Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 79

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 79
Christine McVie from the band Fleetwood Mac performs at Madison Square Garden in New York on Oct. 6, 2014. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Christine McVie, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter, and keyboard player, died Wednesday at age 79.

Her death was announced on the band’s social media accounts. No cause of death or other details were immediately provided, but a family statement said she “passed away peacefully at hospital this morning” with family around her after a “short illness.”