Former Fleetwood Mac member and solo artist Bob Welch has died of a self-inflicted gun wound. According to Nashville, Tennessee police spokesman Don Aaron, Welch was found dead with a chest wound by his wife at their home at around 12:15PM local time on Thursday, June 7.
In addition to being a guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac in the early 1970s, Bob Welch was a prominent solo artist during the second part of the decade. He had three big Top 40 radio hits: “Sentimental Lady” (1977), “Ebony Eyes” (1978), and “Precious Love” (1979.) Former band members Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham did the backing vocals on “Sentimental Lady.”
According to police, Welch had been suffering from health issues recently. A suicide note was left at the scene. Bob Welch was 65 years old.