Steve Marriott

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Steve Marriott with Humble Pie

Stephen "Steve" Peter Marriott (born January 30, 1947 in Bow , London , † April 20, 1991 in Essex , England ) was a British rock musician . He was the singer, songwriter and guitarist of the British beat band Small Faces (1965-1969) and the blues-rock band Humble Pie (1969-1975).

Career

Marriott was active as a child actor even before the Small Faces and played in the musical Oliver in 1960 at the age of 13 ! With.

After the end of Humble Pie , where he sang and played harmonica, guitar, keyboards, sitar and drums, Marriott began a solo career. He has also accompanied recordings by Johnny Hallyday and Johnny Thunders , the guitarist for the New York Dolls .

Marriott died in his sleep at the age of 44 in a self-inflicted smoldering fire (he forgot to put out his cigarette) in his Essex country house .

A biography of Marriott was published in 2004 under the title All Too Beautiful . The authors are Paolo Hewitt and John Hellier.

Discography (selection)

  • 1964: Give her my regards (single) - Steve Marriott
  • 1966: Small Faces - Small Faces
  • 1966: From The Beginning - Small Faces
  • 1968: There Are Four Small Faces - Small Faces
  • 1968: Odgens Nut Gone Flake - Small Faces
  • 1969: In Memorial - Small Faces
  • 1969: Autumn Stone - Small Faces
  • 1969: As Safe As Yesterday Is - Humble Pie
  • 1969: Town & Country - Humble Pie
  • 1970: Humble Pie - Humble Pie
  • 1971: Rock On - Humble Pie
  • 1971: Performance, Rockin 'The Fillmore - Humble Pie
  • 1972: Smokin 'Humble Pie
  • 1973: Eat It - Humble Pie
  • 1974: Thunderbox - Humble Pie
  • 1975: Street Councils - Humble Pie
  • 1976: Marriott - Steve Marriott
  • 1976: Wam Bam - Steve Marriott's All Stars
  • 1977: Playmate - Small Faces
  • 1978: In The Shade - Small Faces
  • 1980: On To Victory - Humble Pie
  • 1981: Go For The Throat - Humble Pie
  • 1981/2000: Majik Mijits - Lane & Marriott
  • 1986: Packet of Three - Steve Marriott & Band (live album)
  • 1988: Sing The Blues - Steve Marriott And The DT's

literature

  • Tilch: Rock LPs, Taurus Press.
  • Rock & Pop Catalog 2001.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Siegfried Schmidt-Joos , Barry Graves : Rock-Lexikon. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1973, 2nd edition 1975, reprint 1978, ISBN 3-499-16177-X , p. 180 f.
personal data
SURNAME Marriott, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marriott, Stephen Peter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rock musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Bow , London
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1991
Place of death Essex , England