As one of the most popular and enduring acts for more than thirty-five years, Fleetwood Mac has seen it all. Anchored by the tight rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass, Fleetwood Mac began as a hard-hitting British blues-rock act in 1967, featuring "Black Magic Woman" author, Peter Green. Over the next decade Fleetwood and McVie led the band through numerous personnel changes, including the exit of guitarists and Green and Jeremy Spencer, as psychedelic-era casualties. The band's personnel shuffling resulted in a late 1974 move to California. While auditioning engineers for their new album, Fleetwood and McVie were impressed by soft-rock songwriting duo: Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Shortly thereafter the rhythm section stalwarts invited the duo to join Fleetwood Mac, changing the course of the band's musical direction.

With Fleetwood and McVie on percussion and bass, respectively, adding Buckingham on guitar and vocals, Nicks on lead vocals and Christine McVie on keyboards Fleetwood Mac solidified their classic lineup.

Musically renewed by the pop craftsmanship of Buckingham and the seductive allure of frontwoman Nicks, the band released a string of albums that featured a crafty blend of rhythm & blues, pop, country, and good old rock 'n' roll. Beginning with their self-titled release, Fleetwood Mac, in 1975 the band's popularity grew exponentially. By 1976, Fleetwood Mac had become a number one album, and the songs "Say You Love Me" and "Rhiannon" became top 20 hits.

Despite the deterioration of personal relationships within the group, the members of Fleetwood Mac soldiered on and continued making music together at a breakneck pace. The band members' dedication paid off, and 1977 saw the release of the band's most popular effort to date, the multi-platinum, Rumours. The album topped both the British and US charts, producing four top-ten singles, including "Go Your Own Way," "Don't Stop," and the number one hit "Dreams," solidifying Fleetwood Mac's place in rock history. After extensive touring in support of Rumours, the band returned to the studio to release the multi-platinum experimental album Tusk, (which utilized members of the USC marching band,) followed by the aptly titled Fleetwood Mac Live in 1980.

With the band's seemingly ever-changing lineup, Fleetwood, Buckingham and Nicks each released their own solo albums in the early 1980s, reconvening as members of Fleetwood Mac for Mirage in 1982, and again for Tango in the Night in 1987. After several years apart, the classic 70's lineup of Fleetwood Mac came together once again to play for Bill Clinton's Presidential inauguration in 1993, followed by a full-fledged reunion tour for the live album The Dance in 1997. One year later, Fleetwood Mac received rock and roll's most prestigious honor: induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

Still making music together in the 21st century, 2003 brought the group's first studio effort in fifteen years, the much welcomed Say You Will.