Bob Welch

Guitarist and song-writer with Fleetwood Mac in the early 70sThe pop band Fleetwood Mac have become almost as renowned for their crises as their music. The guitarist and songwriter Bob Welch, who has taken his own life aged 65, was a steadying influence during a period of exceptional turmoil in the group's history. He was their first American member and paved the way for Fleetwood Mac's biggest successes of the late 1970s and 1980s.Welch was born in Los Angeles. His mother was the actor Templ...

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