Christine Mcvie, Fleetwood Mac Singer Songwriter, Dies At 79
Christine Mc Vie, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter & a keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as “You Make Loving Fun”, ”Everywhere” & “ Don’t Stop”
No cause of death or other details were provided, but a family statement said she “ passed away peacefully at this morning” with family around her after a “ short illness”
Mc Vie, born Christine Anne Perfect in Lancashire, came from a musical family
Her father was a violinist & her grandmother played organ at Westminster Abbey
She had been playing piano since childhood, but sat aside classical training once she heard early rock records
She had been playing piano since childhood, but sat aside classical training once she heard early rock records
She befriended members of Britain’s emerging blues scene & in her 20s, joined the band Chicken Shack as a singer & piano player
Among the rival bands she admired was Fleetwood Mac
By 1970, she had joined the group & married John Mc Vie
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