According to a statement that was published by her family on her verified Instagram account, Christine McVie, the singer-songwriter who was responsible for some of Fleetwood Mac’s most iconic songs, passed away on Wednesday.
Her age was 79.
McVie was a classically educated musician who played under the name Christine Perfect with the British band Chicken Shack in the late 1960s. She was born in Greenodd, which is located in the United Kingdom, to a father who was a music teacher. McVie’s father was a music teacher.
She became a member of Fleetwood Mac after marrying the band’s bass guitarist, John McVie, at a period in the band’s history when guitarist and band founder Peter Green was serving as the band’s leader.
The group went through a number of changes until Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined in 1974, at which point the band skyrocketed to the top of the charts.
Many of their songs, such as “Don’t Stop,” “Over My Head,” “You Make Loving Fun,” and “Say You Love Me,” were written or performed by McVie.
In 1987, Buckingham made the decision to quit the band and pursue a solo career. Nicks followed in 1990 by also pursuing a solo career.
At addition, McVie embarked on a solo career and in the beginning of this year published a collection of her solo work named “Songbird: A Solo Collection.”
However, in spite of the band members’ difficulties with one another, their musical synergy was unmistakable, and they did ultimately get back together.
Below are some tweets her family sent out to Christine’s fans
“On behalf of Christine McVie’s family, it is with a heavy heart we are informing you of Christine’s death. She passed away peacefully at hospital this morning, Wednesday, November 30th 2022, following a short illness,” the statement reads. “She was in the company of her family.”
“We kindly ask that you respect the family’s privacy at this extremely painful time, and we would like everyone to keep Christine in their hearts and remember the life of an incredible human being, and revered musician who was loved universally.”
“There are no words to describe our sadness at the passing of Christine McVie,” the band’s statement read. “She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure. She was the best musician anyone could have in their band and the best friend anyone could have in their life.”
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