For casual listeners of Fleetwood Mac, the band is formed by Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and everyone else.
But the contributions of Christine mcvie, not to mention the co-founder Mick fleetwood and to the pillar John McVie, are so deeply integrated into the sound of the band, that it is impossible to imagine a Mac without Christine.
However, Christine died at the age of 79 in a hospital with her family, a statement said.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Her silky voice, so perfectly complemented by the intense trill of Nicks, and the keyboards added a soft touch to an initially immersed in blues rock and helped remodel Fleetwood Mac in a pop-rock powerhouse in the 1970s and 1980s.
When McVie, who often avoided the limelight, stepped in, he delivered precise melodies and straightforward lyrics for huge hits like Little Lies, Everywhere, Don't Stop, Say You Love Me and Songbird.
McVie left Fleetwood Mac after 28 years in 1998 but returned in 2014. McVie was one of eight band members included on the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
A statement from the band said of McVie: "We were very lucky to have a life with her. "Individually and together, we deeply appreciate Christine and are grateful for the incredible memories we have. We will miss her very much."
Born as Christine Perfect, McVie married the bassist of Fleetwood Mac, John McVie, and joined the group in the early 1970s, and on the occasion of his sad passing, here are three of his best contributions to the canon of Fleetwood Mac.
'Everywhere' (1987)
The song's renewed ubiquity aside, thanks to its use in a car commercial Chevrolet (McVie sold his song catalog in 2021 to Hipgnosis, the company based in London that invests in music catalogues), is still a delight.
The upbeat sound—those jingling keyboards, bouncy backbeat, and soaring chorus—jumps playfully along with lyrics that are deceptively simple.
That the song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales chart in October is testament to its generational appeal.
'Hold Me' (1982)
Sharing lead vocals with Buckingham, McVie offers a flirtatious alternative to Buckingham's bitterness.
Buckingham's sing-song guitar solo is also a memorable beauty.
'You Make Loving Fun' (1977)
The song was inspired by McVie's affair with the lighting director of Fleetwood Mac at that moment.
To assuage the awkwardness during the tour, McVie told her husband, John, that it was their dog.
'Don't Stop' (1977)
famously co-opted by Bill Clinton during his 1992 presidential campaign, the anthem of hope with its "yesterday he left" message, which McVie says he wrote after parting ways with John McVie, it continues to play at political rallies and graduations.
With it, McVie once again shares lead vocals with Buckingham, and with a choppy beat, both urgently convey the lesson that tomorrow "will be better than before."
'Songbird' (1977)
Considered McVie's signature for good reason, the piano ballad is showy and scant in its beauty. Her pure, flawless voice as she sings what is part heartbreaking farewell and part romantic anthem.
Fleetwood Mac he typically placed McVie in the spotlight at the end of his concerts to leave the audience with this unassuming creation of musical wizardry.
