Ian MacLagan
| Ian McLagan | |
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McLagan performing with the Bump Band in 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ian Patrick McLagan |
| Born |
12 May 1945 Hounslow, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 3 December 2014 (aged 69) Austin, Texas, United States |
| Genres |
Rock and roll Rhythm & blues Hard rock Blues-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, mellotron, harmonica, melodica, guitar, bass guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1960s-2014 |
| Associated acts |
Small Faces Faces Rod Stewart The Rolling Stones The New Barbarians Bump Band Billy Bragg and the Blokes Michael Grimm Izzy Stradlin The Empty Hearts |
| Website | ianmclagan.com |
| Notable instruments | |
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Hammond B3 Organ Wurlitzer electric piano Steinway Grand Piano |
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Ian Patrick McLagan /ˈiːən məkˈlæɡən/; (12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboard instrumentalist, best known as a member of the English rock bands Small Faces and Faces. He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s.
McLagan first started playing in bands in the early 1960s, initially using the Hohner Cembalet before switching to the Hammond Organ and Wurlitzer electric piano, as well as occasional guitar. He was influenced by Cyril Davies' All Stars, and his first professional group was the Muleskinners, followed by the Boz People with future King Crimson and Bad Company member Boz Burrell. In 1965, he was hired, for the sum of £30 a week, to join Small Faces by their manager, Don Arden, replacing Jimmy Winston. Once the 'probation' period ended, his 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 Don Arden collected all the proceeds of their hard-earned work, and it wasn't until 1997 that they started receiving any royalties. McLagan played his debut gig with them at London's Lyceum Theatre on 2 November that year. In 1969, after Steve Marriott left the group and Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood joined, the band changed its name to Faces.
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