Tragic Details About Stevie Nicks

The tour of Stevie Nicks's life begins in Phoenix, Arizona. It was 1948 when Stephanie Lynn Nicks came into the world. Her parents, Barbara and Jess, were typical young newlyweds — he was a corporate executive, and she was a homemaker, according to Biography. Nick's grandpa, Aaron Nicks, was an aspiring country music singer who taught her to sing at the age of four, built a guitar for her, and began taking her with him to local music gigs. Ultimate Classic Rock says that following a successful tap dance performance in the sixth grade, Nicks knew she wanted to be a performer.

There was much in store for Stevie Nicks as she attended Menlo-Atherton High School. There was a boy: Lindsey Buckingham, a high school classmate, was singing at a party Nicks went to in 1966, per MTV. On a whim, Nicks "brazenly burst into harmony with him," as Buckingham played. The two didn't see each other again for two years until Buckingham called out of the blue and asked Nicks to join his band. The group was called Fritz, and Nicks was a welcome addition. She also fell in love with Buckingham, and the duo remained together as Fritz opened for Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Santana before breaking up in 1971. Nicks and Buckingham, however, remained together and formed their own band: Buckingham Nicks. 

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