# List of Small Faces members

Small Faces were originally a British rhythm and blues band with a heavy mod following. 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" 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

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. 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. 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. 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. Ian McLagan, of the Muleskinners, replaced Winston as the keyboardist. McLagan played his debut performance with them on 2 November 1965. 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, 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

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Steve Marriott | 1965–19691975–1978 (died 1991) | lead and backing vocalslead and rhythm guitarkeyboardsharmonica | all Small Faces releases |
| Kenney Jones | 1965–19691975–1978 | drumspercussion | all Small Faces releases |
| Ronnie Lane | 1965–19691975 (died 1997) | bassrhythm guitarbacking and lead vocals | all Small Faces releases from "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (1965) to The Autumn Stone (1969) |
| Jimmy Winston | 1965 (died 2020) | rhythm and lead guitarskeyboardsbacking and lead vocals | "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (1965)"I've Got Mine" (1965)Small Faces (1966)From the Beginning (1967)The Autumn Stone (1969) |
| Ian McLagan | 1965–19691975–1978 (died 2014) | keyboardsrhythm guitarbassbacking and lead vocals | all Small Faces releases from "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" (1966) to 78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Rick Wills | 1976–1978 | bassbacking vocals | Playmates (1977)78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Jimmy McCulloch | 1977–1978 (died 1979) | lead and rhythm guitarsbacking vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) – as guest |

## Session contributors

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Kenny Lynch | 1965–1966 (died 2019) | backing vocals | Small Faces (1966) |
| P. P. Arnold | 1966–19681977 | backing vocals | There Are But Four Small Faces (1968)Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968)Playmates (1977) |
| Billy Nicholls | 1967–1968 | backing vocals | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) |
| David McCallum Sr. | 1967–1968 (died 1972) | conductor | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) |
| Stanley Unwin | 1967–1968 (died 2002) | narration | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) |
| Lyn Dobson | 1967–1968 | flute | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968)In Memoriam (1969) |
| Eddie Thornton | 1967–1968 | trumpet | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968)In Memoriam (1969) |
| Harry Beckett | 1967–1968 (died 2010) | trumpet | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968)In Memoriam (1969) |
| Derek Wadsworth | 1967–1968 (died 2008) | trombone | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968)In Memoriam (1969) |
| Joe Brown | 1977 | mandolinacoustic guitarbacking vocals | Playmates (1977) |
| Mel Collins | 1977 | saxophone | Playmates (1977) |
| Dave Hynes | 1977 | backing vocals | Playmates (1977) |
| Greg Ridley | 1977 (died 2003) | backing vocals | Playmates (1977) |
| Vicki Brown | 1977–1978 (died 1991) | backing vocals | Playmates (1977)78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Helen Chappelle | 1978 | backing vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Lavinia Rogers | 1978 | backing vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Madeline Bell | 1978 | backing vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Liza Strike | 1978 | backing vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Sam Brown | 1978 | backing vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Stephen Smith | 1978 | backing vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Greg Cobb | 1978 | backing vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) |
| Nick Webb | 1978 | backing vocals | 78 in the Shade (1978) |

## Line-ups

| Lineup | Members | Contributions |
| January – October 1965 | Steve Marriott – guitars, vocals Kenney Jones – drums, percussion Jimmy Winston – guitars, keyboards, vocals Ronnie Lane – bass, vocals | "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (1965) "I've Got Mine" (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 | Small Faces (Decca) (1966) From the Beginning (1967) Small Faces (Immediate) (1967) There Are But Four Small Faces (1967) Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) |
| 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 | Playmates (1977) |
| 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 | 78 in the Shade (1978) |