The American Invasion

Prior to the sixties, blues music wasn’t really embraced by “white” America. In Britain, however, American blues was revered, including by many of the rock bands that came across “the pond” during that same decade. Some of bands heavily influenced by American blues included John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Cream and the Yardbirds, all of which featured Eric Clapton at one time or another. Other bands during that era include the Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, the Animals and Led Zeppelin.

Many people don’t know this, but Fleetwood Mac was originally one of those British blues bands as well. The “Mac” has gone through several transformations during their long history, including becoming a rock/pop band after taking on Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks in 1975. Prior to that, in the late 60s, the Mac was primarily a blues band, founded by Peter Green. This is their biggest hit from that era:




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