Christine McVie was a popular songwriter, singer, and
keyboardist. Mostly famous because of her journey with the classic rock band
Fleetwood Mac. Her tenure was great and successful with some iconic radio hits
including “You Make Loving Fun “Don’t Stop,” “Say You Love Me,” “Hold Me,”
and “Little Lies”. Sadly a huge loss to
the music industry as Christine McVie died at age 79.
This
news was shared on Wednesday on various social media platforms like Facebook.
The news was shared with a statement on behalf of Christine McVie’s family:
" We are informing you with a heavy heart that Christine McVie has passed
away. She left this world peacefully on a hospital bed this morning, November
30th, 2022, because of a short illness. She spent her last moments with her family.
It's a request to all the media channels to respect the family’s privacy,
especially at this painful event. We can barely understand what her family is
going through. Everyone should keep Christine in their hearts and always
remember her as a fantastic human being, and an esteemed musician. RIP
Christine McVie.”
History of Christine McVie
Christine
McVie was born on July 12, 1943, in Lancashire, England. She was given the name
Christine Anne Perfect. As far as her career goes, she was born and raised in a
musical family. Her grandfather was an organist and her father was a violin
teacher at Westminster Abbey. She knew what would be her profession for the
rest of her life. So she started taking music seriously at the age of 11 and
studied hard and was so immersed in Britain’s burgeoning blues scene. She
started her own band (Chicken Shack) with a group of former bandmates, Andy
Silvester and Stan Webb, in 1967. McVie did a great job with that band and was
awarded with the U.K. music magazine’s Melody Maker’s Best Female Vocalist
award in 1969.