A Grand Hamilton Piano once owned by Stevie Nicks, which was used to compose the Fleetwood Mac classics “Sara” and “Songbird” and was later played by Elton John and Freddie Mercury ...

Exploring comments made by Christine McVie about her early days as a member of Fleetwood Mac and why she initially was ...

A majority of the Songbird (A Solo Collection) songs come from 2004’s In the Meantime. She released the album a few years after parting ways with Fleetwood Mac and retreating to her home in the ...

Performed live, Fleetwood Mac would often close shows with the song, with McVie alone, sitting at the piano. McVie’s spiritual connection, or “visitation,” to a song like “Songbird” is ...

"Songbird" is considered McVie’s signature ... like they know the score”). Fleetwood Mac typically stationed McVie in the spotlight at the end of their concerts to leave the audience with ...

In 1970, Fleetwood Mac were fading as a blues-rock force ... McVie's tracks included Don't Stop, Songbird and You Make Loving Fun, which showcased her ability to craft sublime choruses and ...

McVie provided Fleetwood Mac with a third sound that complemented the upbeat rock numbers written by Buckingham and the mystical journeys of the ethereal Nicks. “Songbird,” an album track from ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Christine McVie described writing “Songbird”, the crystalline piano ballad that closes side one of ...

Indeed, the two Fleetwood Mac songbirds forged an instant bond ... According to Lesley-Ann Jones’ new biography “Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie,” the “Black Magic ...

Fleetwood Mac founder] Peter Green was the couple’s best man,” Jones wrote in Songbird. “Awks. Because Chris had had a crush on McVie’s bandmate for as long as she could remember.” ...

Fleetwood Mac created some of the most enduring hits ... While many Christine McVie songs are light and fun to sing along with, "Songbird" is a haunting ballad. As John McVie said, "When Christine ...