Christine McVie - Life and Death: A Biography
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Christine Anne McVie was an English musician, and the vocalist and keyboardist of Fleetwood Mac, which she joined in 1970. Her direct but poignant lyrics focused on love and relationships. McVie was born in the Lake District village of Bouth, Lancashire, and grew up in the Bearwood area of Smethwick near Birmingham. Her father, Cyril Percy Absell Perfect, was a concert violinist and music lecturer at St Peter's College of Education, Saltley, Birmingham, and taught violin at St Philip's Grammar School, Birmingham. McVie's mother, Beatrice Edith Maud Perfect, was a medium, psychic, and faith healer. McVie's grandfather was an organist at Westminster Abbey.
Although McVie was introduced to the piano when she was four, she did not study music seriously until the age of 11, when she was reintroduced to it by Philip Fisher, a local musician and school friend of McVie's elder brother, John. Continuing her classical training until age 15, McVie shifted her musical focus to rock and roll when her brother, John, came home with a Fats Domino songbook. Other early influences included The Everly Brothers.
McVie studied sculpture at Moseley School of Art in Birmingham for five years, with the goal of becoming an art teacher. During that time, she met a number of budding musicians in Britain's blues scene. Her first foray into the music field came when she met two friends, Stan Webb and Andy Silvester, who were in a band called Sounds Of Blue. Knowing that McVie had musical talent, they asked her to join. She often sang with Spencer Davis. By the time McVie graduated from art college, Sounds of Blue had split up, and because she did not have enough money to launch herself into the art world, she moved to London and worked briefly as a department-store window dresser.
McVie was a fan of Fleetwood Mac, and while touring with Chicken Shack, the two bands would often meet. They also were both signed to Blue Horizon, and Fleetwood Mac had asked her to play piano as a session musician for Peter Green's songs on the band's second album, Mr. Wonderful.
Encouraged to continue her career, McVie recorded a solo album, Christine Perfect; following her success as a member of Fleetwood Mac, the album was reissued under the name The Legendary Christine Perfect Album. After marrying John McVie, she joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970. She had already contributed backup vocals and painted the cover for Kiln House. The band had just lost founding member Peter Green, and its members were nervous about touring without him. McVie had been a huge fan of the Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac, and since she knew all the lyrics to their songs, she went along.
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Christine You are always a Beautiful Sweet Person & Songbird ❤️❤️🙏🙏 With A Beautiful Sweet Awesome Loving Legacy ❤️❤️🙏🙏 Christine You Will Never Be Forgotten & Will Always Have A Place In My Heart & Your Love Songs Play In My Heart & All Day Long In My Home & In My Auto ! Christine You Were The Most Beautiful Sweet Loving Muzicion Ever 💕🙏 I Am Now In My 70S And Have Listened To Christines Peaceful Heavenly Beautiful Love Songs Since The 1970S 💕🙏 Love Her & Her Warm Loving Ways She Treated People Around Her ❤️❤️🙏🙏🌸🌺🏵️💐🌼🍀🙏🙏❤️💛💙💚🇺🇸🇩🇪❤️💛💙💚
Wow ....Christine Perfect ....that was her maiden name ....so befitting of her ♥️
QEPD 🙏✌️♥️ una gran mujer..
She sadly died today. I first saw her, still Christine Perfect, playing piano with Chicken Shack at the Albert Hall in Nottingham, UK. Fabulous voice, great songwriter, greatly missed.
Christine was also a vital member of the great band Chicken Shack.
RIP interesting life I too would be happy with that age.
I love you since Chicken Shack days. I'm saddened she was a Class Act and will be missed! Rest in peace sweet angel!
Anyone who could rival Linda Ronstadt in the late 70s has reached the top of musical excellence.
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