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Old 02-24-2010, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by vivfox View Post

In 1982 the band released the album Mirage. It included hits “Gypsy” and “Oh Diane.” Mirage received a double platinum status in the United States. Touring the United States, Stevie Nicks’ popularity grew and grew. With her popularity came pressure and it wasn’t long before she was admitted to the Betty Ford Clinic for addiction problems. John McView was also suffering from addiction-related problems. While there were rumors the band was breaking up, the later released Tango In The Night along with their Greatest Hits album in 1988. Tango in the Night included hits “Big Love”, “Little Lies”, and “Everywhere”.

The band came back to the forefront of the music scene when asked by U.S. President Bill Clinton to perform at his first Inaugural Ball in 1993 performing his campaign theme song “Don’t Stop.”

The band, minus Christine McVie toured in 1984, opening for Crosby, Stills and Nash. In 1998, Fleetwood Mac (Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and performed at the Grammy Awards program that year. They were also the recipients of the “Outstanding Contribution to Music” award at the BRIT Awards (British Phonographic Industry Awards) the same year.

Despite the tangled relationships the group had throughout the years, success continued to follow them and the band is still highly recognized.

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I assume they meant they toured with CSN in 1994. I also love how in the paragraph about Mirage they call John 'John McView'
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