Celebrated British drummer Mick Fleetwood was born Michael Fleetwood on June 24,
1947 in Redruth, Cornwall. The son of a military officer, he dropped out of
school at 15 to pursue a career in music in London. He joined a series of bands
and met key future collaborators like guitarist Peter Green and bassist John
McVie. The three of them, along with Jeremy Spencer, became the initial core of
Fleetwood Mac, the band that would prove to be the drummer’s legacy, in 1967.
They would score hits with their British blues singles like “Albatross”. It was
during this time that John McVie m...