LB

Lindsey Buckingham turns 69 today.  In the mid-1970s he and then-partner Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac.  Their singing and songwriting, added to what was already there, turned to band into one of the top acts in the world. (Before the duo became famous, a lot of people thought she was Lindsey and he was Stevie.) Buckingham was also a master of the studio, polishing and perfecting the band's recordings.

Buckingham is apparently a handful.  Even at this late date he's so much trouble that Fleetwood Mac, still touring, fired him earlier this year. Oh well, we've still got the music he made on those classic albums to carry us over.