Buckingham agreed on one condition: if his girlfriend, Stevie Nicks, could join too. While at the studio, Fleetwood met Lindsey Buckingham and asked if he would join the band. After Keith Olsen, a recording engineer, played Fleetwood “Frozen Love” by the duo Buckingham Nicks, he was captivated by their talent. Silver Screen Collection // Getty Imagesįleetwood visited Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. December 1974: Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham join the band.įleetwood Mac in 1975. The suit was reportedly settled out of court four years later. and released their ninth album, Heroes Are Hard to Find, as Fleetwood Mac. While the legal battle wasn’t over yet, they signed a new contract with Warner Bros. Fleetwood Mac became the only major rock act to manage themselves, Rolling Stone reported at the time. After ditching Davis, the band didn’t replace him.

“This band has always been my band.” September 1974: The original members of Fleetwood Mac reunite.įleetwood, the McVies, and Welch decided to relocate from England to the United States. “I want to get this out of the public's mind as far as the band being Mick Fleetwood's band,” he said. They forget it’s the people who bash the drums and twang the guitars.”ĭavis, on the other hand, maintained that the name was his. He later added, “So many managers seem to forget who is employing who, and who makes the money. “I think Davis thought we wouldn’t be bothered to fight his takeover,” Fleetwood told Rolling Stone at the time. Davis was reportedly trying to use the name for another band in America. April 1974: A legal battle ensues over who owns Fleetwood Mac.įleetwood, the McVies, and Welch sued their former manager Clifford Davis in order to retain ownership of the Fleetwood Mac name. After completing their final show in Lincoln, Nebraska, the band temporarily split.

When Fleetwood found out, he was devastated Weston was fired, and the rest of the tour was canceled. Her older sister, model Pattie Boyd, was George Harrison's then-wife and muse.īoyd and Weston had an affair during Fleetwood Mac's tour promoting Mystery to Me. Evening Standard // Getty Imagesįleetwood married Jenny Boyd in 1970.

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