Origin: London, England
Fleetwood Mac is one of those bands that became hugely popular in the mid to late 1970s under the classic rock genre, with few of their fans ever realizing that they had started out way back in the late 60s as a barebones blues-rock ensemble. The London based group was formed in July, 1967 by Peter Green (guitar, vocals) after he had left John Mayall's Bluesbreakers along with Mick Fleetwood (drums) to start a new band of their own. Green and Fleetwood had also previously played together in Peter B's Looners and then the Shotgun Express with Rod Stewart. Green also wanted John McVie (bass) to …