Happy Birthday Stevie Nicks

Born on this day in 1948, Stevie Nicks.

 Click on the links to enjoy the music.

There's not an awful lot of recordings around of Stevie's first group Fritz which she was a part of from 1967-72.

Take Advantage of Me.

Rose Garden (Demo).

Born to Be Wild.

 

The Complete 1973 Album.

Rare 1974 Live Audio Recording from Alabama  of 'Lola (My Love)'.

Rare 1975 Live Audio Recording from Alabama of 'Don't Let Me Down Again'.

The first live performances of 'Rhiannon' by Buckingham Nicks. The song of course would grace the 1975 'Fleetwood Mac' album that was a US #1. 'Landslide' was another song written around the same period that would eventually turn up on the 'Fleetwood Mac' album.

Rare live 1975 performance of 'Rhiannon' by Fleetwood Mac. Largo, Maryland 5th October. There is a full concert video of the Largo show here!

Mega stardom was just around the corner for Nicks and Fleetwood Mac with the 1977 release of 'Rumours'. Prior to the release of the album in February the Mac released 'Go Your Own Way' as the first single from the project.

Go Your Own Way (1976 Old Grey Whistle Test performance). 

Silver Springs - this is the longer version that Stevie Nicks wanted to be included on the 'Rumours' album but it was cut and used as a b-side in an edited form. This is the definitive version of the song in my estimation.

In the UK the single releases from 'Rumours' didn't fare too well: 'Go Your Own Way' (#38), 'Dreams' (#24), 'Don't Stop' (#32), and 'You Make Loving Fun' (#45). In the States it was a different story with all four singles reaching the Top Ten (GYOW #10, Dreams #1, Don't Stop #3, and YMLF #9). The album went to #1 all around the globe and you almost couldn't turn a radio on back then without hearing at least one track from the album!

'Tusk' followed two years later and gave them a #1 album in the UK but only hit #4 in the US.

In 1981 Stevie Nicks released her debut solo album, 'Bella Donna'. It would be a #1 album for her. She has continued to release solo albums throughout the years: 'The Wild Heart' (1983), 'Rock A Little' (1985), 'The Other Side of the Mirror' (1989), 'Street Angel' (1994), 'Trouble in Shangri-La' (2001). and 'In Your Dreams' (2011).

Live Concert Video

Stevie Nicks

White Winged Dove Concert 1982.

Red Rocks 1987.

Fleetwood Mac

Rosebud Film 1977.

Mirage Tour 1982.

Tango In The Night Tour 1987.

Bercy, Paris 2013.

2013 Tour Setlist

They had a fairly stagnant setlist on the tour so here it is with songs from various shows on their travels.

Second Hand News (Boston 18/04/13).

The Chain (Columbus, Ohio 04/04/13).

Dreams (Pittsburgh 26/04/13).

Sad Angel (Koln 06/10/13).

Rhiannon (London 24/09/13).

Not That Funny (New Orleans 04/05/13).

Tusk (Glasgow 03/10/13).

Sisters of the Moon (Las Vegas 30/12/13).

Sara (Boston 18/04/13).

Big Love (Toronto 16/04/13).

Landslide (London 25/09/13 - Dedicated to Peter Green).

Never Going Back Again (Zurich 13/10/13).

Without You (MSG NYC 08/04/13).

Gypsy (Cleveland 15/06/13).

Eyes of the World (Mansfield 21/06/13).

Gold Dust Woman London 24/09/13).

I'm So Afraid (Philadelphia 06/04/13).

Stand Back (Detroit 12/06/13).

Go Your Own Way (Paris 11/10/13).

Encore

World Turning (Spokane 29/06/13).

Don't Stop (London 25/09/13 with Christine McVie).

Encore 2

Silver Springs (Hollywood 25/05/13).

Say Goodbye (Las Vegas 30/12/13).