Lindsey Buckingham
I love this man’s talent. If you know your Fleetwood Mac history, you’ve read that Buckingham Nicks had a large and devoted following in Alabama in the 1970s just before Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were invited to join Fleetwood Mac. I’m proud to say I was part of those who believed that this duo was destined for great success from the first time I heard “Frozen Love,” “Races Are Run,” and “Long Distance Winner.”
In fact, I don’t know how many times I bought this album:
because people kept borrowing it from me and refusing to return it. I still have a copy on vinyl, though it’s in awful shape, but other than bootlegs, it’s never been made available on CD.
I’ve seen Fleetwood Mac several times in concert–never without Stevie, but sometimes without Lindsey. And I have to admit I like it best when the lineup is those two AND Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood. They’re magic, and they help me remember promises made and loyalty that can outlast changes (“…chain keep us together…”).
Stevie shares a birthday (May 26) with Timothy J. Lambert. And Lindsey celebrated his 57th birthday on October 3 with the release of a new album, Under the Skin.
Happy belated birthday, Lindsey Buckingham.