“With deep sadness, Peter Green’s family announces his death this weekend, it happened peacefully while he was asleep,” the law firm said in a statement.
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The British blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter was a major driving force in the early days of the band.
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Green, along with eight other members of the group, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. His best-known songs include compositions such as Albatross and Black Magic Woman.
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Green was born in London. Together with drummer Mick Fleetwood, he formed Fleetwood Mac in the British capital in 1967.
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