Ian McLagan

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Ian McLagan (2006)

Ian McLagan (born May 12, 1945 in Hounslow , Middlesex , England ; † December 3, 2014 in Austin , Texas ) was a British rock musician who was best known as the keyboardist for the bands Small Faces and Faces .

Before joining the Small Faces in 1965, McLagan had played with various bands, including Boz & the Boz People .

McLagan released his debut album Troublemaker in 1979, on which he was supported by Jim Keltner , Bobby Keys , Keith Richards , Ringo Starr and Ronnie Wood , among others , followed by Bump in the Night (1980). Since neither were particularly successful, McLagan concentrated on his work as a studio and accompanist, including Jackson Browne , Joe Cocker , Bob Dylan , Melissa Etheridge , Bonnie Raitt , the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen . From 1997 he was a member of Billy Bragg's backing band The Blokes .

In 2000 McLagan's album Best of British was released under the name Ian "Mac" McLagan & the Bump Band. In the same year he published his autobiography All the Rage .

Ian McLagan married Kim Kerrigan , ex-wife of Who drummer Keith Moon , in 1978 . In 1994 they moved to Texas (USA). Kim McLagan was killed in a car accident in Travis County, Texas in 2006 at the age of 57 . Ian McLagan died on December 3, 2014 at the age of 69 in a hospital in Austin, Texas, from complications from a stroke he had suffered the day before .

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  1. ↑ Bruce Weber: Ian McLagan, Musician With the Faces, Dies at 69. In: The New York Times, December 3, 2014 (English, accessed December 4, 2014).
personal data
SURNAME McLagan, Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rock musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Hounslow , Middlesex , England
DATE OF DEATH 3rd December 2014
Place of death Austin (Texas)