Does Anyone Know What Stevie's Ethnic Background?

StandbackStevie · #1 08-15-2008, 10:29 AM

I have been curious what ethnic background she is I am proud of mine I am Italian , Irish and German myself and I was thinking Stevie was Irish and German not sure does anyone know?

Peace,
Steve

wolfontherun · #2 08-15-2008, 01:46 PM

Stephaine Nicks sounds very German to me or Scandanavian.

David · #3 08-15-2008, 06:02 PM

Refer to the Cologne Germany concert tape from Mac's 1980 tour -- LANDSLIDE dedication.

michelej1 · #4 08-15-2008, 07:28 PM

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Refer to the Cologne Germany concert tape from Mac's 1980 tour -- LANDSLIDE dedication.

Did she declare "Ich bin ein Berliner"?

Michele

SortaSavageLike · #5 08-15-2008, 08:15 PM

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Did she declare "Ich bin ein Berliner"?

"I am a jelly donut?"

Enchanted_Stevi · #6 08-15-2008, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

"I am a jelly donut?"

michelej1 · #7 08-15-2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

"I am a jelly donut?"

If it's good enough for JFK . . .

Michele

jwd · #8 08-15-2008, 10:15 PM

Come on, that's easy. She's Welsh Witch!

Tango · #9 08-16-2008, 06:57 AM

Indeed jwd!

"I was born in the desert- So I know how it feels there."

Stevie has spoken of generations of her family that have lived in the USA-- she speaks of them from time to time:

"My mother's mom and dad were divorced very early, and her stepfather worked in a coal mine in Ajo, Arizona and died of tuberculosis. She had a hard life, was very poor . . . "

"The summers I spent in Ajo, Arizona with my Grandmother, starting when I was around four."

There's a good article on Nicks Fix:
http://nicksfix.com/denverpostb8-11-1991.htm

Granted, this is probably just one side of her family, and it was generations ago, but maybe it's a little piece of what you are looking for:

"I feel Colorado is mine," she said. "My ancestors immigrated there from Cologne, Germany. My great aunt, who died not long ago, lived up in Cripple Creek. And I have a lot of relatives in Colorado Springs. "I have real bad asthma, and Denver is the greatest place to be, with the best doctors in the world. Five years ago I was in the asthma hospital by myself for a couple of days, and I made loads of friends."

Tango · #10 08-16-2008, 07:31 AM

This story comes from a fan review of the RAINY July 21, 1998, Fiddler's Green - Denver, CO on Nicks Fix. It doesn't really tell of her ethnic background per se, but it's definitely part of the Stevie heritage:

http://nicksfix.com/tourrev7-21-98.htm
(review by Paul O'Brian)

P.S. -- At the very end of the show, she said "One more bit of trivia... Like, half my family is from Colorado, and my great-great-grandmother crossed the desert leading into Colorado to come here... and she was the only survivor of a huge Indian massacre! So now you know that."

StandbackStevie · #11 08-17-2008, 12:30 PM

Thanks definetly felt she had german background but wasn't sure thanks for the info.

Peace and Love,
Steve

michelej1 · #12 08-17-2008, 01:07 PM

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my great-great-grandmother crossed the desert leading into Colorado to come here... and she was the only survivor of a huge Indian massacre! So now you know that."

I can see that Stevie's story-telling ability is genetic.

Michele

GoldDustOrphan · #13 08-17-2008, 01:41 PM

She's from Venus. She goes to great lengths to hide her antennas.

jwd · #14 08-17-2008, 04:06 PM

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She's from Venus. She goes to great lengths to hide her antennas.

Women are from venus, men are from Mars.