Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026

Fact Brief: Did Stevie Nicks attend San José State University?

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Singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks — and her musical partner Lindsey Buckingham — attended San José State University (SJSU) in the late 1960s before the pair dropped out to focus on their music careers.

Nicks and Buckingham grew up north of San Jose on Peninsula and met as teenagers at Menlo-Atherton High School. They first teamed up musically as students at SJSU, when Buckingham invited Nicks to join local psychedelic rock band Fritz. After Fritz broke up in 1971, Nicks and Buckingham moved down to Los Angeles and formed their own duo before joining Fleetwood Mac in 1974.

Nicks made history as the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice — first with Fleetwood Mac in 1998, and as a solo artist in 2019.

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San José State University Well-Known People Who Attended SJSU
San Jose Rocks The San Jose Connection: Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s Early Years
CNN How Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham went from lovers to bandmates and back again

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