Editing Lindsey Buckingham (section)

==Early life==
Lindsey Adams Buckingham was born on October 3, 1949, in [[Palo Alto, California]], to Morris H. Buckingham and Rutheda, née Elliott.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/names/morris_buckingham|title=Morris Buckingham – Historical records and family trees |website=Myheritage.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dqQdBAAAQBAJ&q=Morris&pg=PT189|title=Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams and Rumours|first=Zoë|last=Howe|date=October 13, 2014|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9781783231287|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="BackChain">{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fleetwood-mac-back-on-the-chain-gang-243176/|title=Fleetwood Mac: Back on the Chain Gang|first=Fred|last=Schruers|date=October 30, 1997|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> Morris H. Buckingham, who was a football star at San Jose State College,<ref name=Tops>Anderson, Dennis, "Bears Aquatics Star Tops District", ''Redwood City Tribune'', Redwood, California, 8 June 1962, pg. 10</ref> by 1963 served as President of Alexander-Ballert Company of San Francisco, a producer of roasted coffee beans, and ran a coffee plant near Palo Alto. California's popular Alta Organic Coffee remains one of their brands.<ref name=coffee>{{cite web |title=Alta Coffee Philosophy and Story|publisher=Alta Coffee Warehouse|url=https://www.altaorganiccoffee.com/ourstory#history}}</ref><ref>"Chrysler Unveils Turbo Car", ''San Francisco Examiner'' Business Section, San Francisco, California, 15 May 1963, pg. 59</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Schruers | first=Fred | date=October 30, 1997 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fleetwood-mac-back-on-the-chain-gang-243176/ | title=Fleetwood Mac: Back on the Chain Gang | magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Buckingham had two older brothers, Jeffrey and [[Greg Buckingham|Gregory]]. Growing up in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] community of [[Atherton, California|Atherton]], he attended [[Menlo-Atherton High School]] where Buckingham and his brothers were encouraged to [[Swimming (sport)|swim competitively]]. Though Buckingham dropped out of athletics to pursue music, his brother Gregory went on to win a [[silver medal]] at the [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Olympics]] in Mexico City. Though he did not graduate, Lindsey attended [[San Jose State University|San José State University]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mosness |first=Carissa |date=October 9, 2024 |title=What Really Happened Between Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham? A Deep Dive Into Their Relationship |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/really-happened-between-stevie-nicks-155047540.html |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=2015-05-01 |orig-date=May 1, 2015 |title=Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham Speaks at USC, Confesses 'I Like Taylor Swift' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-speaks-at-usc-confesses-i-like-taylor-swift-6553526/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519164206/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-speaks-at-usc-confesses-i-like-taylor-swift-6553526/ |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |access-date=2024-10-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> like his brother Greg and father Morris.<ref>Anderson, Dennis, "Bears Aquatics Star Tops District", ''Redwood City Tribune'', Redwood, California, June 8, 1962, pg. 10</ref>

Buckingham's first forays into guitar playing took place on a toy [[Mickey Mouse]] guitar, playing along to his brother Jeff's extensive collection of [[Single (music)|45s]]. Noticing his talent, Buckingham's parents bought their son a $35 [[Harmony Company|Harmony]] guitar.<ref name="Lindsey">{{cite web|url=http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/penguin/lindsey.htm |title=Lindsey Buckingham|first=Martin E.|last=Adelson|website=Fleetwoodmac.net}}</ref>

Buckingham never took guitar lessons and does not read music.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.fleetwoodmac.org/lindsey-buckingham.php |title=Fleetwood Mac • Lindsey Buckingham • The Band • The Music • The Legacy |publisher=Fleetwoodmac.org |access-date=February 29, 2012}}</ref> By age 13, he became interested in [[folk music]] and, influenced by [[banjo]] methods, practiced the energetic style of the [[The Kingston Trio|Kingston Trio]].