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Stevie Nicks
Everyone's favorite blonde-haired gypsy spun off from Fleetwood Mac into a successful solo career. Nicks' otherworldly, smoky blues voice and dreamy image -- she's often gauzily photographed twirling in satin and lace -- are a comforting constant in the ever changing pop landscape. Bella Donna, her 1981 solo debut, is her best recording, and set the stage for her subsequent releases.
Famed for her mystical chanteuse image, singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks enjoyed phenomenal success not only as a solo artist but also as a key member of Fleetwood Mac. Stephanie Lynn Nicks was born May 26, 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona; the granddaughter of a frustrated country singer, she began performing at the age of four, and occasionally sang at the tavern owned by her parents. Nicks started writing songs in her mid-teens, and joined her first group, the Changing Times, while attending high school in California.
During her senior year, Nicks met fellow student Lindsey Buckingham, with whom she formed the band Fritz along with friends Javier Pacheco and Calvin Roper. Between 1968 and 1971, the group became a popular attraction on the West Coast music scene, opening for Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Ultimately, tensions arose over the amount of attention paid by fans to Nicks' pouty allure, and after three years Fritz disbanded; Buckingham remained her partner, however, and soon became her lover as well.
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Artist Biography - Stevie Nicks
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 Stephanie Nicks, 26 May 1948, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. When Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in January 1975, she not only introduced her talents as a singer and songwriter, but provided a defined focal point during the group's live appearances. A former vocalist with Fritz, a struggling San Francisco band, Nicks moved to Los Angeles with her boyfriend and fellow ex-member Lindsey Buckingham. Together they recorded Buckingham-Nicks, a promising but largely neglected album, at the Second City Studio in Van Nuys. The collection was subsequently used to demonstrate the facilities to Mick Fleetwood. By coincidence, both Nicks and Buckingham were in a nearby room and were introduced to the Fleetwood Mac drummer when he showed interest in their work. Within weeks the duo were invited to join his band to replace the departing Bob Welch. Their arrival brought a change in Fleetwood Mac's commercial fortunes. Nicks provided many of their best-known and successful songs, including the atmospheric 'Rhiannon' and the haunting 'Dreams'. The latter was one of several excellent compositions that graced the multi-million-selling Rumours, although the album itself signaled the collapse of two in-house relationships, including that of Buckingham and Nicks.
In 1980, following the release of Fleetwood Mac's much-maligned Tusk, the singer began recording a solo album. Bella Donna, released the following year, achieved platinum sales and remained on the Billboard album chart for over two years. It also spawned two US Top 10 singles in 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around', a duet with Tom Petty and 'Leather And Lace', which featured former Eagles drummer, Don Henley. A second selection, The Wild Heart, followed in 1983 and this bestseller also produced two major hits in 'Stand Back' and 'Nightbird'. Her third album, Rock A Little, was less successful, artistically and commercially, and following its release Nicks entered the Betty Ford Clinic to be treated for drug dependency. She then rejoined Fleetwood Mac for Tango In The Night, which marked the departure of Lindsey Buckingham. Although his absence has created more space within the band's framework, a revitalized Nicks continued her solo activities, as exemplified by 1989's The Other Side Of The Mirror. She rejoined Buckingham in Fleetwood Mac when the Rumours line-up reconvened in 1997. A solo box set was released the following year. The star-studded but anodyne Trouble In Shangri-La returned Nicks to the US Top 10 in 2001
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