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53 will correct me if I am wrong but as far as I am aware Peter Green was playing with John Mayall as Clapton’s replacement. He left in 67 to form his own band (the fledgling Fleetwood Mac) with Mick Fleetwood (also ex-John Mayall) and Jeremy Spencer. Bob Brunning played bass. John Macvie was wanted but felt committed to John Mayall for a time. Danny Kirwan joined a little later at the request of Green. The name Fleetwood Mac was Peter Green’s idea as he describes in the documentary Man of the World.

They originated as a purely blues band.
Correct Q but just to add PG replaced Clapton in mayalls BBs and buggered off to Spain in another band which failed and returned to the UK and ousted PG from the line up again until he then buggered off to form cream and PG was reinstated with may all.incidentally its emerged today that John mayall is poorly with pneumonia.hope he recovers well as he's not a young gun anymore, 84