Whose voice is that in the intros?

Villavic · #1 08-30-2023, 04:19 PM

I always wondered who is the guy who says Ladies & Gentlemen... please... Welcome Fleetwood Mac, in the 70s concerts, since the first time I heard him at the Live 1980 album before Monday Morning. But he is also in Intro at Rumours Expanded 35th anniv., Intro (Live At Wembley, 6/26/80) at Tusk Deluxe, and some bootlegs shared in the past.

Not sure if it's the same voice at the deluxe white album (Get Like You Used To Be -Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 10/17/1975), but I think it is. Does anybody know who is? It doesn't sound like Lindsey.

HomerMcvie · #2 08-30-2023, 04:25 PM

John Courage, I've always believed.

Macfan4life · #3 08-30-2023, 04:50 PM

I believe John Courage also managed Christine and also introduced her on her solo tour.
The vocal introduction sure sounds like the 1980 live album here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnK2lhGglxU&t=349s

David · #4 08-30-2023, 06:19 PM

JC on all those recordings. But nobody seems to know who introduced on the 1982 tour.

WatchChain · #5 08-30-2023, 08:49 PM

Yes, tour manager John Courage is the intro voice.

Wasn't John Courage also in charge of handing out all of those bottlecaps full of cocaine to the band before they took the stage? I think I read this in Mick's book.

His introductions were certainly full of high energy and enthusiasm!

HomerMcvie · #6 08-30-2023, 09:57 PM

He accepted me as a Facebook friend, and he even commented on a few of my posts. It was an honor, exchanging comments with him. RIP, Colonel.

Villavic · #7 08-31-2023, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by David

JC on all those recordings. But nobody seems to know who introduced on the 1982 tour.

It makes sense it was John Courage until the Tusk tour. He was fired by the band's lawyers right after that meeting I described in another post, where they questioned the low income of the tour.