Fleetwood Mac's original bassist is dead. Music Week magazine in England reports that Bob Brunning passed away at his home in England last week. He was 68.

Brunning had joined Peter Green in 1967, to be later replaced by John McVie. Brunning then quit life as a full-time musician and became a headmaster at several schools in London.

Later, he played again with The Brunning-Sunflower Blues Band. He also wrote several books about the music business including, Blues – The British Connection and Fleetwood Mac: The First Thirty Years.