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Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum on 29 October 1946 in London, England) is an influential blues guitarist and founder of Fleetwood Mac and Peter Green Splinter Group. In the late 1960s, Green fronted Fleetwood Mac when the band played a hard blues-rock sound, prior to the more pop/rock sound for which it became known by the 1970s.

Peter Green started off as a bass player in such bands as The Muskrats. Joining The Peter B’s, led by Peter Bardens, later the frontman of Camel, (including drummer Mick Fleetwood) he switched to lead guitar and made his first recordings. He took over the lead guitar spot in John Mayall and The Blues Breakers in 1966 after the departure of Eric Clapton.
After recording on one Mayall album Peter left in 1967 to form Fleetwood Mac.

Peter Green was the guiding force of Fleetwood Mac from 1967 to 1970 when he left for musical and personal reasons. Under Green’s guidance, the Mac played a very gritty and authentic version of the electric blues popularized in bars on Chicago’s south side. (They even did some fine recordings there—“Blues Jam in Chicago”—which saw release only after his tenure in the band had ended.) A prolific song writer also, he penned such hits as Man of the World; Oh Well; Green Manalishi; Albatross and Black Magic Woman. Albatross reached number 1 in the UK charts, Black Magic Woman was also recorded by Santana on their Abraxas album.
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  • podgethebastard

    Peter Green for prime minister

    3 Mar 9:30pm Reply

  • jesusdetoro

    Slabo day is genial

    19 Dec 2012 Reply

  • podgethebastard

    Peter green is just amazing. totally underrated

    19 Nov 2012 Reply

  • imilach

    @extrememetal999 check JJ Cale, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tony Joe White,The Allman Brothers Band (with duane allman and then with Warren Haynes and Derek Triucks)... and, well, obviously, Jimi Hendrix, BB King, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the early 70s rolling stones, etc. oh rory gallagher... sh..

    10 Oct 2012 Reply

  • star_shaped_man

    Check Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac out, if you havn't already. Go with the first album and Then Play On.

    19 Sep 2012 Reply

  • extrememetal999

    i am totally new to blues rock and peter green has got me into it now...can anyone recommend me some other albums from other artists that are similar to peter green's little dreamer, whatcha gonna do or in the skies ?

    22 Aug 2012 Reply

  • CactusRocks

    Just the best Blues-Rock guitarist E V E R !

    31 Jul 2012 Reply

  • podgethebastard

    he is so good

    20 Jul 2012 Reply

  • limnad

    The Green God what a talent

    1 Jul 2012 Reply

  • CidaDuarteF

    ♫♥♫

    21 Jun 2012 Reply

  • kexborough

    In 1969 we (as naive 15 years olds) used a ouija board to talk to Brian Jones(yes i know!),,,but the bloody thing told us that Brian was on the verge of forming a band with Peter Green: wierd or what?

    14 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Lalena87

    •*¨*•.¸¸❤¸¸.•*¨*•

    26 Mar 2012 Reply

  • sh8k_et

    Heavy Heart should be at the top.

    22 Mar 2012 Reply

  • BoogieOn68

    listening this guitar - timeless times

    9 Mar 2012 Reply

  • sandrocula

    he's the man. the man of the world.

    5 Mar 2012 Reply

  • lottadogs

    Born under a bad sign is sooooo gooood---

    2 Feb 2012 Reply

  • lottadogs

    I wonder how much Peter Green music Carlos listened to back in the day

    30 Jan 2012 Reply

  • konungr

    Baby, When the Sun Goes Down --- masterpiece

    16 Jan 2012 Reply

  • abir12501101

    'Slabo Day' & 'In The Skies" --- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

    15 Dec 2011 Reply

  • Bentwick09

    In the Skies...., a real masterpiece.....

    30 Oct 2011 Reply
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