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Former Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Bob Welch Dead (Suicide)
Ultimate Classic Rock ^ | 6/7/2012

Posted on 06/07/2012 4:02:15 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache

Early Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch was found dead Thursday afternoon (June 7) from what police are describing as a self-inflicted gun shot wound. According to the Associated Press, the 65-year-old Welch shot himself in the chest inside his Nashville-area home.

The rocker was a part of the group from 1971 to 1974, before the band really took off with the ‘Fleetwood Mac’ and ‘Rumours’ albums. He was a part of ‘Future Games (1971), ‘Bare Trees (1972)’ and ‘Mystery to Me (1973).’ Those weren’t immediate commercial successes, but they went on to achieve Gold or Platinum certification in the U.S. After recording ‘Heroes Are Hard to Find’ he was replaced by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

After leaving Fleetwood Mac he formed a rock band called Paris before beginning a solo career. His 1977 album ‘French Kiss’ was his most successful project, featuring the song ‘Sentimental Lady,’ which was originally recorded as a Fleetwood Mac song in 1972. He continued to write and record music of different styles until his death.

Controversy arose when Welch was not included among the members of Fleetwood Mac inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. He told the Cleveland Plain Dealer, “It was an important period in the history of the band. Mick Fleetwood dedicated a whole chapter of his biography to my era of the band and credited me with ‘saving Fleetwood Mac.’ Now they want to write me out of the history of the group. It hurts.”

The AP reports that Bob Welch was found dead by his wife around 12:15PM. He had been suffering from health issues and left a suicide note.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bobwelch; fleetwoodmac
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Jann Wenner (Obama's boy) Rolling Stone Editor, US Magazine Owner, and one of the head founders and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pushed this man into a deep depression as it was his decision not to include him in the rock and roll hall of fame.

People better step up with the hall of fame..a lot of rockers are dropping like crazy that should have been inducted years if not decades ago. A total disgrace that Welch did not get in. RIP.

1 posted on 06/07/2012 4:02:20 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
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To: My Favorite Headache

You Hank Jr, one of the absolute best country stars ever is not in the Hall of Fame either. complete garbage who gets in and who doesn’t and these instances just go to prove it takes a lot of politicking and brown nosing to get in.


2 posted on 06/07/2012 4:06:14 PM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Ebony Eye’s.


3 posted on 06/07/2012 4:06:29 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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Wow, a classic rocker takes his own life and YOU have to go on a juvenile rant?

Idiot.

4 posted on 06/07/2012 4:09:57 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio - http://www.istandwithrush.org/)
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That’s too bad. I had the 45 of Ebony Eyes when it came out. Sentimental Lady and Precious Love were great songs as well.

R.I.P.


5 posted on 06/07/2012 4:10:35 PM PDT by stratman1969
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With Jann Wenner involved it helps a lot if the artists are fags. I love that pre Buckingham-Nicks stuff.


6 posted on 06/07/2012 4:14:05 PM PDT by KevinB (We'll stop treating Obama like a dog when he stops treating us like a fire hydrant - Fred Grandy)
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eh? I was sympathizing that the guy hadn’t gotten into the hall of fame. What is your problem


7 posted on 06/07/2012 4:15:36 PM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Obama Fault.


8 posted on 06/07/2012 4:16:42 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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Wow, Paris “Big Towne 2061” was one of my all time stoner favorites—especially the haunting title song.

RIP bro.

9 posted on 06/07/2012 4:16:51 PM PDT by Happy Rain ("Political Correctness forces people to say one thing and vote another.")
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Obama’s fault.


10 posted on 06/07/2012 4:17:00 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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Yeah, well Hank Jr isn’t gay, and wrote that “Dinosaur” song about not wanting to hear a song about the guitarist making love to his drummer.......maybe this Fleetwood Mac guy was too straight


11 posted on 06/07/2012 4:18:16 PM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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I just heard this on the radio news break...how awful. Bob Welch was part of a wonderful, underrated era of Fleetwood Mac that was sadly forgotten upon the arrival of Buckingham/Nicks. He wrote and sang some truly beautiful songs...some spiritual, some rockin’...and they all took the listener someplace else, someplace good.

RIP


12 posted on 06/07/2012 4:19:46 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Happy Rain

“Hypnotized” was his best, IMO.


13 posted on 06/07/2012 4:21:49 PM PDT by kevao
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To: My Favorite Headache

What a snub that was! Particularly since other former Mac members WERE inducted! WTF?


14 posted on 06/07/2012 4:22:32 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: My Favorite Headache
"seems like a dream, they got you hypnotized..."

RIP

15 posted on 06/07/2012 4:23:25 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery, IXNAY THE TSA!)
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‘“Hypnotized” was his best, IMO.’

Ditto!


16 posted on 06/07/2012 4:26:03 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: kevao
My favorite as well.
17 posted on 06/07/2012 4:28:21 PM PDT by DB
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You beat me to it. I bought a WHOLE CD just to hear that song! Haunting. RIP Mr. Welch


18 posted on 06/07/2012 4:28:40 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: My Favorite Headache

If you’re a true musician- you should play your instrument or compose music for the sheer joy of it. If you’re in it for the “awards”, then you’re a hack.


19 posted on 06/07/2012 4:31:23 PM PDT by Krankor
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I Enjoyed his Era of Fleetwood Mac. And I Enjoyed his Solo Career. It said he had health problems. If he was looking at a dreadful ending via disease I can understand his choice of Suicide. I’ve had friends and family die horrible deaths hooked up to machines and living in constant pain. Hopefully he is at peace.


20 posted on 06/07/2012 4:33:55 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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