Where Are They Now - Series
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:10 pm
Come with me on a journey and let's play detective and track down our elusive quarry and once again expose them to the glare of the spot light. Retired or inactive musicians are fair game and we should spare no effort to find out what our subjects have been up to since they evaded public view and slipped into obscurity. I am hoping that this can be a series that will be both informative and fun.
Our first quarry is Peter Allen Greenbaum better known as Peter Green. Peter was the guitarist that got an opportunity to impress and proceeded to knocked the socks off John Mayall after demanding that the Bluesbreakers fire the replacement guitarist they got in when Eric Clapton decided to go to Greece for a while. Peter played a total of three gigs with the Bluesbreakers before Eric came back. When Eric left the band for good a few months later, the Bluesbreakers promptly called Peter up. Needless to say that was the beginning of being under the spotlight for Peter.
Life was not without it's challenges though. Many adoring Clapton fans booed Peter at virtually every outing. Fortunately his brilliant guitar playing eventually won them over and the rest is history. It was in the Bluesbreakers that Green solidified his relationship with the rhythm section, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood; when he left the group in 1967 he put his own band together and promptly named it Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. John and Mick provided the constant that he needed to propel him to greatness.
So where is he now and what has he been up to since the day he walked away from his stellar career? Let's try to piece the puzzle together.
Our first quarry is Peter Allen Greenbaum better known as Peter Green. Peter was the guitarist that got an opportunity to impress and proceeded to knocked the socks off John Mayall after demanding that the Bluesbreakers fire the replacement guitarist they got in when Eric Clapton decided to go to Greece for a while. Peter played a total of three gigs with the Bluesbreakers before Eric came back. When Eric left the band for good a few months later, the Bluesbreakers promptly called Peter up. Needless to say that was the beginning of being under the spotlight for Peter.
Life was not without it's challenges though. Many adoring Clapton fans booed Peter at virtually every outing. Fortunately his brilliant guitar playing eventually won them over and the rest is history. It was in the Bluesbreakers that Green solidified his relationship with the rhythm section, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood; when he left the group in 1967 he put his own band together and promptly named it Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac. John and Mick provided the constant that he needed to propel him to greatness.
So where is he now and what has he been up to since the day he walked away from his stellar career? Let's try to piece the puzzle together.
