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Danny Kirwan
12+ albums
Fleetwood Macsinger-songwriterBetter Than Stevie NicksrockBob Welch
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Daniel David "Danny" Kirwan (born 13 May 1950 in Brixton, South London; died 8 June 2018 in London) was a British musician best known for his role as guitarist, singer and songwriter with the blues rock band Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972. Early career Danny Kirwan's guitar skills started attracting attention at an early age, and he was still only 17 when he came to the attention of established British blues band Fleetwood Mac, while he was playing in London with one of his first bands, Boilerhouse. He persuaded Mac's producer Mike Vernon to go and watch Boilerhouse rehearse (in a London basement boiler-room), and Vernon then informed Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green of his discovery. Green was impressed and, after a consultation with drummer Mick Fleetwood, Kirwan was asked to join the band in August 1968. Kirwan's arrival expanded Fleetwood Mac to a five-piece with three guitarists, Danny playing alongside renowned ex-Bluesbreaker Green, and slide guitar player Jeremy Spencer, plus experienced bassist John McVie and drummer Fleetwood, both also formerly with the Bluesbreakers. Green had been looking for another guitarist to share some of the workload, in view of Spencer being unwilling to contribute much to Green's songs. In an interview with Mike Vernon in June 1999, Green described Kirwan as "a clever boy who got ideas for his guitar playing by listening to all that old-fashioned roaring twenties big band stuff." He added that in those early days, Kirwan "was so
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Second Chapter
Midnight In San Juan
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Blues Jam in Chicago, Vol. 2
Hello There Big Boy!
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Christovam, Andre: Catharsis
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Fading Yellow Vol. 8 - Hymns For Today
Ram Jam City
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bumrocks.com
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Bumrocks
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Blues Jam in Chicago, Vol. 1 [Bonus Tracks]
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Hello There Big Boy
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Fading Yellow Vol. 8 (''Hymns For Today'' UK Sike Pop Folk Sounds 1968-75)