The Latin artist Juanes stuck with English for his cover of “Hold Me.” Alison Krauss, joined by Jerry Douglas on dobro, did a slow and affecting take on McVie’s “Songbird.” Keith Urban had an energetic take on Buckingham’s “Second Hand News.” Lorde was a show-stopper, stalking the stage and tossing her jacket aside as she sang Nicks’ “Silver Spring.” Other women - the three sisters in HAIM (“Gypsy”) and a sparkly-suited Cyrus (“Landslide”) also tackled Nicks’ compositions. It was special, too, she noted, since Fleetwood Mac’s songs haven’t been covered that much. She said the band took particular pleasure in hearing younger artists interpret their work, since it brought her back to the time she wrote the words.
“I should have been a teacher, don’t you think?” Nicks said. They just can’t make it to our shows.”Īs the voluble Nicks went on, McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood danced a waltz behind her. Nicks said she was turning 70 in a few months and marveled that Fleetwood Mac now has several generations of fans. “My heart will never get over this,” she said. Nicks said she knew Petty was ill last year and should have cancelled the concert tour that ended a week before his death.
Petty’s daughter Adria was Fleetwood Mac’s guest on Friday. Stevie Nicks barely held back tears in recalling the 2017 MusiCares honoree, Tom Petty, who died last fall. “I owe them more than any of you do, and I wouldn’t miss this for the world,” he said.Ĭlinton and Fleetwood Mac have something else in common: They’ve both won two Grammys in their careers Clinton’s was for spoken-word recordings.
He said the song was played for him more than “Hail to the Chief.” Former President Bill Clinton was on hand, joined by wife Hillary in the audience, to honor the band whose song “Don’t Stop” was the theme for Clinton’s 1992 campaign.
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