Fleetwood Mac star Brett Tuggle dies aged 70 after cancer battle-Alicia Adejobi-Entertainment – Metro

Brett Tuggle died on June 19 (Picture: Getty Images)

Fleetwood Mac’s former keyboardist Brett Tuggle has died at the age of 70.

The musician had been diagnosed with cancer and died on June 19, his family confirmed.

Tuggle’s son Matt told Rolling Stone: ‘He was loved by his family so much. His family was with him throughout the entire time of his illness. He was a lovely father. He gave me music in my life.’

Musician Rick Springfield also joined in with the tributes and tweeted alongside photos of his late friend: ‘Our sweet Brett Tuggle made it home tonight. God bless his beautiful spirit. @BrettTuggle1.’

Tuggle was also a founding member of the David Lee Roth band in the eighties.

The guitarist was perhaps best known as a member of Fleetwood Mac, joining the Dreams hitmakers in 1992. He initially worked on Mick Fleetwood’s side project the Zoo, and even joined Lindsey Buckingham’s solo tour in 2021, while also performing extensively with Stevie Nicks.

Tuggle had been diagnosed with cancer (Picture: Getty Images)

Tuggle performed on every Fleetwood Mac tour until 2017 and often gigged with individual members (Picture: Getty Images)

Tuggle was a regular fixture on Fleetwood Mac’s tours, playing the keyboard on every single one from 1997 to 2017.

In September 2021, Buckingham shared fond words about her longtime friend and colleague while introducing him to the stage at her Washington DC gig.

‘This guy is just a master,’ the singer enthused.

‘He is a superb keyboardist, bassist, guitarist, singer. And he also brings so much clarity and integrity. There’s no way in the world we could do this [show] without him. We’ve never been able to do it without him, nor could we in the future. We love him to death.’

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