![]() ![]() In late 1980, after nearly a year on the road with Fleetwood Mac as they played more than 100 shows worldwide in support of Tusk, Nicks found herself navigating a career crossroads, craving more autonomy and eager to nurture her own identity, independent of the band. Indeed, Nicks’ lyrical and vocal charms featured prominently across the group’s trio of masterful LPs (1975’s Fleetwood Mac, 1977’s Rumours, and 1979’s Tusk), with unforgettable performances on massive hits and classic tunes including “Rhiannon,” “Landslide,” “Dreams,” “Gold Dust Woman,” “The Chain,” “Sara,” and “Sisters of the Moon.” For me personally, aside from the equally indispensable Bonnie Raitt, Nicks’ dynamic voice-which her close friend Sheryl Crow once described as the “combination of sheer vulnerability and power”-is the one I remember most vividly from my early childhood, thanks to my parents playing Fleetwood Mac records loud and often in our home. ![]() Though Fleetwood Mac’s songwriting and lead vocal responsibilities were divided roughly equally between Buckingham, Christine McVie, and Nicks, the latter’s distinctive voice was the one that most people intuitively associated with the band. As her band ascended to stratospheric heights of success, she cultivated a rarified mystique and bewitching persona that earned her one of the most passionately devoted fan bases any rock-pop star has ever been able to claim, before or since. Happy 40th Anniversary to Stevie Nicks’ debut solo album Bella Donna, originally released July 27, 1981.ĭuring the latter half of the 1970s, the enigmatic Stevie Nicks conquered the music world alongside her Fleetwood Mac compatriots Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, and the McVies Christine and John. ![]()
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