The family said, without further details, that the singer died in hospital. In June of this year, McVie complained to Rolling Stone magazine that her health was poor and that she had major back problems.
He made his mark on music history mainly by performing in the rock band Fleetwood Mac in the 1970s and 80s, their 1988 Greatest Hits album selling eight million copies. McVie wrote or co-wrote half of the album’s 16 songs.
