List of Small Faces members

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Small Faces in 1965 (left to right) Marriott, Lane, Jones and Winston
In 1968 (left to right) Marriott, McLagan, Jones
(seated) Lane

Small Faces were originally a British rhythm and blues band with a heavy mod following.[1] They were later heavily praised and regarded as an influential psychedelic group with songs such as "Here Come the Nice","Itchycoo Park" and "Lazy Sunday"[2] Formed in early 1965, the group originally included guitarist and lead singer Steve Marriott, bassist Ronnie Lane, keyboardist and guitarist Jimmy Winston and drummer Kenney Jones.

History

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Small Faces were formed in early 1965 by Steve Marriott, previously of the Moments, Ronnie Lane and Kenney Jones of the Outcasts and Marriott's acquaintance Jimmy Winston.[3] Don Arden signed them onto Decca Records, and released their debut single "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" shortly thereafter. It managed to reach number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] The follow-up single "I've Got Mine" was not nearly as successful, as it failed to chart in the UK.

Winston left the band for a solo career shortly after.[5][6] In a 2000 interview, Kenney Jones 'stated' the reason Winston was fired from the band was because "He (Winston) got above his station and tried to compete with Steve Marriott." Reality is he left.[7] Ian McLagan, of the Muleskinners, replaced Winston as the keyboardist.[5] McLagan played his debut performance with them on 2 November 1965.[8] After "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" became their first top ten hit, the Small Faces enjoyed widespread success, particularly in the UK and mainland Europe. Despite rumours that the group split on New Year's Eve of 1968,[9] the truth is that they were actually obligated to perform a few scheduled live performances during the earlier parts of 1969 before finally separating, with Marriott forming Humble Pie, and the remaining Small Faces created Faces with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, both formerly of The Jeff Beck Group.

Members

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Steve Marriott
  • 1965–1969
  • 1975–1978 (died 1991)
  • lead and backing vocals
  • lead and rhythm guitar
  • keyboards
  • harmonica
all Small Faces releases
Kenney Jones
  • 1965–1969
  • 1975–1978
  • drums
  • percussion
Ronnie Lane
  • 1965–1969
  • 1975 (died 1997)
  • bass
  • rhythm guitar
  • backing and lead vocals
File:Jimmy Winston.jpg
Jimmy Winston 1965 (died 2020)
  • rhythm and lead guitars
  • keyboards
  • backing and lead vocals
Ian McLagan
  • 1965–1969
  • 1975–1978 (died 2014)
  • keyboards
  • rhythm guitar
  • bass
  • backing and lead vocals
Rick Wills
  • 1976–1978
  • bass
  • backing vocals
Jimmy McCulloch
  • 1977–1978 (died 1979)
  • lead and rhythm guitars
  • backing vocals
78 in the Shade (1978) – as guest

Session contributors

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Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Kenny Lynch 1965–1966 (died 2019) backing vocals Small Faces (1966)
P. P. Arnold
  • 1966–1968
  • 1977
Billy Nicholls 1967–1968 Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968)
David McCallum Sr. 1967–1968 (died 1972) conductor
Stanley Unwin 1967–1968 (died 2002) narration
Lyn Dobson 1967–1968 flute
Eddie Thornton trumpet
Harry Beckett 1967–1968 (died 2010)
Derek Wadsworth 1967–1968 (died 2008) trombone
Joe Brown 1977
  • mandolin
  • acoustic guitar
  • backing vocals
Playmates (1977)
Mel Collins saxophone
Dave Hynes backing vocals
Greg Ridley 1977 (died 2003)
Vicki Brown 1977–1978 (died 1991)
Helen Chappelle 1978 78 in the Shade (1978)
Lavinia Rogers
Madeline Bell
Liza Strike
Sam Brown
Stephen Smith
Greg Cobb
Nick Webb

Timeline

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Line-ups

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Lineup Members Contributions
January – October 1965
November 1965 – February 1969
  • Steve Marriott – guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
  • Ian McLagan – keyboards, bass, guitars, vocals
  • Ronnie Lane – bass, guitars, vocals
Band inactive February 1969 – Late 1975
Late 1975
  • Steve Marriott – guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
  • Ian McLagan – keyboards, bass, guitars, vocals
  • Ronnie Lane – bass, guitars, vocals
None
Early 1976 – September 1977
  • Steve Marriott – guitars, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
  • Ian McLagan – keyboards, guitars, vocals
  • Rick Wills – bass, vocals
September 1977 – 1978
  • Steve Marriott – guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion
  • Ian McLagan – keyboards, guitars, vocals
  • Rick Wills – bass, vocals
  • Jimmy McCulloch – guitars, vocals

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