Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie dies at 79 By Reuters

By Kylie MacLellan and Dan Whitcomb

LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of many best-selling rock bands of all time, died on Wednesday. She was 79.

McVie handed away at a hospital following a brief sickness, her household mentioned in a press release posted on the singer’s Fb (NASDAQ:) web page.

“We wish everybody to maintain Christine of their hearts and keep in mind the lifetime of an unimaginable human being and a revered musician who was cherished universally. RIP Christine McVie,” the household mentioned within the assertion.

Fleetwood Mac, in a separate assertion, mentioned that there have been “no phrases” to explain the band’s disappointment at McVie’s passing. Members of Fleetwood Mac together with Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood posted the assertion on social media.

“She was one of the best musician anybody may have of their band and one of the best buddy anybody may have of their life,” the band’s assertion mentioned. “Individually and collectively, we cherished Christine deeply and are grateful for the superb recollections now we have.”

Born Christine Excellent in northwest England on July 12, 1943, McVie began making music whereas in artwork faculty and was taking part in with a band referred to as Rooster Shack earlier than becoming a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1970 and marrying its bassist, John McVie.

It was two of Christine McVie’s songs, “Over My Head” and “Say You Love Me,” that first noticed the band, which began as a blues outfit, getting featured on U.S. radio stations.

The band relocated to California and added two new members – Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Their 1977 album “Rumours,” recorded as John and Christine McVie have been divorcing, bought greater than 40 million copies and have become one of many best-selling albums of all time.

The album, which featured vocals from each Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks, included such hits as “Do not Cease (Pondering About Tomorrow),” “Go Your Personal Means,” “The Chain,” “You Make Loving Enjoyable” and “Gold Mud Lady,” and was a fixture on the charts for 134 weeks, spending 31 weeks at No. 1.

McVie left Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and largely stayed out of the general public eye regardless of releasing a solo album in 2004. She rejoined the band for a 2014 tour.