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Stevie Nicks

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Stevie Nicks, born in 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona, is a singer and songwriter. In California she met Lindsey Buckingham and sang with him in the psychedelic band Fritz. They then carried on as a duo. Their 1973 album Buckingham Nicks did not catch on, and Polydor dropped them. Nicks then worked as a waitress and cleaner, and in the meantime wrote the first versions of Rhiannon and Landslide.

Music and breakthrough

In 1975 the drummer Mick Fleetwood asked Buckingham to join Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham made it a condition that Nicks could come too. The duo's harmonies gave the blues rock group an accessible pop sound. The album Fleetwood Mac from 1975 became a worldwide success, and Rumours followed as one of the best-selling albums of all time. It won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1978. In 1981 Nicks began a solo career alongside the band with Bella Donna, which reached the top of the Billboard 200. It also included Edge of Seventeen. In 1998 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Fleetwood Mac, and in 2019 as a solo artist.

Influence

Nicks is characterised by a husky, lived-in voice and lyrics with a mystical, almost fairy-tale tone. On stage she stood out with fluttering scarves and platform boots. For the course she is also the other face of a famous break-up: Buckingham wrote Go Your Own Way about their relationship, while she processed the same pain in her own songs.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac. Notice the voice of Lindsey Buckingham in the verses and the backing vocals of Nicks, who join him in the chorus.

Discography

Studio albums

In School of Rock

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See also

Categories: Artists