
As a toddler, Stephanie could pronounce her own name only as "tee-dee", which led to her nickname of "Stevie". Nicks's mother was protective, keeping her at home "more than most people" and fostered in her daughter a love of fairy tales. Nicks's grandfather, Aaron Jess "A.J." Nicks Sr., taught Nicks to sing duets with him by the time she was four years old. Nicks is of German, English and Irish ancestry. Stephanie "Stevie" Nicks was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona to Jess and Barbara Nicks. Life and career 1948–1971: Early life and career beginnings
1.11 Since 2014: 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault and future endeavors. 1.10 2010–2013: In Your Dreams and Extended Play Tour. 1.9 2002–2009: Say You Will, Crystal Visions, and Soundstage Sessions. 1.8 1997–2001: The Dance, Enchanted, and Trouble in Shangri-La.
1.6 1987–1990: Tango in the Night, The Other Side of the Mirror, and Behind the Mask. #DREAMIN TWISTED INSANE LYRICS MAC#
1.2 1972–1978: Buckingham Nicks and Fleetwood Mac. 1.1 1948–1971: Early life and career beginnings. Furthermore, Rumours was rated the seventh-greatest album of all time in Rolling Stone's list of the " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", as well as the fourth-greatest album by female acts. The 1975 album Fleetwood Mac, Rumours and Bella Donna have been included in the "Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums" chart by Billboard. She has won numerous awards with Fleetwood Mac, including a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978 for Rumours. She has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and two American Music Award nominations as a solo artist. She is the first woman to have been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and as a solo artist in 2019. Her Fleetwood Mac songs " Landslide" and " Dreams", with the latter being the band's only number one hit in the US, together with her solo hit " Edge of Seventeen", have been included in Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Nicks was named one of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time and one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. Īfter the release of her first solo album, Rolling Stone named her the " Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll". She has released eight studio solo albums and seven studio albums with Fleetwood Mac, selling a certified total of 65 million copies in the US only. In 1981, while remaining a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks began her solo career, releasing the studio album Bella Donna, which topped the Billboard 200 and has reached multiplatinum status. Rumours, the band's second album with Nicks, became one of the best-selling albums of all time, being certified 20× platinum in the US. Īfter starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasing the album Buckingham Nicks to little success, Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975, helping the band to become one of the best-selling music acts of all time with over 120 million records sold worldwide. She is known for her distinctive voice, mystical stage persona and poetic, symbolic lyrics. Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.