Peter Green exhibits a direct connection between his hands, heart his fingers and a higher power. He followed Clapton in Mayall's Bluesbreakers and started a feud between the fans of both Clapton and Green. Peter was the king of feel, his love and understanding of the Delta blues led to Peter displaying his emotions with his fingertips. Peter is second to none and enjoyed the respect of many of the greats including BB King and Mayall who put Greens playing above all other blues players . His lack of ego led to Peter not caring to push his skills, he was content with being a member of a band not a superstar. Not only was he a great guitarist but a special person who gave to those in need. The Green God was influential on his peers and respected by all . His live sets are legendary to this day. His spirituality was felt in the songs he wrote.
The live shows he did with Fleetwood Mac are something else. Guitar, amp and more talent than just about anyone, fantastic ! Peter may have had his struggles but I don’t think he was ever addicted to drugs and it’s something that’s often thrown in when talking about him. Had the pleasure of meeting him on a few occasions and he was extremely polite, generous with his time and had a great sense of humour ( often self deprecating ).
Carlos paid Peter a complement most have no clue about. His album Supernatural is giving respect to Peter's song Supernatural. The song is from the time He played In John Mayall Blues Breakers with Mic and Mc Fey.
I saw the original band three times in the 60's in Glasgow....Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. The third time I saw them Christine Perfect (McVie) was playing keyboards but can't remember if Danny Kirwan was already there. They were one of the best bands I ever saw.
I'm amazed that there are still so many people ignorant of the importance of Peter Green. I saw them all back in the day. Hendrix, Clapton etc., but the best of them all was Peter Green. By 1970 he was on another level over anybody else.
It may be blasphemy in some musical circles, but I’ve always been more of a pre-Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac fan. The Peter Green:Jeremy Spencer and Bob Welch Eras.
Not at all--- We saw Peter Greens FM 2x live before the girls joined the Band-- My first big concert in the Aragon Brawlroom in Chicago-- 3 bands for $5 bucks!!! With Mckendree Spring, and Maggie Bell-- I also have their import LPs 1&2
The full original name of the band formed by Peter Green after leaving John Mayall's Bluesbreakers was "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Also Featuring Jeremy Spencer". This was how they were billed at the Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival in August of 1967, and was the name that was shortened for their debut album to simply "Fleetwood Mac".
The band's name was lengthened to Petet Green's Fleetwood Mac without his consent on the 1st album. Peter named it Fleetwood Mac because "Guitarists never stay," and he wanted his friends to always be able to carry on. So album #2 simply used the name Peter wanted.
If you love Peter Green, you owe it to yourself to listen to the Remastered "Fleetwood Mac Live in Boston, Vol. 1." All three volumes are great, but Vol 1 has my favorite Green solo on "Jumping at Shadows.' Beautiful, heartbreaking. The cut Rattlesnake Shake journeys from blues to hard rock One of the great guitar albums of the 60s was Peter's final -- 'Then Play On'. On this album, Peter took the band from British blues to hard rock. This is the album that Danny Kirwan made such a huge contribution with many solos and guitar duels with his mentor, Peter Green. The first FM album after Green left is mostly overlooked, but it is a gem -- Kiln House. A superbly recorded/arranged, sometimes playful send up of R&R founders like Buddy Holly. When I talk about Fleetwood Mac, I always call out the best, most enduring rhythm section in Rock and Roll -- John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. They are the rock on which FM was built. Peter knew this and that is why he named the group after them. RIP Peter Green.
... JUST one, VERY small, &, quite possibly, an innconsistent, insignificant & inconsequential aside here, you most &, verily, i say, quite the lovely lady. A very young man, name of, Gary More, who was probably, the Macs' greatest ever fan, but truly even more so, a Peter Greene fan, would attend as many F.M. gigs he possibly could, get right up close to watch and hear exactly how P.G. was laying it down. And if I'm not wrong, after Peters' last ever F.M. performance, he gifted Gary with his favourite workhorse, Gold Top, Les Paul Guitar. The rest, as they say, is Rock and Roll, LEGENDARY-HISTORY-!!!
Totally wrong guitar info. The Les Paul was not a Gold Top, but a ‘59 “Burst,” Les Paul Standard. And please-if you’re a fan, spell Gary’s last name correctly. It’s Moore. Not “More.”
Watched Fleetwood Mac at "Eagle's Auditorium" in Seattle when I was a teenager and seeing Green caressing that famous Les Paul was enlightening! Seeing the band a few years later almost made me cry over the $5 spent on the ticket.
That was brilliant Peter Green is one of my favourite guitarist One of my favourite songs he played on is Stone Crazy which he recorded in 1967 with Aynsley Dunbar,Jack Bruce and Rod Stewart
Black magic woman by Santana was very close in its melody to peter Greens original but the rythem and the druming were totally different in the original version , it a slick samba kind of shuffle and very different.
Mick Taylor replaced Peter in John Mayalls Blues Breakers and then joined the Stones in 69. Peter Green was so good his vibrato and touch were masterful.
Great story and I am of the Rumours era, have been backtracking to Peter. He was a genius and to see him and Carlos play at the HOF was phenomenal. I've watched the clip many times..it was like a tribute to Peter. Thanks for the story of the original Fleetwood Mac. Excellent!
I believe Dave Walker was from Savoy Brown. They toured with F. Mac many times in 1971/72. I saw the Muddy Waters Band , the Byrds( with Clarence White on Lead guitar) and F. Mac / New Years Eve 1968-69. Kinetic Playground Chicago USA. $ 5
Nice to hear these stories without the usual nonsense music critics use. You realize the stories aren't about you and that is refreshing. I'm subscribing.
I haven't listened to drive in a while. I forgot they always advertised this. Glad I stumbled across it. Will be binge watching these over the next few weeks😊
Anybody who has heard the original Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green was immediately smitten. Greatest never needs publicity. Although it was a big hit for Santana, Santana’s version ain’t got the same soul.
I would be absolutely be embarrassed by my score if there were a quiz at the end of this! Fleetwood Mac is one of those groups that really lived during the 60's and 70's.
Thanks Janda for this Peter Green was my guitar idol when I was in my late teens. His tone use of space is unique. His voice like his guitar playing is so soulful and seductive
Peter Green was a genius. I love all of the very distinct iterations of Fleetwood Mac. The Nicks-Buckingham version was the soundtrack of the high school years. Discovered Peter Green much later. Iconic beginning to an iconic group.
Peter is the real the real deal. What vibrato, what phrasing, what a voice....listen to "Jumping At Shadows" live in Boston, best slow blues you will ever hear
This was great to hear. Finding out about the winding journey that musicians take in their discovery of life is very interesting to learn. You did a lot of research to put this all together in a coherent monologue that I truly enjoyed. Hopefully with youtube, and other mediums, you presentation will live on for ever so that others can hear it and go seek out the artist and their music that you discussed. GREAT JOB!!!!
Peter Green, this skinny white Jewish boy from London, most definitely had -and lived- the Blues. It is fitting and comforting to know he and his music are not forgotten.
Great video! Lots of stuff I didn't know. Even though I was an active musician in the 60's & 70's (still am! Lol to see my drumming, just search Rogers Double Bass) wasn't a big fan of the band then (am a huge fan now, but not pre-Buckingham) but you really do a fantastic job on the full history of Green! Thank you so much! I liked and subed! Have a wonderful day!😊😊😊
Peter green is the best. Played bass like Paul Mcartney, sang like muddy waters. Played guitar like BBking wrote songs like Lennon. Played the harmonica like sonny boy
Thank you for this insightful review of Peter Green’s music and early Fleetwood Mac. I have been a fan since the early days. It was good to see him revive his career in the 90s with The Splinter Group; however the fire seemed to be missing.
It's just Peter jamming with other musicians and they kind of broke up the jams into sort of sections. There is some interesting stuff there but the best thing about the album is the cover. Bottoms Up is my favorite cut.
You forgot to mention that Peter green was very influenced by Blues guitarist Otis Rush and his song "All Your Love" when he wrote Black Magic Woman. Santana has always claimed that his cover version of the song was partly a cover of Green's song and partly a cover of Rush's song.' along with the Gabor Szabo song added in at the end.
That's wild. Did you go to school together or know any of his siblings. I've never lived in the same neighbourhood as a guitar or musical legend. Everyone I grew up with is just average working class idiots and far too many are dead.
Those early Fleetwood Mac albums are great,I love Peter Greens guitar and Danny Kirwan another underated player, I also love Christines voice, she was in Chicken shack, around the time of the first couple of Mac albums , they are another great British blues band, There are some great Christine vocals on Chicken Shack and mid period Mac albums, Homeward bound comes to mind, that chick could really sing,I prefer her to Stevie Nicks . so much great music, came out of the UK In the late 60s and early 70s, I love British blues and Jazz, check out Michael Garricks Troppo, Joe Harriot and Amancio Di Silvas Hum Dono, or anything by Nucleus, there is lots of great Brit jazz albums really worth looking into.take it easy,g'day from Melbourne
Yeah, but some really sucked, too. The singer from Humble Pie, Dave something, was awful with Fleetwood Mac, his voice didn't work for the songs, and he acted like an idiot on stage, crawling around and being weird, while being by far the most stuck on himself twit backstage. They got rid of him after his first year...
Janda Lane, I feel so blessed to come across your work & about this topic. I've been following Peter Green, John Mayall & co. since the late 60's (horribly, I am that old and You still turn me on :) You'll be hearing more from me since I liked/subscribed today and feel really good about that~! P.S I wanted to be a radio dj after hanging out at WHFS Bethesda, Md. when underground FM radio was surfacing. I did work at 3 different (disco/rock/nude strip clubs) my desire grew passion once again listening to You my dear~! 😘🥰
7:36 - Fleetwood Mac's version , since it is the original, must be the correct lyrics! If you listen closely Peter does not say "Magic Sticks" like the Santana version! He says "Magic Stick" - BIG DIFFERENCE!
And watch out at 1:46 when Peter cleverly changes the "You got your spell on me baby" two times and then the third time says "You got your smell on me baby" to keep things interesting and fun!
The article is about Peter Green so that is the clue. This is the original version of Black Magic Woman and despite the background playing of the instrumental part of the song it actually includes Green singing his words.
What a great presentation of a sad story. I knew some of the lore surrounding Peter Green, but not the lowlights described here. I'd like to see or read more interviews with him. Thanks so much.
Santana’s version, while great, is not the same as Peter Green’s. The chorus progression-measures 9 and 10-is completely different. Peter’s chorus is a descending chord pattern: Dminor-C-Bflat-A. Santana’s is just Dm-Am-Dm. Both stop in measure 12 on the Dm.
after seeing this video and learning a thing or two about the band i know well enough but not anything about the men behind it, i think i can relate to Peter Green's anti-fame attitude perfectly well ...the fact that he cared about the band more than the individuals in it, makes perfect sense ... many bands became successful because of that rare spirit of unified teamwork ... but few survived after they broke up and joined other bands or went solo ...
Always grande to find someone singing the praises of Greenie! A hugemongeous boatload of us think that Peter Green was the best there ever was. And never to forget Danny Kirwan. My personal favorite of Black Magic Woman is the Mac, Live in Boston version. Peter rips the two most burning blues choruses on guitar ever ;-)
I mark pages when I am surfing for credible music pages & then I review them la later - this one is not only credible it is incredible. You are IN it gal and on it. Thank you for doing what you do. Keep on❤
"Black Magic Woman" was partly based on the minor-key 1957 hit "Lucky Lou" by Chicago blues guitarist Jody Williams. You can hear "Lucky Lou" here: ua-cam.com/video/dmYW7iSiqNo/v-deo.html Another of Jody's songs, ‘Billy’s Blues,’ was outright stolen by Mickey & Sylvia for their smash hit "Love is Strange" in a case that went to court for copyright infringement. Jody Williams also played lead guitar on "Who Do You Love" by Bo Diddley, "Evil" and "Forty Four" by Howlin’ Wolf, "Don't Start Me Talkin'" by Sonny Boy Williamson #2, "I Wish You Would" by Billy Boy Arnold, and many other hit songs. He also played guitar with Memphis Minnie, Elmore James, Otis Spann, Charles Brown, and Memphis Slim.
Gabor Szabo told me that he made more money from Santana's Black Magic Woman than he had from the rest of his career combined. Gabor's version of Gypsy Queen is really good by the way.
wow, insanely nicely done here. blown away. Fan since '72 with Then Play On then JMBB BB 'Looking Back' less than a year later. Bought the Black Magic Woman 2 record set then and all in. Lifer. Fans gotta look up Shrine '69. I think FM was opening for The Mothers....it's pretty amazing but y'all knew that already.
Great story and she did an amazing job telling it. She has an amazing voice and I'm assuming that's an amazing microphone. Does anyone recognize that microphone and if so could you please tell me which microphone it is.
I don't have anything anymore, but I used to have the first Grateful Dead, Doors, and Jefferson Airplane albums on Monaural, in mint condition, and also some of the second and third albums also in Monaural, all the Elvis albums from the first through 1966, and all the shingles. 300 albums total, and I don't have one of them today and I never got a nickel for any of them Glad things went better for you...
Peter Green exhibits a direct connection between his hands, heart his fingers and a higher power. He followed Clapton in Mayall's Bluesbreakers and started a feud between the fans of both Clapton and Green. Peter was the king of feel, his love and understanding of the Delta blues led to Peter displaying his emotions with his fingertips. Peter is second to none and enjoyed the respect of many of the greats including BB King and Mayall who put Greens playing above all other blues players . His lack of ego led to Peter not caring to push his skills, he was content with being a member of a band not a superstar. Not only was he a great guitarist but a special person who gave to those in need. The Green God was influential on his peers and respected by all . His live sets are legendary to this day. His spirituality was felt in the songs he wrote.
Black Magic Woman by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac will always be the definitive version to me.
The live shows he did with Fleetwood Mac are something else. Guitar, amp and more talent than just about anyone, fantastic ! Peter may have had his struggles but I don’t think he was ever addicted to drugs and it’s something that’s often thrown in when talking about him. Had the pleasure of meeting him on a few occasions and he was extremely polite, generous with his time and had a great sense of humour ( often self deprecating ).
Gotta give Carlos his due, no one would have remembered this song otherwise. RIP Peter
I would have. I saw Peter play it live years before Carlos recorded it.
Please...child!
Credit for covering this great song, nope. Santana isn’t a blues man.
Couldn’t disagree more. To many of PG is the best UK blues player ever, for me personally he is the best ever.
Carlos paid Peter a complement most have no clue about. His album Supernatural is giving respect to Peter's song Supernatural. The song is from the time He played In John Mayall Blues Breakers with Mic and Mc Fey.
I saw the original band three times in the 60's in Glasgow....Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. The third time I saw them Christine Perfect (McVie) was playing keyboards but can't remember if Danny Kirwan was already there. They were one of the best bands I ever saw.
I'm amazed that there are still so many people ignorant of the importance of Peter Green. I saw them all back in the day. Hendrix, Clapton etc., but the best of them all was Peter Green. By 1970 he was on another level over anybody else.
I had someone argue with me a few weeks about who actually founded Fleetwood Mac.
It may be blasphemy in some musical circles, but I’ve always been more of a pre-Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac fan. The Peter Green:Jeremy Spencer and Bob Welch Eras.
I doubt it would be blasphemy in those circles. They just simply wouldn`t know what you were talking about....and that would be blasphemy.
Nothing blasphemous about that! 🙂
Not at all--- We saw Peter Greens FM 2x live before the girls joined the Band-- My first big concert in the Aragon Brawlroom in Chicago-- 3 bands for $5 bucks!!! With Mckendree Spring, and Maggie Bell--
I also have their import LPs 1&2
I wish "The Drive" 97.1fm would actually play some old FM, instead of the same old 70s/80s tunes we got tired of by 1988!!!!!!
Not blasphemy at all! I regard them as two different bands.
Picked up the guitar in 1971 with only one aspiration, to sound like Peter Green. I’m 64 now and haven’t changed my mind or approach one little bit.
Just like me in '68 and ever since. But then I'm 69 now so I had a flying start on you, lol.
I greatly prefer the early days of Fleetwood Mac to the Buckingham-Nicks era. People think that I'm insane but I like the blues based music.
The full original name of the band formed by Peter Green after leaving John Mayall's Bluesbreakers was "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Also Featuring Jeremy Spencer". This was how they were billed at the Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival in August of 1967, and was the name that was shortened for their debut album to simply "Fleetwood Mac".
I rushed out to buy Black Magic woman when it was released, saw Pete live four times. Unforgettable for me.
The band's name was lengthened to Petet Green's Fleetwood Mac without his consent on the 1st album. Peter named it Fleetwood Mac because "Guitarists never stay," and he wanted his friends to always be able to carry on. So album #2 simply used the name Peter wanted.
Like a prophet
If you love Peter Green, you owe it to yourself to listen to the Remastered "Fleetwood Mac Live in Boston, Vol. 1." All three volumes are great, but Vol 1 has my favorite Green solo on "Jumping at Shadows.' Beautiful, heartbreaking. The cut Rattlesnake Shake journeys from blues to hard rock
One of the great guitar albums of the 60s was Peter's final -- 'Then Play On'. On this album, Peter took the band from British blues to hard rock. This is the album that Danny Kirwan made such a huge contribution with many solos and guitar duels with his mentor, Peter Green.
The first FM album after Green left is mostly overlooked, but it is a gem -- Kiln House. A superbly recorded/arranged, sometimes playful send up of R&R founders like Buddy Holly.
When I talk about Fleetwood Mac, I always call out the best, most enduring rhythm section in Rock and Roll -- John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. They are the rock on which FM was built. Peter knew this and that is why he named the group after them.
RIP Peter Green.
Completely agree , I've listened to the Boston Tea Party and it's another level of blues tone and singing 👍
... JUST one, VERY small, &, quite possibly, an innconsistent, insignificant & inconsequential aside here, you most &, verily, i say, quite the lovely lady.
A very young man, name of, Gary More, who was probably, the Macs' greatest ever fan, but truly even more so, a Peter Greene fan, would attend as many F.M. gigs he possibly could, get right up close to watch and hear exactly how P.G. was laying it down. And if I'm not wrong, after Peters' last ever F.M. performance, he gifted Gary with his favourite workhorse, Gold Top, Les Paul Guitar. The rest, as they say, is Rock and Roll, LEGENDARY-HISTORY-!!!
I will never see how anyone could play one of those clunky things for hours straight.
I would need a chiropractor for a year!
Make mine Fender!
Totally wrong guitar info. The Les Paul was not a Gold Top, but a ‘59 “Burst,” Les Paul Standard. And please-if you’re a fan, spell Gary’s last name correctly. It’s Moore. Not “More.”
Gary Moore.!
Watched Fleetwood Mac at "Eagle's Auditorium" in Seattle when I was a teenager and seeing Green caressing that famous Les Paul was enlightening! Seeing the band a few years later almost made me cry over the $5 spent on the ticket.
Awesome Janda...Thanks for telling us about Peter Green...His struggles...And his genius!!!
Thank you Michael! He was gifted. A legend!
That was brilliant Peter Green is one of my favourite guitarist
One of my favourite songs he played on is Stone Crazy which he recorded in 1967 with Aynsley Dunbar,Jack Bruce and Rod Stewart
Black magic woman by Santana was very close in its melody to peter Greens original but the rythem and the druming were totally different in the original version , it a slick samba kind of shuffle and very different.
Then Play On is one of the bravest, most underrated albums of rock's golden era.
Mick Taylor replaced Peter in John Mayalls Blues Breakers and then joined the Stones in 69. Peter Green was so good his vibrato and touch were masterful.
Great story and I am of the Rumours era, have been backtracking to Peter. He was a genius and to see him and Carlos play at the HOF was phenomenal. I've watched the clip many times..it was like a tribute to Peter. Thanks for the story of the original Fleetwood Mac. Excellent!
Thanks for watching!
I believe Dave Walker was from Savoy Brown. They toured with F. Mac many times in 1971/72.
I saw the Muddy Waters Band , the Byrds( with Clarence White on Lead guitar) and F. Mac / New Years Eve 1968-69. Kinetic Playground Chicago USA. $ 5
Jealous!
Dave Walker was from Savoy Brown. I think he was after Chris Youlden and Dave Peverett as lead vocalist.
Seen every guitarist mentioned in this video. Peter Green was in my opinion the best of them.
Absolutely, fabulous performance music. Thanks for posting them. Good time for you
Shows how incredible Peter was, that there is content made like this about him. For me Peter is the one and only.
thank you dear lady for the story abount the blues legend gituarist peter green rest his soul.🙏
Excellent eulogy to the greatest British Bluesman ever🙏
Thank you 🙏🏻
Amen to that brother.
Nice to hear these stories without the usual nonsense music critics use.
You realize the stories aren't about you
and that is refreshing. I'm subscribing.
Thanks so much! Welcome aboard!
I haven't listened to drive in a while. I forgot they always advertised this. Glad I stumbled across it. Will be binge watching these over the next few weeks😊
Awesome! Thank you!
Anybody who has heard the original Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green was immediately smitten. Greatest never needs publicity. Although it was a big hit for Santana, Santana’s version ain’t got the same soul.
Peter Green played silent notes . . .those in the spaces between the notes . . . better than anyone.
For those who dont know Danny Kirwan did a lot of lead guitar work whilst he was in Fleetwood Mac
What a bizarre, twisted, sad and astonishing story. I'm glad there's no quiz at the end!
I would be absolutely be embarrassed by my score if there were a quiz at the end of this! Fleetwood Mac is one of those groups that really lived during the 60's and 70's.
Thanks Janda for this Peter Green was my guitar idol when I was in my late teens. His tone use of space is unique. His voice like his guitar playing is so soulful and seductive
Peter Green was a genius. I love all of the very distinct iterations of Fleetwood Mac. The Nicks-Buckingham version was the soundtrack of the high school years. Discovered Peter Green much later. Iconic beginning to an iconic group.
Haunting ,soul bending and spell binding.. My fav.
He was the best of the heap. By far.
One of my favorites,definitely top 5
Peter is the real the real deal. What vibrato, what phrasing, what a voice....listen to "Jumping At Shadows" live in Boston, best slow blues you will ever hear
Oh man, you should listen to "Carry My Love". Jeremy Spencer's "I Can't Hold Out" of that same album is no less also, not slow though.
'Psychedelic Blues' is a perfect description of this glorious bands style.
WAIT A MINUTE... I've been edified. I LOVE SANTANA and his version. But I now know who gets Original Credit which is awesome. Thanks for this lesson.
Michelle, give a listen to Fleetwood Mac‘s Oh Well parts l & ll. I think you will like it based on your loving, Black Magic Woman!
8:05 Don’t forget to mention that the music was inspired by Otis Rush (all your love) and Otis himself was inspired by Jody Williams (Lucky you)!
Nice,,,,
LZ 'i Can't Quit You" lifted from Otis Rush.....
Credited ? nope,,,,Page and Plant.
With all due respect, you're beautiful, intelligent and well informed. Thank you for all the insightful points that you cover...
Thank you!
That was absolutely beautiful. The man was something very special.
Yes, a beautiful soul.
Thanks so much!
Well told. Great Job!
Peter Green is a musical genius! IMO he was the greatest guitarist of his time!
4:29 I really think Bob Weston is grossly underrated. His lead guitar work on "Mystery to Me" was amazing.
Shouldn’t screw with the boss’s wife.
@@billalbritton4972 Yeah. He didn't screw with her. He screwed her. Doesn't change his guitar talent, though.
ehh, he probably stoke his licks too.
It’s Bob Welch. Not “Weston.”
This was great to hear. Finding out about the winding journey that musicians take in their discovery of life is very interesting to learn. You did a lot of research to put this all together in a coherent monologue that I truly enjoyed. Hopefully with youtube, and other mediums, you presentation will live on for ever so that others can hear it and go seek out the artist and their music that you discussed. GREAT JOB!!!!
Thank you!
Saw them just after Albatross at the Fillmore East 1968. You can hear this lineup in the Shrine 69 bootleg. The best of the Mac
Peter Green, this skinny white Jewish boy from London, most definitely had -and lived- the Blues. It is fitting and comforting to know he and his music are not forgotten.
7:11 correction: Rollie left to *form* Journey, which he did with another Santana bandmate, guitarist Neal Schon
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! Thank you for this! 🍻
Thank you!!!
Peter Green, man... Thank you for this video.
Thanks for listening!
GENIUS
Well researched, ENJOYED!
Thank you!
Great video! Lots of stuff I didn't know. Even though I was an active musician in the 60's & 70's (still am! Lol to see my drumming, just search Rogers Double Bass) wasn't a big fan of the band then (am a huge fan now, but not pre-Buckingham) but you really do a fantastic job on the full history of Green! Thank you so much! I liked and subed! Have a wonderful day!😊😊😊
Thanks so much!
I saw him in San Francisco in June, 1968 not knowing anything about him until that night.
I was there too! It was like witnessing the messiah slinging a Les Paul.
Peter green is the best. Played bass like Paul Mcartney, sang like muddy waters. Played guitar like BBking wrote songs like Lennon. Played the harmonica like sonny boy
Thank you for this insightful review of Peter Green’s music and early Fleetwood Mac. I have been a fan since the early days. It was good to see him revive his career in the 90s with The Splinter Group; however the fire seemed to be missing.
End of the Game is one of the strangest LPs in my collection.
It's just Peter jamming with other musicians and they kind of broke up the jams into sort of sections. There is some interesting stuff there but the best thing about the album is the cover. Bottoms Up is my favorite cut.
You forgot to mention that Peter green was very influenced by Blues guitarist Otis Rush and his song "All Your Love" when he wrote Black Magic Woman. Santana has always claimed that his cover version of the song was partly a cover of Green's song and partly a cover of Rush's song.' along with the Gabor Szabo song added in at the end.
Did you know Otis rush was inspired by a song called lucky lou. By Jody Williams’s
I have this album and it’s a misprint, both songs on both sides
Those who only know the second generation FM are missing the quality of Green
very interesting. when i was younger i lived a few miles away from green but never met him.
That's wild. Did you go to school together or know any of his siblings. I've never lived in the same neighbourhood as a guitar or musical legend. Everyone I grew up with is just average working class idiots and far too many are dead.
BMW is a brilliant song. I feel it pays homage to the playing of Otis Rush, who was the master of blues in minor keys. Check him out.
When I first heard Oh Well, I was hooked.
Those early Fleetwood Mac albums are great,I love Peter Greens guitar and Danny Kirwan another underated player, I also love Christines voice, she was in Chicken shack, around the time of the first couple of Mac albums , they are another great British blues band, There are some great Christine vocals on Chicken Shack and mid period Mac albums, Homeward bound comes to mind, that chick could really sing,I prefer her to Stevie Nicks . so much great music, came out of the UK In the late 60s and early 70s, I love British blues and Jazz, check out Michael Garricks Troppo, Joe Harriot and Amancio Di Silvas Hum Dono, or anything by Nucleus, there is lots of great Brit jazz albums really worth looking into.take it easy,g'day from Melbourne
Amazing an excellent presentation.
Peter Green would approve.
Wow, thank you!
RIP Peter😭😭😭
Amazing! Had no idea so many other greats were attached to Fleetwood Mac!
Yeah, but some really sucked, too.
The singer from Humble Pie, Dave something, was awful with Fleetwood Mac, his voice didn't work for the songs, and he acted like an idiot on stage, crawling around and being weird, while being by far the most stuck on himself twit backstage.
They got rid of him after his first year...
Fleetwood Mac’s entire timeline is so very interesting. So many twists and turns. Glad you enjoyed this episode!
Loooove Music history ❤
Great story. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it.
Janda Lane, I feel so blessed to come across your work & about this topic. I've been following Peter Green, John Mayall & co. since the late 60's (horribly, I am that old and You still turn me on :)
You'll be hearing more from me since I liked/subscribed today and feel really good about that~!
P.S I wanted to be a radio dj after hanging out at WHFS Bethesda, Md. when underground FM radio was surfacing.
I did work at 3 different (disco/rock/nude strip clubs) my desire grew passion once again listening to You my dear~! 😘🥰
... from 1 Dave to another, I'm 70 & still boppin' ... l
Thank you so much, Dave! Welcome aboard!
7:36 - Fleetwood Mac's version , since it is the original, must be the correct lyrics!
If you listen closely Peter does not say "Magic Sticks" like the Santana version!
He says "Magic Stick" - BIG DIFFERENCE!
And watch out at 1:46 when Peter cleverly changes the "You got your spell on me baby" two times and then the third time says "You got your smell on me baby" to keep things interesting and fun!
He says you might just break off my magic stick; he apparently didn't like reverse cowgirl
Who is performing the instrumental version of "Black Magic Woman" that is playing in the background of this video?
Peter Green......
The article is about Peter Green so that is the clue. This is the original version of Black Magic Woman and despite the background playing of the instrumental part of the song it actually includes Green singing his words.
Christian Lane performs and produces the music for this podcast.
Most of the background is Santana playing Black Magic Woman
I was expecting more on the song Black Magic Woman instead of you presenting on the history of Fleetwood Mac.
Thanks for your knowledge☝🏼😎🎸
Thank you for watching!
What a great presentation of a sad story. I knew some of the lore surrounding Peter Green, but not the lowlights described here. I'd like to see or read more interviews with him. Thanks so much.
... they're there, they are , well almost ALL, enjoy ...
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
Thank you that was an awesome overview of Peter Greene thank you very much
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for listening.
Santana’s version, while great, is not the same as Peter Green’s. The chorus progression-measures 9 and 10-is completely different. Peter’s chorus is a descending chord pattern: Dminor-C-Bflat-A. Santana’s is just Dm-Am-Dm. Both stop in measure 12 on the Dm.
Frank Zappa wrote something called Carlos Santana's Chord Progression. I don't think that The Guitar Master was very impressed by Santana.
@@kjelleriksson2793 Well, Frank’s not here to defend himself and neither is Peter. Carlos will have to do.
Wow TY
Excellent review, Honey - of one of Music's most excellent bluesmen.
Learned LOTS: you've filled in blank areas in my Rock Knowledge that i didn't even know I had -- the proverbial "unknown unknowns".
after seeing this video and learning a thing or two about the band i know well enough but not anything about the men behind it, i think i can relate to Peter Green's anti-fame attitude perfectly well ...the fact that he cared about the band more than the individuals in it, makes perfect sense ... many bands became successful because of that rare spirit of unified teamwork ... but few survived after they broke up and joined other bands or went solo ...
re giving his money away, he once used a shotgun to threaten the person sending him cheques , told him to stop.
I have album and it’s a misprint, same songs on both sides
Wow - I have never heard of that happening - it's gotta be worth a shitload.
Nicely done. Great music and stories.
Thanks for listening!
Always grande to find someone singing the praises of Greenie! A hugemongeous boatload of us think that Peter Green was the best there ever was. And never to forget Danny Kirwan. My personal favorite of Black Magic Woman is the Mac, Live in Boston version. Peter rips the two most burning blues choruses on guitar ever ;-)
Janda, excellent production. Thank you so much. Yes, the original of anything like Green's song is the best.
Thank you!
I mark pages when I am surfing for credible music pages & then I review them la later - this one is not only credible it is incredible. You are IN it gal and on it. Thank you for doing what you do. Keep on❤
Thank you so much!
It is a very thin line between genius and madness.
"Black Magic Woman" was partly based on the minor-key 1957 hit "Lucky Lou" by Chicago blues guitarist Jody Williams. You can hear "Lucky Lou" here:
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Another of Jody's songs, ‘Billy’s Blues,’ was outright stolen by Mickey & Sylvia for their smash hit "Love is Strange" in a case that went to court for copyright infringement. Jody Williams also played lead guitar on "Who Do You Love" by Bo Diddley, "Evil" and "Forty Four" by Howlin’ Wolf, "Don't Start Me Talkin'" by Sonny Boy Williamson #2, "I Wish You Would" by Billy Boy Arnold, and many other hit songs. He also played guitar with Memphis Minnie, Elmore James, Otis Spann, Charles Brown, and Memphis Slim.
My favorite old Fleetwood Mac song is "Oh Well." Brilliant.
Strange that when talking about the blues breakers no mention of Mick Taylor? Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor wow !!!
Great job of telling this story of Peter Green's masterpiece, Janda.
Thank you Paul!
The story behind The Green Manalishi ...
Thanks for the info.I always wanted to know where their name came from besides the obvious.And why there was no Peter Green in the name.
You’re welcome!
Gabor Szabo told me that he made more money from Santana's Black Magic Woman than he had from the rest of his career combined. Gabor's version of Gypsy Queen is really good by the way.
wow, insanely nicely done here. blown away.
Fan since '72 with Then Play On then JMBB BB 'Looking Back' less than a year later.
Bought the Black Magic Woman 2 record set then and all in. Lifer.
Fans gotta look up Shrine '69. I think FM was opening for The Mothers....it's pretty amazing but y'all knew that already.
Yeah Shrine '69. If you are going to have only one of Green's Fm albums that might be the one !
Thanks so much!
Great story and she did an amazing job telling it. She has an amazing voice and I'm assuming that's an amazing microphone. Does anyone recognize that microphone and if so could you please tell me which microphone it is.
Sennheiser MD421 ll. Decent mic, great on toms, nothing special.
@@englishjim6428 Thank you very much. I really appreciate you taking the time.
I still have my pristine copy of Blues Jam in Chicago...
I don't have anything anymore, but I used to have the first Grateful Dead, Doors, and Jefferson Airplane albums on Monaural, in mint condition, and also some of the second and third albums also in Monaural, all the Elvis albums from the first through 1966, and all the shingles.
300 albums total, and I don't have one of them today and I never got a nickel for any of them
Glad things went better for you...