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Ronnie Lane

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General Info

  • Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Rock

    Location UK

    Profile Views: 18714

    Last Login: 12/23/2007

    Member Since 8/13/2006

    Record Label More than one

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    Ronald Lane (April 1, 1946 - June 4, 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed "Plonk") best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). He quit Faces in 1973 and formed his own band, Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance, in 1973 to record the hit singles "How Come" (UK No. 11) and "The Poacher", then the album Anymore For Anymore, showcasing his own blend of British rock, folk, and country music. After initial success with the singles "How Come" and "The Poacher" (the latter drawn from the album) he moved to Island Records and issued Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance and One For The Road. He recorded an album with Pete Townshend, Rough Mix and a final major solo album See Me. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the late Seventies (his mother had also suffered from the disease) and by 1983 had become wheelchair-bound and in desperate need of money for medical treatment. His friends rallied round and held a benefit at the Royal Albert Hall, the A.R.M.S.Concert (Action for Research on Multiple Sclerosis) featuring Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Kenny Jones and more. There were also a series of benefits in the USA. Lane moved to Texas in 1984 where the climate was more beneficial to his health and struggled to continue playing, performing for the last time in 1992 at a Ron Wood gig. Rod Stewart generously continued to donate money for his medical care because there were no royalties from The Small Faces' work, a result of alleged mismanagement by their record label, Immediate. It was only through the efforts of drummer Kenny Jones that the two surviving members were eventually able to secure ongoing royalty payments in the 1990s.

  • Members

    Benny Gallagher - (guitar, vocals); Jimmy Jewell - (sax); Ronnie Lane - (guitar, vocals); Billy Livsey - (keyboards); Graham Lyle - (mandolin, vocals); Bruce Rowland - (drums); Chrissie Stewart - (bass); Kevin Westlake - (guitar); Buddy White - (bass); Steve Bingham - (bass); Ken Slaven - (violin); Robin Lucas - (guitar, vocals); Drew McCulloch - (guitar, vocals); Brian Belshaw - (bass); Charlie Hart - (keyboards, violin); Colin Davey - (drums); Steve Simpson - (guitar); Ruan O'Lochlann - (sax, keyboards);

  • Influences

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