Mick Fleetwood's Real Name: Michael John Kells Fleetwood

Quick answer: The drummer is known professionally as Mick Fleetwood. AllMusic and the Recording Academy independently give the name Michael John Kells Fleetwood and date the birth to June 24, 1947. AllMusic places the birth in London, England; the Recording Academy independently places it in Cornwall, England; Britannica independently dates the birth to June 24, 1947, in Redruth, Cornwall, England.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Mick Fleetwood and give the name Michael John Kells Fleetwood. AllMusic dates the birth to June 24, 1947, in London, England. The Recording Academy independently dates the birth to June 24, 1947, in Cornwall, England. Britannica, in its Fleetwood Mac entry, independently dates the birth to June 24, 1947, in Redruth, Cornwall, England.

Career highlights

The Recording Academy says that, along with bassist John McVie, he founded Fleetwood Mac in 1967, that the first incarnation, featuring lead guitarist Peter Green, released a debut album in 1968, and that the instrumental single "Albatross" became their sole No. 1 hit in the U.K. AllMusic independently records that he anchored Fleetwood Mac as the group evolved from a British blues combo, and later released the solo album The Visitor in 1981, recorded in Ghana, and I'm Not Me in 1983, credited to Mick Fleetwood's Zoo, after the 1979 Fleetwood Mac album Tusk. The Recording Academy independently records The Visitor in 1981. Britannica independently names him among the original members of Fleetwood Mac and cites Rumours among later albums. The official Recording Academy artist page lists two Grammy Award wins and nine nominations, including Album of the Year for Rumours in 1978, and a later nomination for the 2008 Mick Fleetwood Blues Band album Blue Again. AllMusic independently records Blue Again! in 2008, the later Fleetwood Mac reunion album The Dance (1997), and a later 2021 release, Celebrate the Music of Peter Green. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame records Fleetwood Mac's induction in 1998.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Mick Fleetwood or Michael John Kells Fleetwood are looking for the same drummer, including the later Fleetwood Mac work most often associated with his name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Mick Fleetwood in many later album title lookups.