Bob Welch committed suicide at age 66 after enduring various health issues for years.
He is probably most well-known for his brief stint with Fleetwood Mac between 1971 and 1974 (he played on 5 Fleetwood Mac albums), but he had a good catalog of songs beyond Fleetwood Mac as well.
Bob Welch was with Fleetwood Mac during the transition period when the band went from a stripped-down hard rock blues band to a more pop-oriented sound with the later addition of Stevie Nicks and Lyndsey Buckingham.
After leaving Fleetwood Mac, Bob Welch hooked up with two sons of early TV comedien Soupy Sales, to form a band named Paris (the Sales brothers went on to play with David Bowie in Tin Machine).
The songs I most will remember Bob Welch for are his solo songs...
Senitmental Lady is a lovely slow dance song that I enjoyed immediately when it came out (this was actually the 2nd release for the song, since it was on a previous Fleetwood Mac album years earlier); for me, it was one of those defining summer songs that came along during one summer while I had been spending a lot of time in the Philippines (young, dumb, and full of cum)...music is so special and wonderful for helping one to fondly recall old memories (my wife and I hugged and danced to it a short time ago):
Sadly, a handful of old rockers have opted recently to commit suicide, mostly due to health concerns...
RIP Bob Welch
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