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Ian McLagan
McLagan performing with the Bump Band
Background information
Also known as	Mac
Born	12 May 1945 (1945-05-12) (age 64)
Origin	Hounslow, Middlesex, England
Genres	Rock and Roll Rhythm and Blues Hard Rock Blues Rock
Instruments	Organ, Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Associated acts	Small Faces Faces The Rolling Stones The New Barbarians Bump Band Billy Bragg and the Blokes
Website	ianmclagan.com

Ian McLagan (born Ian Patrick McLagan, 12 May 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex^[1]) is an English keyboard instrumentalist, best known as a member of the English rock bands Small Faces and Faces.^[1]

[edit] Small Faces and Faces

In the 1960s McLagan played keyboards and sang backing vocals as a member of the Small Faces. In 1969, after Steve Marriott left the group and Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood joined, the band changed its name to Faces.

[edit] Session work

After the Faces split up in 1975, McLagan worked as a sideman for The Rolling Stones, both in the studio and on tour; and on various Ronnie Wood projects, including The New Barbarians. In addition, his session work has backed such artists as Jackson Browne, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, Izzy Stradlin, Frank Black, Nikki Sudden, John Mayer and Bruce Springsteen.^[1]

[edit] Bump Band

McLagan has also released several solo albums. An in-demand player, he has filled the role of bandleader with his own Bump Band since 1977. They played at the 2006 Austin City Limits Music Festival, and opened for The Rolling Stones in Austin, Texas in 2006.

McLagan has been a member of Billy Bragg's band since 1997. He currently lives in Austin and does gig nights at local clubs and bars.

[edit] Personal life

McLagan developed a relationship with Kim Kerrigan, the young estranged wife of Keith Moon, drummer of The Who. She divorced Moon and became a licensed aesthetician, living with McLagan, and her daughter from her previous marriage. The two married in 1978, one month after Moon died at the age of 32. Kerrigan died in a traffic accident near their home in Austin, Texas on 2 August 2006. She was 57.

[edit] Discography

• Troublemaker (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)
• Live (Maniac, 2006)
• Spiritual Boy (Maniac, 2006)
• Never Say Never (Maniac, 2008) (00:02:59 Records)

[edit] See also

• Music of Austin
• List of keyboardists

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• ianmclagan.com official site

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