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No longer will she sing those great tunes/lyrics.

Christine McVie has died at age 79.

She's going to be sorely missed.

Thoughts go to her relations and friends in the band, as well as other friends.

Such a talent. That left hand diddly-pop hook of hers is just brilliant.

My wife is devastated. She was/is a massive FM fan.

Slowly our foundations of music, which we grew up with, are being crumbled away.

Great musicians of the older age are going to the nether world, and we are left mourning not just those individuals, but an age, an apogee of musical innovation and output.

Yep, slowly age and ill health is taking away some of my most cherished musical heroes. Thank God Elton is still here. 

She had a velvet voice and I loved her simple classic love songs. A gem. 

That's sad, You make loving fun is my favourite FM song.

A real shame. I wasn't a Fleetwood Mac fan but I'm of an age where Rumours was such a huge part of the background to moving into adulthood. I just looked up her Wikipedia entry and found she was born in Bouth in the quiet area around the Rusland Valley. I shall think of her next time I'm over that way.

Very sad.  I grew up to the sound of Fleetwood Mac and saw them not long ago at the O2, when they were exceptionally good

They played Songbird at the end of the Today Prog. Very moving. She had such a gift for melody.

Sad news.

I saw her on piano with Chicken Shack in a crowded pub gig in 1968 or 69

I used to play in a classical ensemble with her dad Cyril Perfect, who also taught violin at my school and so got to meet her a couple of times. She was as nice in person as she was talented. A really great loss.

Just remembered I listened to a podcast she did recently on BBC Sounds. Gary Barlow 'We write the Songs' I think, where he discusses things musical with various artists.

They also played Songbird on Radio 3 Breakfast this morning. The music cuts across most people's backgrounds and ages, as well as genres of music.