He asked Nicks in mid-1967 to replace the lead singer. She recalled, "I thought he was a darling." Buckingham was in a psychedelic rock band, Fritz, but two of its musicians were leaving for college. When she saw Buckingham playing " California Dreamin'" at Young Life club, she joined him in harmony. Nicks met her future musical and romantic partner, Lindsey Buckingham, during her senior year at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California. While attending Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California, she joined her first band, the Changing Times, a folk rock group focused on vocal harmonies.
She spent her adolescence playing records constantly, and lived in her "own little musical world". With the Goya guitar that she received for her 16th birthday, Nicks wrote her first song, titled "I've Loved and I've Lost, and I'm Sad but Not Blue". Her father's frequent relocation as the president of Greyhound had the family living in Phoenix, Arizona Albuquerque, New Mexico El Paso, Texas Salt Lake City, Utah Los Angeles and San Francisco. Īs a toddler, Stephanie could pronounce her own name only as "tee-dee", which led to her nickname of "Stevie". Nicks's mother was protective, keeping her at home "more than most people" and fostered in her daughter a love of fairy tales. Nicks's grandfather, Aaron Jess "A.J." Nicks Sr., taught Nicks to sing duets with him by the time she was four years old. Nicks is of German, English, Welsh and Irish ancestry. Stephanie "Stevie" Nicks was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona to Jess and Barbara Nicks. Life and career 1948–1971: Early life and career beginnings 1.11 Since 2014: 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault and future endeavors.1.10 2010–2013: In Your Dreams and Extended Play Tour.1.9 2002–2009: Say You Will, Crystal Visions, and Soundstage Sessions.1.8 1997–2001: The Dance, Enchanted, and Trouble in Shangri-La.1.6 1987–1990: Tango in the Night, The Other Side of the Mirror, and Behind the Mask.
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She is the first woman to have been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame first as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and then as a solo artist in 2019. Her Fleetwood Mac songs " Landslide" and " Dreams", with the latter being the band's only number one hit in the US, together with her solo hit " Edge of Seventeen", have been included in Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Nicks was named one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time and one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. Īfter the release of her first solo album, Rolling Stone named her the " Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll".
She has released eight studio solo albums and seven studio albums with Fleetwood Mac, selling a certified total of 65 million copies in the US alone. In 1981, while remaining a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks began her solo career, releasing the studio album Bella Donna, which topped the Billboard 200 and has reached multiplatinum status. Rumours, the band's second album with Nicks, became one of the best-selling albums of all time, being certified 20× platinum in the US. Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.Īfter starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasing the album Buckingham Nicks to little success, Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, helping the band to become one of the best-selling music acts of all time with over 120 million records sold worldwide.