This book showcases the legendary Fleetwood Mac blues session at Chicago’s Chess Studios in January 1969. Taken by the only photographer present, some of these photos were originally shown on the first release of the classic album recorded that day, Fleetwood Mac in Chicago.
A book showcasing the legendary Fleetwood Mac blues session at Chicago’s Chess Studios in January 1969 Taken by the only photographer present, some of these photos were originally shown on the first release of the album recorded that day: Fleetwood Mac in Chicago. Now, for the first time, all of the color and black-and-white shots from that day are presented in one collection, including many that have never before been published.
Along with founding Fleetwood Mac members Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie, the major Chicago blues musicians featured at the session, including Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, and Buddy Guy, are shown in high-quality images, created directly from the author’s original negatives. Forewords by both producers present at the session, Mike Vernon MBE, and Marshall Chess, provide the setting for the music created that day. Also featured throughout the book are recollections by many of Fleetwood Mac’s contemporaries, such as Kim Simmonds, Aynsley Dunbar, and Martin Barre, as well as a new interview with Buddy Guy. The resulting volume is sure to be a must-have that belongs on every fan’s and collector’s bookshelf. AUTHORS: Jeff Lowenthal began photography as an enthusiastic amateur but soon became a professional after images he took at a recording session were featured in DownBeat magazine. If I can’t make music, I can document those who do, he says. Jeff has a BS from the University of Wisconsin and an MSJ from Northwestern but learned photography on the job. Robert Schaffner grew up in a variety of states, until his family finally settled in the Chicagoland area. His hometown and his interest in British blues made the Fleetwood Mac in Chicago album a perfect and inevitable topic for this book. SELLING POINTS: . A crucial moment in the history of one of the most popular bands in music history, Fleetwood Mac, and its beginnings as a blues band in the late 1960s . Many never-before-seen colour and black-and-white photos from the legendary January 1969 session at Chess Studios in Chicago . Includes photos of Fleetwood Mac guitarists Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, and Jeremy Spencer jamming with Chicago blues-scene legends Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, and Buddy Guy 165 colour and b/w photographs