John Graham McVie (born 26 November 1945) is a British bass guitarist best known as a member of rock groups John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Fleetwood Mac. His surname, combined with that of Mick Fleetwood, was the inspiration for the band's name. He joined Fleetwood Mac shortly after its formation by guitarist Peter Green in 1967, replacing temporary bassist Bob Brunning.In 1968, he married blues pianist and singer Christine Perfect, who became a member of Fleetwood Mac two years later. John and Christine McVie divorced, however, in 1977. Around this time the band recorded the album Rumours, a major artistic and commercial success that borrowed its title from the turmoils in McVie's and other band members' marriages and relationships. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 for his work in Fleetwood Mac.
Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night, Fleetwood Mac: The Early Years, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and Friends: 70th Birthday Concert
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Trademark
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His Goatee
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Flat Cap
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Loves penguins, and penguin motifs
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Has been diagnosed with cancer [October 27, 2013].
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Played bass guitar on Warren Zevon's Top 40 hit "Werewolves of London".
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Fleetwood Mac was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording, at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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Despite Fleetwood Mac playing the group's classic song, "Don't Stop", at the White House for a Bill Clinton farewell party in 2001 and allowing the song to be used by the former president as his official theme song in 1992, McVie is actually a staunch Republican.
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Penguins are his favorite animals; in the band photos on the back of Fleetwood Mac's "Future Games" album, a photo of a penguin appears in McVie's place, next to his name.
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