Biography
Peter Green — fleetwood mac with roots in the Russian Empire
Peter Green was a British rock musician who co-founded Fleetwood Mac in 1967 and became one of the greatest blues guitarists of his generation. B.B. King called him the only guitarist who gave him cold sweats. He wrote Albatross, Black Magic Woman, and Oh Well before mental illness derailed his career.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Rus/Pol Jews
Born Peter Allen Greenbaum in Bethnal Green, London in 1946 to parents whose families had emigrated from Russia and Poland (Russian Empire), Green grew up in the Jewish immigrant community of East London. His blues playing — raw, emotional, technically extraordinary — carries something of that outsider intensity.
Family Tree
Subject
Peter Green🇬🇧 UK
↑
Parents
London (Rus/Pol Jews)
↑
Origin
Rus/Pol Jews🇷🇺
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
01
Co-founded Fleetwood Mac (1967)
02
Albatross (1968) — UK No. 1
03
Black Magic Woman — later made famous by Santana
04
B.B. King called him the only guitarist who gave him cold sweats
05
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Fleetwood Mac (1998)
"I can't say I'm sorry for the music. The music was real."
Peter Green
Sources