Peter Green
One of England’s greatest blues guitarists, Peter Green was the founder of Fleetwood Mac. Considered an enigma as well as a brilliant musician, he quit the band in 1970.

Written by Green’s close associate, this fourth edition of the biography first published in 1995 challenges the accepted narrative about why he left Fleetwood Mac and what happened next. Revised and updated, the book also includes unseen photographs.

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Peter Green
One of England’s greatest blues guitarists, Peter Green was the founder of Fleetwood Mac. Considered an enigma as well as a brilliant musician, he quit the band in 1970.

Written by Green’s close associate, this fourth edition of the biography first published in 1995 challenges the accepted narrative about why he left Fleetwood Mac and what happened next. Revised and updated, the book also includes unseen photographs.

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Peter Green

Peter Green

by Martin Celmins
Peter Green

Peter Green

by Martin Celmins

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Overview

One of England’s greatest blues guitarists, Peter Green was the founder of Fleetwood Mac. Considered an enigma as well as a brilliant musician, he quit the band in 1970.

Written by Green’s close associate, this fourth edition of the biography first published in 1995 challenges the accepted narrative about why he left Fleetwood Mac and what happened next. Revised and updated, the book also includes unseen photographs.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781913172541
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Publication date: 11/24/2022
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Martin Celmins is a musician, journalist, and writer. His other books include the authorized biography of British blues artist Duster Bennett, Jumping at Shadows, and the official illustrated History of Orange Amplification. He has written extensive liner notes for Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac CDs, and has contributed features to national press titles including The Sunday Telegraph.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

Acknowledgements 11

Introduction 14

Author's Note 19

1 Before The Beginning 29

2 Seriously, A Looner 45

3 A Hard Road To Easy Street 52

4 Fleetwood Mac Rolls Onto The Tracks 66

5 Finding A New, True Blue Horizon 86

6 Albert Ross, Man Of The World 96

7 Weird Scenes, Acid Queens, Jesus Freaks And Gurus 119

8 Closing My Eyes To Hear The People Laugh 127

9 Trauma City 139

10 Manalishi 145

11 Free Form 149

12 No Way Out 155

13 Lady's Man 170

14 What Am I Doing Here? 180

15 Los Angeles Smog In The Skies 189

16 Greenbacks: The Root Of All Evil 199

17 Peter Green Splinter Group 211

18 Peter Green And Friends 223

19 The Songwriter 230

20 Late 1960s Spiritual Quest 233

21 Mythic Munich 239

22 1970: Free Form - Free Festivals 246

23 1970: Studio Time 254

24 1971: Turning Points 261

25 1972-75: Revisited 266

26 In The Skies & Little Dreamer 272

27 1981-85: White Sky & Kolors 275

28 The London Palladium All-Star Tribute 281

Epilogue 284

Discography 286

Index 294

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