• Singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks first gained widespread fame when she joined the classic rock group Fleetwood Mac with then-boyfriend and songwriting partner Lindsey Buckingham in 1974. She then embarked on a successful solo career in 1981.

    1. Full name: Stephanie Lynn Nicks
    2. Born: May 26, 1948
    3. Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona
    4. Top ten Billboard hits: "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (No. 3), "Leather and Lace" (No. 6), "Stand Back" (No. 5), "Talk to Me" (No. 4)
    5. Collaborated with Tom Petty on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
    6. First solo album: 1981's Bella Donna, which hit the top of the Billboard Pop Albums chart
    7. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998
    8. Plays piano and guitar
    9. Wrote some of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits, including "Landslide," "Rhiannon," "Dreams" and "Gypsy"
    10. Lost 60 pounds before her 60th birthdayFoxNews.com: Gadget Helps Stevie Nicks Drop 60... (March 31, 2009)
    11. Attributes weight loss to workout regiment of the "Power Plate" and being off tranquilizersFoxNews.com: Gadget Helps Stevie Nicks Drop 60... (March 31, 2009)

  • Timeline

    • Born : 1948
    • 1968: Attended San Jose State University
    • 1973: Buckingham Nicks
    • 1974: Joined Fleetwood Mac
    • 1975: Released Fleetwood Mac
    • 1977: Rumors
    • 1979: Founded Tusk Records
    • 1981: Released Bella Donna
    • 1983: Wild Heart
    • 1985: Rock a Little
    • 1992: 25 Years- the Chain
    • 2002: the Very Best of Fleetwood Mac

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