 1970s. They were a great high energy blues and rock and roll band. Listening to the early Fleetwood Mac recordings, it is amazing how energetic the band played live on stage together. Peter is up in heaven now and I hope it was a peaceful transition. May Peter rest in peace. God bless him.”
Peter Green passed away on July 25 at the age of 73. — Warren Kurtz
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