Ian Patrick McLagan (; 12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands

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and

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. He also collaborated with

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and led his own band from the late 1970s. He was inducted into the

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in 2012.

Early life

McLagan was born at West Middlesex Hospital,

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, to Alec William McLagan, of Scottish descent, and Susan (née Young), from

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. He had an elder brother, Mike. The McLagan family lived in

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, West London. Alec McLagan was an enthusiastic amateur skater, having been British speed-skating champion in 1928; a photograph of him in this role features on the cover of his son's solo album, Best of British (2000). He first started playing keyboards at the age of seven after his mother purchased an

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; one of his first appearances was in a group entitled 'the Blue Men' in which he played

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. McLagan was educated at Spring Grove Grammar School, Isleworth, and the Twickenham College of Technology and School of Art. He quit his study of art to focus on music.

Small Faces and Faces

McLagan first started playing in bands in the early 1960s, initially using the Hohner Cembalet before switching to the

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and

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, as well as occasionally playing guitar. He was influenced by

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' All Stars, and his first professional group was the Muleskinners, followed by the Boz People with future

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and

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member

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. In 1965, he was hired, for the sum of £30 a week, to join

by their manager, Don Arden, replacing

Jimmy Winston James Edward Winston Langwith (20 April 1945 – 26 September 2020), known professionally as Jimmy Winston, was an English musician and actor. He was the original keyboard player with Small Faces. Winston had apparently previously worked under th ...

. McLagan played his debut gig with them at London's Lyceum Theatre on 2 November that year. Once the 'probation' period ended, McLagan's pay was reduced (at his request) to £20 a week, which was what the other band members were getting. They never received more than that because

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collected all the proceeds of their hard work, and it wasn't until 1967 that they started receiving any royalties. With the band, he wrote and sang only two songs which are credited entirely to him, "

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" and "Long Agos and Worlds Apart", which appear on ''Small Faces'' and ''

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'' respectively. However, he is also credited as a co-writer on several other tracks such as "Own Up Time", "Eddie's Dreaming" and "The Hungry Intruder". In 1969,

Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded and played in the rock bands Small Faces and Humble Pie, in a career spanning over two decades. Marriott was inducted pos ...

left the group; Rod Stewart and

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joined, and the band changed its name to

Work with other musicians

McLagan played piano on the studio side of the 1972 album '' The London Chuck Berry Sessions''. After the Faces split up in 1975, McLagan worked as a sideman for

, both in the studio (''

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'' including electric piano on "Miss You"), on tour and on various

projects, including

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. In addition, his session work has backed such artists as

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Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...

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, John Mayer,

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, Carla Olson,

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, and Georgia Satellites. He played

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organ on

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's 2005 album, ''

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.'' McLagan played keyboards in the band that backed

on his 1984 joint European tour with

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. Also playing in that band were

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and

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. He was a member of

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's band "The Blokes" for several years in the late 1990s and early 2000s, co-writing and performing on the 2002 '' England, Half-English'' album and tour. Faces2009

In 2009, McLagan joined the

band on tour in Europe. On 25 September 2010, at Stubbs in

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, McLagan joined

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on keyboards and vocals for their encore set. The set included two Faces songs, "You're So Rude" and "Glad and Sorry". In 2013, he appeared with the

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band at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, playing piano on one number and organ on the other. In 2014, McLagan was a founding member of the Empty Hearts. The group recorded on 429 Records and McLagan's bandmates included Blondie drummer

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' bassist Andy Babiuk,

the Cars The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards), ...

' guitarist

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, and

the Romantics The Romantics are an American rock band formed in 1977 in Detroit. The band is often put under the banner of new wave and power pop. They were influenced by 1950s American rock and roll, Detroit's MC5, the Stooges, early Bob Seger, Motown R&B ...

' guitarist and vocalist

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. The band's self-titled first album was released 5 August 2014 and produced by

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. McLagan is featured prominently on the

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double album ''

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'', which was released 30 September 2014 on her own label, Highway 20 Records. He also features prominently on

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duo Ruen Brothers' debut album ''All My Shades Of Blue'', released 1 June 2018 via Ramseur Records. McLagan recorded his parts shortly before his death. It was produced by

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. Other notable musicians on the album were

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from the

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and

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from

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. The band Drivin' N Cryin' released a tribute to Ian Mclagan on their 2019 album ''Live The Love Beautiful'' with a song entitled "Ian Mclagan".

Bump Band

McLagan also released several solo albums. An in-demand player, he filled the role of bandleader with his own Bump Band from 1977 onwards. Towards the end of his life, he relocated to Austin, Texas and did

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nights at local

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and bars. Ian McLagan & the Bump Band played at the 2006

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, and opened for the Rolling Stones in

, in 2006.

Personal life

McLagan was married from 1968 to 1972 to Sandy Sarjeant, a dancer on the television show ''

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'', with whom he had a son, Lee. McLagan then developed a relationship with Kim Kerrigan, the estranged wife of

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, drummer of

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. She divorced Moon and she and her daughter Amanda (from her marriage to Moon) moved in with McLagan. McLagan and Kerrigan were married in 1978, one month after Moon died at the age of 32. His wife Kerrigan died in a traffic accident near their home in

, on 2 August 2006, aged 57. McLagan published an autobiography, ''All the Rage: A Riotous Romp Through Rock & Roll History'', in 2000, and added to, appended and reprinted it in 2013.

Death

McLagan died of a stroke on 3 December 2014 aged 69, at

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in Austin.Ian McLagan 1945–2014

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, 3 December 2014

Discography

''Solo:'' *''

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'' (Mercury, 1979) *'' Bump in the Night'' (Mercury, 1980) *'' Last Chance to Dance'' (EP) (Barking Dog, 1985) *'' Best of British'' (Maniac, 2000) *'' Rise & Shine'' (Maniac, 2004) (Gaff Music) *'' Here Comes Trouble'' (Maniac, 2005) *''

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'' (Maniac, 2006) *''

Spiritual Boy ''Spiritual Boy'' is the seventh album by former Small Faces and Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan. The album was intended as a tribute to his bandmate in both groups, singer-songwriter Ronnie Lane, released on what would have been Lane's sixtieth ...

'' (Maniac, 2006) *'' Never Say Never'' (Maniac, 2008) (00:02:59 Records) *''

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'' (Maniac, 2014) (Yep Roc Records) ''With

:'' * ''Small Faces'' (1966) * ''From the Beginning'' (1967) * ''Small Faces'' ''/'' ''

There Are But Four Small Faces ''There Are But Four Small Faces'' is a studio album by British rock group Small Faces, released in 1968 through Immediate Records and distributed by CBS Records. It was the band's first LP release in the United States, and is a modified version ...

'' (1967) * ''

'' (1968) * ''The Autumn Stone'' (1969) * ''Playmates'' (1977) * ''

78 in the Shade ''78 in the Shade'' is the fifth and final studio album, and the second during their reunion, by Small Faces. It was released on the Atlantic label in 1978 and re-issued in 2005 on Wounded Bird. The album was created during the brief re-union ...

'' (1978) ''With

:'' * ''First Step'' (1970) * ''Long Player'' (1971) * '' A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse'' (1971) * ''Ooh La La'' (1973)

References

External links

Ianmclagan.com – official siteMacspages.com – official site
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