The steady pulse behind one of rock's biggest bands, from blues roots to Rumours.
For his feel, listen to 'The Chain' or the early blues cut 'Dust My Broom.' That's the range he covered.
Fleetwood's drumming gave Fleetwood Mac its backbone, especially on tracks like 'The Chain' where his rhythm drives the whole song forward. He was there from the start in 1967, anchoring the band's shift from blues to the pop-rock of the late '70s. Without that steady hand, the Rumours-era sound might have fallen apart.
He began with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers before helping form Fleetwood Mac in 1967. The band's sound changed when Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined in 1974, leading to albums like Rumours. Fleetwood kept drumming through lineup shifts and also put out solo songs like 'You Weren't In Love With Me.'
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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