Lindsey Buckingham (b. 1949)

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Biography

Lindsey Adams Buckingham is an American musician, record producer, and the lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987 and 1997 to 2018. In addition to his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has released seven solo studio albums and three live albums. As a member of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Buckingham was ranked 100th in Rolling Stone's 2011 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Buckingham is known for his fingerpicking guitar style.

Timeline

The story of Lindsey Buckingham, told in moments.

1975 Event

Joins Fleetwood Mac alongside Stevie Nicks. Mick Fleetwood had called to recruit Nicks. Buckingham said they were a package deal. The band had been a British blues act. He turned them into a pop phenomenon.

Was insisting you and Stevie were a package deal confidence or bluff? Did turning a British blues band into a pop phenomenon feel like a takeover? What did Mick Fleetwood see in you that day?

1977 Event

Rumours is released. Buckingham and Nicks have broken up. John and Christine McVie have broken up. Everyone is writing songs about everyone else. The album sells over 40 million copies. Pain, it turns out, is commercially viable.

How do you make an album about breakups sell 40 million copies? Is pain commercially viable or just honest? Did writing songs about Stevie feel cathartic or cruel?

1979 Life

Pushes the band into the experimental double album Tusk, recording parts in an empty parking garage and hiring the USC marching band. It costs $1 million to make. The label panics. It still sells four million copies, but everyone calls it a disappointment.

Was Tusk's experimental push worth the panic at the label? Did recording in a parking garage feel liberating? Is four million copies really a disappointment?

2018 Life

Fired from Fleetwood Mac by the other members. Nicks reportedly gave the band an ultimatum. He sues. They settle out of court. He goes on tour solo. Still plays every guitar part like he's trying to prove something.

Did getting fired from Fleetwood Mac feel like the end? Was Nicks giving the ultimatum a betrayal? Do you still play every guitar part like you're proving something?

Artifacts (7)

The Best of Fleetwood Mac: Chord Songbook

This volume provides the lyrics and chords to the greatest hits of Fleetwood Mac.

2004

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arguably the greatest individual season in history

ranchise record 66–16; James became the first Cavalier to win the MVP Award. John Hollinger of ESPN described James' season as "arguably the greatest individual season in history". In the 2009...

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It's weird talking about a 20-year-old kid being a great player, but he is a gre...

r the Eastern Conference. Teams took note of his rapid development, and Denver Nuggets coach George Karl told Sports Illustrated: "It's weird talking about a 20-year-old kid being a great player, but...

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Lindsey Buckingham: with special guest Stevie Nicks

2006

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Gift of screws

2008

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Trouble ; I'll Tell You Now

2013

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UNTITLED LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM MEMOIR.

2019

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