Peter Green (musician)
| Peter Green | |
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Green with harmonica and guitar (Bilston, England, 17 December 2009)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Allen Greenbaum |
| Born |
29 October 1946 Bethnal Green, London, England |
| Genres | Blues rock, blues, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
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| Years active | 1966–1973, 1977–1985, 1997–present |
| Labels | Epic, Reprise, PVK, Creole |
| Associated acts | John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green Splinter Group |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson Les Paul, , Epiphone Casino | |
Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946) is a British blues rock guitarist. As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Green's songs, such as "Albatross", "Black Magic Woman", "Oh Well", and "Man of the World", appeared on the record charts, and several have been adapted by a variety of musicians.
Green was a major figure in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement. B.B. King commented, "He has the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats."Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page have both praised his guitar playing; he is noted for his use of string bending, vibrato, and economy of style.
Rolling Stone ranked Green at number 38 in its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". His tone on the instrumental "The Supernatural" was rated as one of the 50 greatest of all time by Guitar Player. In June 1996, Green was voted the third-best guitarist of all time in Mojo magazine.
Green was born in Bethnal Green, London. He first played bass guitar in a band called Bobby Dennis and the Dominoes, which performed pop chart covers and rock 'n' roll standards, including Shadows covers. He later stated that Hank Marvin was his guitar hero and he played the Shadows song Midnight on the 1996 tribute album "Twang." He went on to join rhythm and blues outfit the Muskrats, then a band called The Tridents in which he played bass. In 1966, Green played lead guitar in Peter Bardens' band "Peter B's Looners", where he met drummer Mick Fleetwood. It was with Peter B's Looners that he made his recording début with the single "If You Wanna Be Happy" with "Jodrell Blues" as a B-side. His recording of "If You Wanna Be Happy" was an instrumental cover of a song by Jimmy Soul.
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