Bas player for fleetwood mac3/17/2023 Peter Green performs Man of the World with Fleetwood Mac in 1969 John Mayall, leader of the Bluesbreakers, whom Green played for before leaving to found Fleetwood Mac, said: “Peter in his prime in the 60s was just without equal.” Noel Gallagher described him as “without question the best British blues guitarist ever”, while BB King said Green was “the only one who gave me the cold sweats”. Some considered him a guitarist superior even to such rock’n’roll deities as Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page. ![]() ![]() Then, apart from a burst of activity in the first half of the 80s, Green went missing from action until the late 90s as he struggled with psychological problems seemingly caused by his use of psychedelic drugs. Their singles of that period, including the Green compositions Black Magic Woman, Albatross, Man of the World, Oh Well and The Green Manalishi, remain some of the most cherished releases of the era and the band was beginning to display major international potential by the time he quit in May 1970. He was a founder of Fleetwood Mac and although he was with the band for less than three years they became one of Britain’s leading acts during that time. Peter Green, who has died aged 73, was one of the guitar-playing greats of 1960s blues-rock as well as a gifted songwriter.
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