RIPPeter Green

kuepper said:
I first saw him at Redcar Jazz Club when he was with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers then after he left saw Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac play at one of the early free concerts in Hyde park 24/8/68
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From BBC /twitter:

"An Artist I Truly Loved & Admired From The First Time I Heard Him. I Supported The Original Fleetwood Mac At Redcar Jazz Club When I Was In A Local Band. He Was A Breathtaking Singer, Guitarist & Composer. I know Who I Will Be Listening To Today RIP.
David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) July 25, 2020"
 
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I dont know if it's been mentioned on here or if it's common knowledge but listening to Man of the World I was wondering whether it was Clapton doing the vocals. Checked it to confirm it's Green but they're very similar. Would suggest to me he was a big influence on Eric's vocal style.
ps - it was my paranoia that made me
doubt it was Peter singing as I must have seen him stacks of times on TOTPs!
Also mentioned on Radcliffe and Maconie this morning that F Mac sold more records than Stones and Beatles combined in 1969!?
 
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Dave Coverdale was in a band called Government. They had a resident spot at the Coatham Hotel on a Saturday night. Before he joined they played lame pop stuff. He certainly made them a raunchier group after he joined even though he was just a young lad. They used to do occasional support work on a Sunday at the Jazz Club, which was held at the same venue.
He was in the year below me at Saltburn county modern
I met him in the Top Deck after he had joined Deep Purple he had just come back from Japan he was still an ordinary lad we discussed school and the time I warned my sister about him..... Maybe I could be in California now but how would I get to the Boro?
 
WindyNook said:
Dave Coverdale was in a band called Government. They had a resident spot at the Coatham Hotel on a Saturday night. Before he joined they played lame pop stuff. He certainly made them a raunchier group after he joined even though he was just a young lad. They used to do occasional support work on a Sunday at the Jazz Club, which was held at the same venue.
He was in the year below me at Saltburn county modern
I met him in the Top Deck after he had joined Deep Purple he had just come back from Japan he was still an ordinary lad we discussed school and the time I warned my sister about him..... Maybe I could be in California now but how would I get to the Boro?
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My mate was with him in the band he left for Purple. Wished him well etc, then went out to buy their next album. Saw the track listing and thought "That's funny, me and Dave wrote a song called Mistreated on my piano!"

Got home, played it. Same song, credited to 'Blackmore/Coverdale/Lord...' etc.

Not a penny in royalties.
 
HarryVegas said:
My mate was with him in the band he left for Purple. Wished him well etc, then went out to buy their next album. Saw the track listing and thought "That's funny, me and Dave wrote a song called Mistreated on my piano!"

Got home, played it. Same song, credited to 'Blackmore/Coverdale/Lord...' etc.

Not a penny in royalties.
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Was that you or your mate?
 
"David Coverdale, the lead singer of Whitesnake, is among other musicians to pay tribute to a "truly loved and admired" artist.

In a tweet, he said: "I supported the original Fleetwood Mac at Redcar Jazz Club when I was in a local band... he was a breathtaking singer, guitarist and composer. I know who I will be listening to today. RIP"
 
I remember feeling quite puzzled at the esteem Fleetwood Mac were held in. There were some good (some very good) songs, but generally I felt they were nothing particularly remarkable.

Then I saw some footage of their early years with Peter Green and I got it.
 
Lefty said:
I remember feeling quite puzzled at the esteem Fleetwood Mac were held in. There were some good (some very good) songs, but generally I felt they were nothing particularly remarkable.

Then I saw some footage of their early years with Peter Green and I got it.
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Love some of their later songs but they were brilliant in the earlier days. So many talented members, great playing and great songs. And what a story. Well worth reading up on.
 
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Doesn't look like he is playing too much on that version. The guy on the left playing the main parts of the song.
Strangely I remember a mate going to see Clapton just after he came through his heroin addict. Said all the bits you would expect from Clapton was played by band member.
 
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Lefty said:
I remember feeling quite puzzled at the esteem Fleetwood Mac were held in. There were some good (some very good) songs, but generally I felt they were nothing particularly remarkable.

Then I saw some footage of their early years with Peter Green and I got it.
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They were really good in the late 60s. Rumours was the end for me.
 
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