Fleetwood Mac Blues Guitarist Peter Green Dies at 73

Peter Green, the dexterous blues guitarist who led the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac has died at the age of 73.

British rock and blues guitarist Peter Green, a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, warms up backstage before performing with his own band, Peter Green's Splinter Group, at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, in New York on April 7, 2001. Mark Lennihan/AP Photo

LONDON—Peter Green, the dexterous blues guitarist who led the first incarnation of Fleetwood Mac has died at the age of 73.

A law firm representing his family, Swan Turton, announced the death in a statement Saturday. It said he died “peacefully in his sleep″ this weekend. A further statement will be issued in the coming days.