Eddie From Ohio

All releases are on the band's own label, Virginia Soul Records. Band leaders Mick Fleetwood and John McVie are the only original members still with the group. Success and critical acclaim has built slowly over the couse of EFO's history, but the band now boasts a truly nationwide following. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and a well-attended arena tour lasted through 2004. The band developed a distinctive acoustic sound, marrying two acoustic guitars with hand percussion and strong four-part harmonies, and landed themselves a weekly residency at a local bar. In 2003 McVie left the band permanently to focus on her solo career, leaving Buckingham and Nicks to handle the vocals for the band's latest album, Say You Will. Their early repertoire of covers (by such artists as The Byrds and Blues Traveler) was soon augmented by originals from songwriters Schaefer and Clem. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Fleetwood Mac in 1998.

Childhood friends Robbie Schaefer and Michael Clem recruited Julie Murphy (now Murphy Wells), a high-school friend of Schaefer's, and Eddie Hartness, of Clem's former band, to form the nascent folk group. This would be the final time the 1970s incarnation would perform with Christine McVie. A college friend of Hartness's coined the nickname for him, by analogy with the lead singer of fIREHOSE, Ed 'From Ohio' Crawford. A hugely successful stadium tour followed the MTV premiere of The Dance which kept the reunited Mac on the road throughout much of 1997. Name notwithstanding, the band is not from Ohio. The second time was for a live concert in Los Angeles which resulted in the 1997 album The Dance. Eddie From Ohio (or often just EFO) is an American folk band. Formed in 1991 in Northern Virginia, the band has achieved considerable local success, winning four WAMMIES (Washington DC area local music awards) and a nationwide following, all outside the purview of major record labels. The first time was for the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, who had made Fleetwood Mac's Don't Stop his campaign song.

This Is Me, 2004. The Buckingham/Nicks/McVie(s)/Fleetwood lineup would reunite from time to time in the 1990s. Three Rooms, 2003. Unfortunately, Behind The Mask failed to make gold, and it is often seen by music critics as a low point for the band in the absence of Lindsey Buckingham. Quick, 2001. Fleetwood Mac added guitarists Billy Burnette and Rick Vito and recorded more albums through the late 1980s and early 1990s, beginning with Behind The Mask, in which the group went for an edgier sound (as evidenced by the Nicks-composed single "Love Is Dangerous"). Looking Out The Fishbowl, 1999. They would record one more album (Tango In The Night, 1987, which featured McVie's "Little Lies" and "Welcome To The Room, Sara", Nicks' sequel to Tusk's earlier track "Sara") before Buckingham officially quit the band.

Portable EFO Show, 1998. The band would release further albums, including the quirky double album Tusk in 1979 (which spawned three hit singles, Nicks' seven-minute opus "Sara" [cut to three-and-a-half minutes for the first CD version release--it has since been restored for CD reissue], McVie's "Never Forget", and Buckingham's title track), a live album (Live, 1980) and the more conventional Mirage (which included Buckingham's "Hold Me" and Nicks' "Gypsy") before going on a hiatus, allowing for the solo careers of Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie. Big Noise, 1997. It spawned more hit singles than its predecessor, including Buckingham's "Go Your Own Way", Nicks' "Dreams", "Gold Dust Woman" and "The Chain" (the latter song credited to the entire group, but actually composed by Nicks), and McVie's "You Make Loving Fun" & "Don't Stop" (the group's signature song that usually closed their live concerts). I Rode Fido Home, 1995. It became the best selling album of its time, selling over 18 million copies worldwide. The RIAA certified Rumours as a diamond album. Actually Not, 1993. The resulting concept album was Rumours in 1977, in which the band laid bare the emotional turmoil of the time.

A Juggler On His Blades, 1992. Huge additional pressures were placed on the band to release a followup album, which, when combined with the newly found wealth, led to large amounts of drug and alcohol consumption. EFO Live At The Birchmere (cassette only), 1991. But in 1976, with the success of the band also came the end of John and Christine McVie's marriage, as well as Buckingham and Nicks' longtime romantic relationship. Michael Clem - guitar, bass, harmonica, vocals. Among the hit singles from this album included McVie's "Over My Head" & "Say You Love Me", and Nicks' "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)". Eddie Hartness - percussion, vocals. The album proved to be a breakthrough for the band and thus became a huge hit, and the group was catapulted into stardom.

Robbie Schaefer - guitar, vocals. In 1975, the new lineup released the eponymous Fleetwood Mac. Julie Murphy Wells - vocals. Buckingham agreed, on the condition that his musical partner and girlfriend Stevie Nicks also be invited to the band. Having heard guitarist Lindsey Buckingham's skills, he asked Buckingham to join the band. To show Mick Fleetwood his mixing skills, Keith Olsen played a track for Fleetwood titled "Frozen Love", which he had mixed for Buckingham Nicks (Album Title: Buckingham Nicks PD 5058, Released in September 1973).

In late 1974, Bob Welch left the band, and Mick Fleetwood was left to fill the vacancy. Some of Fleetwood Mac's early hits in the Welch era include "Sentimental Lady" (from 1972's Bare Trees), which Welch himself remade during his solo career in 1977, and the stirring "Hypnotized" (from 1973's Mystery To Me). When American guitarist Bob Welch joined them, the band adopted more of a southern California country rock sound, still tempered by the blues influence of the British members. Fleetwood Mac went through many personnel changes, losing multiple lead guitarists (including Peter Green) and gaining blues singer Christine McVie (John McVie's wife).

hit). Early singles included "Oh, Well", "Albatross", and "Black Magic Woman" (which was re-recorded by Santana and became a U.S. Fleetwood Mac would release a series of straightforward blues albums which did moderately well in the United Kingdom. They were then joined by Jeremy Spencer.

The group began as Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac in 1968 by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood, and bassist John McVie, after the three left (or were fired from) John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Fleetwood Mac is a rock group led by Mick Fleetwood and John McVie (whose names partially form the group's name), who had their biggest hits in the 1970s. Say You Will (Warner, 2003). The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (Warner, 2002).

The Dance (Reprise, 1998). Time (Warner, 1995). 25 Years - The Chain (Warner, 1992). Behind the Mask (Reprise, 1990).

Greatest Hits (Reprise, 1988). Tango in the Night (Reprise, 1987). Mirage (Reprise, 1982). Live (Reprise, 1980).

Tusk (Reprise, 1979). Rumours (Reprise, 1977). Fleetwood Mac (Reprise, 1975). Heroes are Hard To Find (Reprise, 1974).

Penguin (Reprise, 1973). Mystery To Me (Reprise, 1973). Bare Trees (Reprise, 1972). Future Games (Reprise, 1971).

Kiln House (Reprise, 1970). Then Play On (Reprise, 1969). English Rose (Epic, 1969). Wonderful (Epic, 1968).

Mr. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (Blue Horizon, 1968).