Peter Green

The former Fleetwood Mac guitarist on how he’s always been his own man, his love of Strats, and why he’s not seen his ’59 Les Paul in years.

The star-studded tribute was filmed last year.

The song was re-imagined ahead of the release of a new book about Green.

The all-star concert celebrated Green's music and the early years of Fleetwood Mac.

The famously hard-to-get ‘quack’ is a pretty unique sound, particular to Green’s own Les Paul.

The reimagined track features a section from the Peter Green led instrumental Albatross.

The late Peter Green was unquestionably one of the blues-guitar greats. Yet as his prolific early career progressed from the Bluesbreakers and on to Fleetwood Mac, his prodigious talent revealed itself in many other ways, too.

He may be gone, but Peter Green peerless guitar playing will continue to inspire guitarists of every stripe for generations to come.

Back in 2007, Peter Green granted us a rare interview just over a decade after the legendary guitarist returned to music after a long absence. Over the course of the discussion, the guitarist would reflect on his wilderness years, his time in Fleetwood Mac ’59 Les Pauls and his love of the blues.

The mercurial and sometimes mysterious British blues legend and founder of Fleetwood Mac has died aged 73