“Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie” (out Nov. 19 ... Before she joined the blues outfit Chicken Shack (the term means “roadhouse”) in 1966, McVie planned to become ...

Christine McVie, the vocalist ... found success with the blues band Chicken Shack as a pianist in 1967 and singing background vocals. She would go on to release a solo album under her maiden ...

However, the group eventually split up. After graduating in 1967, McVie discovered her former bandmates were starting a blues band called Chicken Shack. She wrote to them and asked if she could join.

Christine McVie served as the beating heart of Fleetwood ... She would join the band Chicken Shack but inevitably leave after marrying Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie and joining his band.

Chicken Shack’s Stan Webb said in a statement to Rolling Stone following McVie’s death, “In 1966 we talked Christine into joining Chicken Shack. She didn’t want to for ages and at that ...

Between leaving Chicken Shack and joining Fleetwood Mac, Christine McVie released her debut solo album, Christine Perfect, in 1970. It gave fans a glimpse of what McVie was capable of as a singer ...

Fleetwood Mac singer Christine McVie learned a lot about love and loss before her death. The keyboardist got her start in the blues band Chicken Shack before beginning to work with Fleetwood Mac ...

Fleetwood Mac singer Christine McVie died Wednesday following a short illness. She was 79. According to a statement shared to McVie's official Instagram account, the musician passed away ...