Ian McLagan Of Small Faces, Rolling Stones

Ian McLagan, along with singer/ guitarist Steve Marriott, bass player Ronnie Lane, and drummer Kenney Jones, was a member of the British pop/rock band the Small Faces. A teenybopper success at first, the band eventually gained greater critical standing by adopting a more psychedelic style. In March 1969, Marriott quit to form Humble Pie. Three months later, McLagan, Lane, and Jones combined with singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ron Wood, formerly of the Jeff Beck Group, to form the Faces. This group developed a reputation for its freewheeling performances, but it was overshadowed by Stewart's solo career, which took off in the fall of 1971 with his hit "Maggie May." Nevertheless, the Faces also had considerable commercial success, reaching the U.K. Top Ten many times. Ian released his debut solo album, Troublemaker, in 1979, followed by Bump in the Night in 1980. As a session man he notably worked with Jackson Browne, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, the Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen, among many others. In 2000, he released his third album, Best of British, credited to Ian "Mac" McLagan & the Bump Band, and published his autobiography, All the Rage. The hard rocking Rise and Shine appeared in 2004 and was followed by Extra Live two years later. Never Say Never appeared in late 2008.