Peter Green, co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, has died at age 73, according to a law firm acting on behalf of his family.
The blues guitarist and singer-songwriter started the band alongside drummer Mick Fleetwood in London in 1967. He left the group a few years later, in the early 1970s, after struggling with mental illness.
Peter Green performs on stage on the first day of Cornbury Festival in Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, U.K. on July 11, 2009.Fleetwood told The Associated Press in 2017 that Green deserves the lion’s share of the credit for the band’s success. “Peter was asked why did he call the band Fleetwood Mac. He said, ‘Well, you know I thought maybe I’d move on at some point and I wanted Mick and John to have a band.’ End of story, explaining how generous he was,” said Fleetwood, who described Green as a standout musician in an era of great guitarists.
Green was so fundamental to the band that in its early days it was called Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, the co-founder added.said he's considered one of the best 100 greatest guitarists ever.Nicole Acevedo Nicole Acevedo is a reporter for NBC News Digital. She reports, writes and produces stories for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com.
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