Steve Marriott
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
- Bio and discography by Steve Marriott on rock Zirkus.de
Individual evidence
- ^ 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.
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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 |