Lindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Buckingham (born October 3, 1949 in Palo Alto, California) is an American guitarist and singer for the musical group Fleetwood Mac. During his career he has also done some independent recording since he first became a member of Fleetwood Mac. He is married to photographer Kristen Messner and has three children.

Early years

Buckingham was the third and youngest son of Morris and Rutheda Buckingham. Lindsey had two older brothers, Jeff and Greg. Growing up in the Bay Area community of Atherton, California, Lindsey and his brothers were encouraged to swim competitively. Though Lindsey dropped out of athletics to pursue music, his brother Greg went on to win a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

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Bay Area - Atherton, California - Silver medal - 1968 Olympics - Mexico City

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Lindsey's first forays into guitar playing took place on a toy Mickey Mouse guitar, playing along to his brother Jeff's extensive collection of 45s. Noticing his talent, Lindsey's parents bought their son a $35 Harmony guitar.

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Buckingham never took guitar lessons and does not read music. By age 13, he became interested in folk music and practiced the fingerpicking (also known as "travis picking") styles of The Kingston Trio. At 15 he joined a small folk group providing vocals and guitar work.

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Folk music - Fingerpicking - The Kingston Trio

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