![]() ![]() Mike Vernon, a producer at Decca Records recalls Green's début with the Bluesbreakers:Īs the band walked in the studio I noticed an amplifier which I never saw before, so I said to John Mayall, "Where's Eric Clapton?" Mayall answered, "He's not with us anymore, he left us a few weeks ago." I was in a shock of state but Mayall said, "Don't worry, we got someone better." I said, "Wait a minute, hang on a second, this is ridiculous. Soon afterwards, when Clapton left the Bluesbreakers, Green became a full-time member of Mayall's band from July 1966. ![]() In October 1965, before joining Bardens' group, Green had the opportunity to fill in for Eric Clapton in John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers for four gigs. 1966–1967: John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers In 1966, Green and some other members of Peter B's Looners formed another act, Shotgun Express, a Motown-style soul band which also included Rod Stewart, but Green left the group after a few months. His recording of "If You Wanna Be Happy" was an instrumental cover of a song by Jimmy Soul. 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. By Christmas 1965 Green was playing lead guitar in Peter Bardens' band "Peter B's Looners", where he met drummer Mick Fleetwood. He went on to join a rhythm and blues outfit, the Muskrats, then a band called the Tridents in which he played bass. He later stated that Hank Marvin was his guitar hero and he played the Shadows' song "Midnight" on the 1996 tribute album Twang. 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 began playing professionally by the age of 15, while working for a number of east London shipping companies. His brother, Michael, taught him his first guitar chords and by the age of 11, Green was teaching himself. Peter Allen Greenbaum was born in Bethnal Green, London, on 29 October 1946, into a Jewish family, the youngest of Joe and Ann Greenbaum's four children. Biography 1946–1965: Early life and career Green's tone on the instrumental "The Supernatural" was rated as one of the 50 greatest of all time by Guitar Player in 2004. In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked him at number 58 in its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". In June 1996, Green was voted the third-best guitarist of all time in Mojo magazine. King commented, "He has the sweetest tone I ever heard he was the only one who gave me the cold sweats." His trademark sound included string bending, vibrato, emotionally expressive tone, and economy of style. Eric Clapton praised his guitar playing, and B.B. Green was a major figure in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement. Green's songs, such as " Albatross", " Black Magic Woman", " Oh Well", " The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" and " Man of the World", appeared on singles charts, and several have been adapted by a variety of musicians. ![]() Green founded Fleetwood Mac in 1967 after a stint in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and quickly established the new band as a popular live act in addition to a successful recording act, before departing in 1970. As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. Peter Allen Greenbaum (29 October 1946 – 25 July 2020), known professionally as Peter Green, was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ![]()
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