But until Stevie Nicks walked out on the stage in March 2019 to accept her induction for her solo career, no woman had had the honor bestowed upon them twice. "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction is coveted, and serves as validation of a life of artistic struggle. Join double Hall of Fame inductee Stevie Nicks with me here In the Studio for the Bella Donna fortieth anniversary. Stevie spells it all out quite candidly in my classic rock interview while revealing the stories and characters behind 'Edge of Seventeen', 'Leather and Lace' with Don Henley, and the timeless duet with Tom Petty on his 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around'. The album was the #1 seller on Billboard's Album Sales chart by September and sold its first million copies by October. The show's host Redbeard had this to say, "In July 1981, Stevie Nicks already was in arguably America's most popular band, Fleetwood Mac, but her first solo album then, Bella Donna, took her career to another level entirely, a fact that was by no means guaranteed and which came at some cost.
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Petty and the Heartbreakers backed Stevie Nicks on her first solo album, 1981’s “Bella Donna,” duetting with her on the hit single “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.” Petty and the Heartbreakers had just completed a 40th anniversary tour last year when Petty died suddenly of an accidental drug overdose. While the group’s connection to Finn is not quite as strong, he is friendly with Mick Fleetwood, who performed with Neil’s son Liam at an event in New Zealand last year.The 40th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks' debut solo album, "Bella Donna", is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard. The band wishes Lindsey all the best.”Ĭampbell worked with Tom Petty for nearly 50 years as lead guitarist and main musical foil in both their early band Mudcrutch as well as the Heartbreakers. The statement concludes: “Lindsey Buckingham will not be performing with the band on this tour. When Buckingham left the group in 1987 for 10 years, he was replaced with two singer/guitarists, Billy Burnette and Rick Vito. Most notably, Christine McVie joined the band in 1970, with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joining in 1974. After Peter Green left in 1969, Fleetwood and McVie remained as original members, and the band has since featured a cast of brilliant talents. I can’t wait to play.”Ī source close to the situation tells Variety that Buckingham did not exit voluntarily - rather, says the insider, “He was fired” - although a source notes that the term may not quite fit the situation.įleetwood Mac was founded by Peter Green in 1967 and was named after Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. It felt fresh and exciting, so many great songs, a spectacular rhythm section and two of the greatest voices ever. A few days later I was standing in a room playing music with Fleetwood Mac. In a statement, Neil Finn said: “Two weeks ago I received a wonderful invitation to be a part of a truly great band.
We look forward to honoring that spirit on this upcoming tour.”
“Fleetwood Mac has always been a creative evolution.
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With Mike and Neil, we’ll be performing all the hits that the fans love, plus we’ll be surprising our audiences with some tracks from our historic catalogue of songs,” said the group collectively.
“We are thrilled to welcome the musical talents of the caliber of Mike Campbell and Neil Finn into the Mac family.
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