Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac is a live album by Mick Fleetwood and his seventh solo album overall. It was recorded during a February 2020 concert at the London Palladium to honour the music of founding Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green, who died less than six months after the performance. The album charted in several countries upon its release, including the UK, Germany, Australia, and the Netherlands.
Rick Vito recalled that Fleetwood's core ensemble rehearsed the setlist over the course of two weeks in Maui. The band then reconvened in London with additional musicians. Vito commented that the band was eager to "pay homage to the early Fleetwood Mac and to Peter. They checked their egos at the door."
The concert featured various special guests, including Jeremy Spencer, one of the four original members of Fleetwood Mac. Billy Gibbons also joined the band onstage to play various songs including "Doctor Brown" and "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)", the latter of which also featured Kirk Hammett, who played Green's 1959 Gibson Les Paul. A video of the concert was broadcast on 24 April 2020 and the album followed six days later. Green did not perform or attend the tribute concert, although Fleetwood said that Green was aware of the event.
Track listing Albums details are taken primarily from the AllMusic album review and may differ from other sources.
Personnel
House band Mick Fleetwood – MC, drums, percussion Rick Vito – guitar, vocals Jonny Lang – guitar, vocals Andy Fairweather Low – guitar, vocals Ricky Peterson – keyboards, vocals, musical director Dave Bronze – bass guitar Zak Starkey – drums, percussion
Additional personnel Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals John Mayall – keyboards, harmonica, vocals Steven Tyler – harmonica, percussion, vocals Christine McVie – keyboards, vocals Noel Gallagher – acoustic guitar, vocals Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals Neil Finn – guitar, vocals David Gilmour – guitar, pedal steel guitar Jeremy Spencer – guitar, vocals Bill Wyman – bass guitar Kirk Hammett – guitar
Charts Chart (2021) Peakposition
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