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Peter Green
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British blues rock guitarist (1946–2020)
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Peter Green (1946–2020) was a British guitarist, banjoist, songwriter, and singer. Born in London, he began his professional career in 1966 and worked until his death in 2020. He was a member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac. His musical style focused on blues and blues rock, and he performed on guitar, harmonica, and voice. Green released music through Epic Records and Reprise Records.
He was a citizen of the United Kingdom and spoke English. Green lived with schizophrenia. He passed away in Canvey Island. His copyright was represented by PRS for Music.
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Peter Allen Greenbaum (29 October 1946 – 25 July 2020), known professionally as Peter Green, was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who was the founder and original leader of the band Fleetwood Mac. Green formed the group in 1967 after a stint in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and quickly established the new band as a popular live act in addition to a successful recording act,…
Known for
- The Story of Fleetwood Mac2013
- Peter Green: Splinter Group - In Concert — Himself2012
- Peter Green: Man of the World2009
- Blues at the BBC — Self2009
- Red, White and Blues — Self2003
- The Original Fleetwood Mac - The Early Years — Self - Fleetwood Mac (archive footage)1995
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1946
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
- The End of the Game1970
- The Apostle1978
- In the Skies1979
- Little Dreamer1980
- Blue Guitar1981
- Whatcha Gonna Do?1981
- White Sky1982
- Kolors1983
- Legend1988
- Backtrackin’1989
Member of
- Peter B’s Looners1966–1966
- John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers1966–1967
- Fleetwood Mac1967–1971
- Peter Green Splinter Group
- Katmandu
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- Listeners
- 242,951
- Total plays
- 2,198,807
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Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum in London, England on 29 October 1946; died 25 July 2020) was an influential blues guitarist and founder of Fleetwood Mac (with whom he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998) 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. Rolling Stone ranked Green at number 58 in its list of the "100 Grea
Key facts
- Born
- Peter Allen Greenbaum , ( 1946-10-29 ) 29 October 1946, Bethnal Green , London, England
- Died
- 25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) (aged 73), Canvey Island , Essex, England
- Genres
- Blues rock blues rock jazz fusion psychedelia
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter musician
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals harmonica
- Years active
- 1961–2020
- Labels
- Epic Reprise PVK Creole
- Formerly of
- John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Fleetwood Mac Peter Green Splinter Group
- Spouse
- Jane Samuels ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Green
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Canvey Island
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Epic Records
- Image
- Peter-Green.jpg
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- Commons category
- Peter Green
- date of birth
- 1946-10-29
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-07-25
- birth name
- Peter Allen Greenbaum
- name in native language
- Peter Green
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- medical condition
- schizophrenia
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Allen Greenbaum (29 October 1946 – 25 July 2020), known professionally as Peter Green, was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who was the founder and original leader of the band Fleetwood Mac. Green formed the group in 1967 after a stint in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and quickly established the new band as a popular live act in addition to a successful recording act, before departing in 1970. Green's songs, such as "Albatross", "Black Magic Woman", "Oh Well", "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" and "Man of the World", appeared on singles charts and several have been adapted by a variety of musicians.
Green was a major figure in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement. Eric Clapton praised his guitar playing and B. B. King commented, "He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats." His trademark sound included string bending, vibrato, emotionally expressive tone and economy of style.
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