Stevie Nicks is an American singer-songwriter born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1948, a member of Fleetwood Mac since 1975 and the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Her solo debut Bella Donna (1981) hit number one on the Billboard 200 behind Edge of Seventeen and remains the place to start. Browse Stevie Nicks vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Stephanie Lynn Nicks was born in Phoenix, Arizona on May 26, 1948. She launched her recording career in the early 1970s as a member of the Buckingham Nicks duo with then-romantic-partner Lindsey Buckingham (1973 self-titled Buckingham Nicks LP). She joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 alongside Buckingham, replacing departing members Bob Welch and Peter Green's era musicians, and established her place as one of the most important contemporary rock singer-songwriters in popular music history. Her parallel solo career launched with the 1981 Bella Donna (produced by Jimmy Iovine), which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and included the international singles Edge of Seventeen, Leather and Lace (with Don Henley), and Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers). She has continued parallel solo and Fleetwood Mac work across multiple decades. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and as a solo artist in 2019, the first-ever female artist to be inducted twice. Her foundational influence on contemporary rock singer-songwriting and broader popular music is widely cited.
Stevie Nicks's sound combines rock, soft rock, pop rock, folk rock, mystical rock, classic rock, and singer-songwriter with her distinctive vocal delivery (use of dramatic phrasing and intimate alto), integration of mystical, gothic, and Welsh witch / fairy / mythological imagery in her lyrics and visual identity, and varied compositional approaches across her multi-decade career.
Original Modern Records, Reprise Records, and Polydor pressings of the Stevie Nicks catalog (and Fleetwood Mac catalog) are foundational items in contemporary rock collecting, with collector premiums on rare pressings (particularly the 1973 Buckingham Nicks LP).
Listeners new to Stevie Nicks typically start with Bella Donna (1981) or Trouble in Shangri-La (2001). See also Fleetwood Mac.
