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Line diagram

Faces

1969 to 1975, reunions in 1986, 1993, 2009 to 2011 and 2015

See Rock on the network

One line diagram with Small Faces: the same lanes run on from one band into the next.

The line diagram

Each member is a lane on the year axis, in the colour of the line the band was on. A filled station marks a joining, an open one a departure, a square a death. The dotted rail is a reunion. A dotted branch leads to a band that grew out of this one, or in from a band its members came from. The table below lists the same spells.

Members

MemberRoleYears
Ronnie Lanebass, vocals1969 to 1973
Rod Stewartvocals1969 to 1975
Ronnie Woodguitar, vocals1969 to 1975
Ian McLagankeyboards, vocals1969 to 1975
Kenney Jonesdrums1969 to 1975
Tetsu Yamauchibass1973 to 1975

The line

  1. Rock1969 to 1975

    Stewart and Wood join the three

    Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan took in two of the Jeff Beck Group, singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood, in 1969 and dropped the "Small". Four albums of loose, boozy rock ran beside Stewart's bigger solo career. Lane left in 1973, Tetsu Yamauchi took the bass, and the band ended in 1975 as Wood joined the Rolling Stones.

    Key album: A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse, 1971

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Faces (opens in a new tab)

Lineage

Comes fromSmall Faces

The same rhythm section and keyboard player, with a new singer and guitarist: one line diagram from the Small Faces into the Faces.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Faces (band) (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Small Faces / Faces (opens in a new tab)
  3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Faces (opens in a new tab)

Cite this page

The Metro Map of Music, ‘Faces: line diagram’, /line-ups/faces.