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Christine
Perfect was born in 1943 in Cumbria, the daughter of a concert violinist and
music instructor and a psychic healer.
As
the sixties began to swing, she attended art school and began playing with
bands, eventually joining the blues band Chicken Shack. Her approach never
quite blended with the group's more loud sound, but the gentler songs she lead
were the most commercially successful.
Christine McVie was an important part of the intricate ensemble of
personalities that comprised one of the best bands ever. Little Lies,
Everywhere, Don't Stop, Say You Love Me, and Songbird were all hits for the
British singer-songwriter.
According to a statement, she died
quietly in the presence of her family at a hospital.
McVie
departed Fleetwood Mac in 1998 after 28 years, but rejoined in 2014. "We
would like everyone to keep Christine in their hearts and remember the life of
a great human being, and respected musician who was adored
internationally," the family said in a statement.
McVie, who was born Christine Perfect,
married Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie and joined the band in the early
1970s.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Fleetwood Mac
rose to prominence as one of the world's most well-known rock bands.
Rumours, inspired by the divorces of the McVies
and the band's other couple, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, became one of
the best-selling albums of all time, selling more than 40 million copies
worldwide.