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.
Music, like goodness, should be its own reward.
FM became total crap after Welch left.
Hmmmm, my earlier comment about your idiocy was right on the money after all.
A hall of fame should honor only the very best who changed the face of music. It should not include every successful act.
Boston? Foreigner? Pantera? UFO? Styx? Vanilla Fudge? Winger? The Melvins? If everybody is in the hall of fame, it’s not a hall of fame.
There are a few on your list that deserve consideration, but not that many. Two or three artists per year should be the maximum. How many new, original, history changing acts happen each year? I submit that most years it isn’t even one.
Kiln House was the only FM album I ever bought .
Aw, you’re just thinking of the ‘80’s. We all knew Katrina and the Waves sucked. Lost decade.
If there ever was a band with a big name, long lasting success and no signature sound whatsoever, it was Fleetwood Mac.
rap is not art. It is pure devil music
IMO, they were already fading away when Lindsey and Stevie arrived and the Fleetwood Mac that we all know and love was born.
FYI, George Harrisons' and Mick's wives were sisters. The Boyd girls...Harrison's wife (Pattie) is who Eric Clapton was singing about in Layla...Pattie eventually married Eric.
(She is the former wife of musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, and claims that she was the inspiration for songs written by both musicians: Harrison's "Something", "I Need You", "For You Blue" and "Isn't It a Pity", and Clapton's "Layla", "Wonderful Tonight" and "Bell Bottom Blues".)
IIRC Welch was in the band from like 1970 to 74. he wasn’t an original member. I don’t know when they opened for Zappa.
It's been a joke from the beginning, even worse than "The Grammys". The one time I visited the place, about 10 years ago, I noticed they had a "Rob" Argent display. Pathetic.
I once saw a list of acts that were "enshrined" on the "hip hop" side of this "hall of fame" and never heard of half of them. Now, I can't say I'm a big fan of rap and hip hop - - I prefer music - - but either I'm really, really out of the loop, or the people who determine the candidates have an agenda more considerate of political correctness than talent and longevity.
Roxy Music is on the list.
That was my point.
Hadn’t heard that song in decades (Hypnotized).
Wow. Excellent work Bob. Hope things are better on the other side.
:-( I loved his song “Sentimental Lady” when I was a kid. Hearing it always takes me back in time.
you are being deliberately obtuse.
of course, I was just spelling it out
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