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Fleetwood Mac in Chicago The Legendary Chess Blues Session, January 4, 1969 Jeff Lowenthal & Robert Schaffner Forewords by Mike Vernon MBE, and Marshall Chess ISBN: 978-0-7643-6495-2 $39.99 9 780764 364952 53999 ISBN: 978-0-7643-6495-2 $39.99 US | £36.99 GBP | $56.99 CAN HC • 176 pp. • 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) 165 color & b/w images Music / Genres & Styles / Rock Music / Genres & Styles / Blues Music / Genres & Styles AVAILABLE: NOW This book showcases the legendary Fleetwood Mac blues session at Chicago’s Chess Studios in January 1969. Taken by the only photographer present, some of these photos were originally shown on the first release of the classic album recorded that day, Fleetwood Mac in Chicago . This book focuses on a crucial moment in the history of one of the most popular bands in music history and its beginnings as a blues band in the late 1960s. It includes many never- before-seen color and black-and-white photos from this legendary session. • This is the only book to cover this famous and influential 1969 rock/blues album • Includes photos of Fleetwood Mac guitarists Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, and Jeremy Spencer jamming with Chicago blues-scene legends Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, and Buddy Guy • Includes forewords by both producers present at the session: Mike Vernon MBE, and Marshall Chess High-quality images show founding Fleetwood Mac members Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie with the major Chicago blues musicians —Willie Dixon, Otis Spann, and Buddy Guy—of the time. Also featured throughout the book are recollections by many of Fleetwood Mac’s contemporaries, such as Kim Simmonds, Aynsley Dunbar, and Martin Barre, as well as a new interview with Buddy Guy. The resulting volume is sure to be a must-have that belongs on every fan’s and collector’s bookshelf. Jef Lowenthal began photography as an enthusiastic amateur but soon became a professional after images he took at a recording session were featured in DownBeat magazine. “If I can’t make music, I can document those who do,” he says. Jeff has a BS from the University of Wisconsin and an MSJ from Northwestern but learned photography on the job. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois. Robert Schafner grew up in a variety of states, until his family finally settled in the Chicagoland area. His hometown and his interest in British blues made the Fleetwood Mac in Chicago album a perfect and inevitable topic for this book. He lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin. 15 RECENTLY RELEASED: SCHIFFER MUSIC