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Originally Posted by Macfan4life
It's June 1987 and Seven Wonders was just released as a single to Big Love. Billy had no idea the phone call he's about to get in a few months.
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I seriously doubt he was all that shocked or surprised. He was thoroughly in their inner circle by that point and had to have been abreast of Lindsey being noncommittal to doing a tour as well as cognizant of the fact he was the band’s closest friend at that point.
Beyond his work with Mick and Christine (and Stevie, although that was unreleased), Billy had already recorded with Fleetwood Mac minus Stevie on “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and unofficially filled in for Lindsey (with Bonnie Raitt) with the rest of Fleetwood Mac at some type of benefit show that Stevie hosted. (David O was there and there are pictures from the show floating out there.)
So, I’m sure he had some type of inkling in June, 1987, that if Lindsey quit, he’d at least be on the short list to replace him.
ETA: Here’s a photo. It looks like it’s from 1983 or so.
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8a/21/78/8...etwood-mac.jpg
ETA 2: Another photo.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-42nUuuq3S...+USLA+1983.JPG