List of Small Faces members

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.

Small Faces in 1965 (left to right) Marriott, Lane, Jones and Winston

In 1968 (left to right) Marriott, McLagan, Jones
(seated) Lane

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.^[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

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	all Small Faces releases from "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (1965) to The Autumn Stone (1969)
	Jimmy Winston	1965 (died 2020)	rhythm and lead guitars keyboards backing 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	1965–1969 1975–1978 (died 2014)	keyboards rhythm guitar bass backing and lead vocals	all Small Faces releases from "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" (1966) to 78 in the Shade (1978)
	Rick Wills	1976–1978	bass backing vocals	Playmates (1977) 78 in the Shade (1978)
	Jimmy McCulloch	1977–1978 (died 1979)	lead and rhythm guitars backing vocals	78 in the Shade (1978) – as guest

Session contributors

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Kenny Lynch	1965–1966 (died 2019)	backing vocals	Small Faces (1966)
	P. P. Arnold	1966–1968 1977		There Are But Four Small Faces (1968) Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) Playmates (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	Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) In Memoriam (1969)
	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)		Playmates (1977) 78 in the Shade (1978)
	Helen Chappelle	1978		78 in the Shade (1978)
	Lavinia Rogers
	Madeline Bell
	Liza Strike
	Sam Brown
	Stephen Smith
	Greg Cobb
	Nick Webb

Timeline

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)