Fleetwood Mac Peter Green - Black Magic Woman (Live Boston Tea Party) 1970

Thank you my friend PO1 William "Chip" Nagel for posting Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac performing Black Magic Woman live Boston Tea Party in 1970 in honor of the death of Peter Green.
Rest in peace Peter Allen Greenbaum.

Carlos Santana feat. Peter Green - Black Magic Woman when both were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyyNpepMH3Q


Black Magic Woman written by Peter Alan Green
Lyrics
"I got a black magic woman
Got a black magic woman
Yes, I got a black magic woman
Got me so blind I can't see
But she's a black magic woman
And she's tryin' to make a devil out of me

Don't turn your back on me baby
Don't turn your back on me baby
Yes, don't turn your back on me baby
You're messin' around with your tricks
Don't turn your back on me baby
'Cause you might just break up my magic stick

You got your spell on me baby
You got your spell on me baby
Yes, you got your spell on me baby
Turning my heart into stone
I need you so bad, magic woman, I can't leave you alone

Yes, I need you so bad
Well, I need you darling
Yeah, I need you darling
Yes, I want you to love me
I want you to love me
Whoa, I want you to love me, ah
Whoa, yeah
Oh, whoa, baby
Yes, I need your love"

Biographies
1. allmusic.com/artist/peter-green-mn [login to see] /biography
2. imdb.com/name/nm1467069/bio]


PETER GREEN-FLEETWOOD MAC -part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wux6pzqKH9E

Images:
1. Peter Green in 1962
2. 1955 John Mayall & Bluesbreakers album Hard Road with Peter Green as lead guitar
3. Peter Green and Carlos Santana
4. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac album Mr.' Wonderful'


1. Background from {[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/peter-green-mn [login to see] /biography]}
Artist Biography by Mark Allan
Peter Green is regarded by some fans as the greatest white blues guitarist ever, Eric Clapton notwithstanding. Born Peter Greenbaum but calling himself Peter Green by age 15, he grew up in London's working-class East End. Green's early musical influences were Hank Marvin of the Shadows, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Freddie King, and traditional Jewish music. He originally played bass before being invited in 1966 by keyboardist Peter Bardens to play lead in the Peter B's, whose drummer was a lanky chap named Mick Fleetwood. The 19-year-old Green was with Bardens just three months before joining John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, whose rapidly shifting personnel included bassist John McVie and drummer Aynsley Dunbar. A keen fan of Clapton, Green badgered Mayall to give him a chance when the Bluesbreakers guitarist split for an indefinite vacation in Greece. Green sounded great and, as Mayall recalls, was not amused when Clapton returned after a handful of gigs, and Green was out.

When Clapton left the band for good six months later to form Cream, Mayall cajoled Green back. Fans were openly hostile because Green was not God, although they appreciated Clapton's replacement in time. Producer Mike Vernon was aghast when the Bluesbreakers showed up without Clapton to record the album A Hard Road in late 1966, but was won over by Green's playing. On many tracks you'd be hard-pressed to tell it wasn't Clapton playing. With an eerie Green instrumental called "The Supernatural," he demonstrated the beginning of his trademark fluid, haunting style so reminiscent of B.B. King.

When Green left Mayall in 1967, he took McVie and Fleetwood to found Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan shortly afterward gave Fleetwood Mac an unusual three-guitar front line. Green was at his peak for the albums Mr. Wonderful, English Rose, Then Play On, and a live Boston Tea Party recording. His instrumental "Albatross" was the band's first British number one single and "Black Magic Woman" was later a huge hit for Carlos Santana. But Green had been experimenting with acid and his behavior became increasingly irrational, especially after he disappeared for three days of rampant drug use in Munich. He became very religious, appearing on-stage wearing crucifixes and flowing robes. His bandmates resisted Green's suggestion to donate most of their money to charity, and he left in mid-1970 after writing a harrowing biographical tune called "The Green Manalishi."

After a bitter, rambling solo album called The End of the Game, Green saddened fans when he hung up his guitar, except for helping the Mac complete a tour when Spencer suddenly joined the Children of God in Los Angeles and quit the band. Green's chaotic odyssey of almost a decade included rumors that he was a gravedigger, a bartender in Cornwall, a hospital orderly, and a member of an Israeli commune. When an accountant sent him an unwanted royalty check, Green confronted his tormentor with a gun, although it was unloaded. Green went to jail briefly before being transferred to an asylum.

Green emerged in the late '70s and early '80s with albums In the Skies, Little Dreamer, White Sky, and Kolors, featuring at times Bardens, Robin Trower drummer Reg Isidore, and Fairport Convention drummer Dave Mattacks. He reprised the Then Play On Mac standard "Rattlesnake Shake" on Fleetwood's solo 1981 album, The Visitor. British author Martin Celmins wrote Green's biography in 1995. Psychologically troubled, on medication, and hardly playing the guitar for most of the '90s, the reclusive Green resumed sporadic recording in the second half of the decade. He surfaces unexpectedly from time to time, most prominently January 12, 1998, when Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In a rare, perfect moment, Green jammed with fellow inductee Santana on "Black Magic Woman."

2. Background from {[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1467069/bio]}
Peter Green Biography
Overview (2)
Born October 29, 1946 in London, England, UK
Birth Name Peter Allen Greenbaum
Mini Bio (1)
Peter Green was born on October 29, 1946 in London, England as Peter Allen Greenbaum.

Trade Mark (1)
Usually used a Gibson Les Paul

Trivia (37)
1. Founding member and original lead guitarist with Fleetwood Mac. Their name originated as an instrumental song, featuring his favorite drummer and bassist, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, then became the name of the band.
2. His song "Man of the World" was covered by Marillion frontman Steve Hogarth and "The H Band", on the album "Live Spirit: Live Body", released 2002.
3. He is perhaps best-remembered for his instrumental, "Albatross", which was Fleetwood Mac's only number one hit in the UK.
4. Carlos Santana's band Santana had a big hit with their Latin-tinged cover-version of "Black Magic Woman", composed by Green. He and Carlos Santana were friends, and admirers of each other's guitar playing.
5. Suffered from mental illness for years, at one point abandoning his guitars and becoming a grave-digger. Re-emerged in the 1990s, after he stopped taking the medications he'd long been on as a patient.
6. Came from a working-class family in the East end of London.
7. His main influences were Hank B. Marvin, Muddy Waters and B.B. King, as well as "old Jewish songs".
8. In his early years, he refused to work on Saturdays, the Jewish day of rest.
9. Fleetwood Mac was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
10. Left the band Fleetwood Mac to pursue other interests. He would later be replaced by former Chicken Shack vocalist, Christine McVie, who was a devout fan of the band.
11. Was the main driving force behind Fleetwood Mac during the period he was in the band.
12. Developed his craft as a guitarist when he replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers group.
13. Peter Green began to experiment and to branch out, regarding music style. Starting Fleetwood Mac off as a straight blues band, a more rock sound began to be blended into the music. This was courtesy of Green's guidance.
14. When he began achieving mainstream success in 1969, Green became increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of fame and making considerable sums of money. He proceeded to give away most of his earnings.
15. These days, Peter Green is regarded as one of the finest blues guitarists in music history.
16. The documentary, "Man of the World" is an authorized tribute to Peter Green.
17. Before leaving Fleetwood Mac in 1970, the band performed three gigs at the Boston Tea Party in February of that year. The resulting recordings of these gigs, reveals some of Green's finest playing.
18. His state of mind began to be reflected in some of the lyrics of his songs.
19. The band's self-titled album, released in 1968, was recorded fairly rapidly. During the recording sessions, the first or second take of each song would usually be the one to feature on the album.
20. These days, Peter Green declines to be interviewed and usually maintains a low profile.
21. Green's biographer claims he spent many weeks in gaining the guitarist's confidence before he agreed to allow his biography to be written.
22. His next album after leaving Fleetwood Mac, was completely different in terms of style. Released at the end of 1970 as "End of the Game," it was an instrumental L.P which combined the likes of blues, jazz, funky rock etc.
23. Claims his long term memory has been affected after his years of ill health.
24. Upon making his debut with Fleetwood Mac in 1967, Peter Green was approached by Eric Clapton who commented upon his dress sense. Being attired in white T shirt and dark jeans when flower power was all the rage, Clapton told Green he would get nowhere being dressed as he was.
25. Had a blazing row with Fleetwood Mac manager Clifford Adams, following Green's discovery that his money hadn't been donated to charity as per his instructions.
26. Was most unhappy at being asked to fill in for Jeremy Spencer after he had left Fleetwood Mac in 1971. However, Peter Green agreed to the request and proceeded to play a live version of Black Magic Woman which lasted four hours. Most of the fans stayed the whole time.
27. Was a big influence upon blues/rock guitarist Gary Moore.
28. A tribute album for Peter Green was recorded by Gary Moore, titled "Blues for Greeny.".
29. In the early 1970s, Green sold his cherished Les Paul Gibson guitar to Gary Moore.
30. Before becoming a guitarist full time, Peter Green was a bassist for a short time.
31. Was verbally abused in the early days of being Eric Clapton's successor in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers. The fans eventually accepted Green, on the strength of his skills as a guitarist.
32. Was a guest musician on the Fleetwood Mac album, "Tusk.".
33. The source of Green's eventual breakdown, can be traced to an incident in Germany in early 1970 and which involved the use of hard narcotics."


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Wow! That is going back to when Fleetwood Mac was just getting started... They just got better and better as time went on!!! Great choice, Chip!

I still listens to this song via my SD card in my phone. Sounds good on my JBL Extreme 2 speaker.