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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 ...
The group chose the name, "Small Faces", because of the members' small physical stature [15] and a "face" was somebody special; more than just a snappy dresser, he was someone in mod circles as a leader, someone to look up to. A face had the sharpest clothes, the best records and always was seen with the prettiest girl on his arm.
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Marriott's friend Annabel, an ex-student from the Italia Conti, came up with the band's distinctive name after commenting that they all had "small faces"; the name stuck in part because they were all (apart from Winston) small (none being over 5 ft 6 tall), and the term "face" in English mod culture was the name given to a well-known and ...
He was the original keyboard player with Small Faces. [1] Winston had apparently previously worked under the stage name James Moody. His acting credits include the 1968 stage musical Hair and the 1972 Doctor Who serial Day of the Daleks .
Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) [1] was an English musician and songwriter who was the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Small Faces (1965–69) and Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces in 1965 after meeting Steve Marriott , with whom he subsequently wrote many of their hit singles including " All or Nothing ...
Small Faces members (8 P) S. Small Faces songs (24 P) Pages in category "Small Faces" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Small Faces were an English British beat band formed in 1965 [1] by Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston (who was soon replaced by Ian McLagan).Heavily influenced by American rhythm and blues, they later evolved into a psychedelic act before disbanding in 1969.