One my favorite rock and roll musicians passed away on this day back in 1997. Ronnie Lane, bass player for the Small Faces and, later, the Faces, died at his home in Colorado. Ronnie was only 51 and had an ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis since 1977.
We're setting the way back machine to 1967 today, when psychedelia was the thing. A pre-Humble Pie Steve Marriott was a driving force in The Small Faces, especially their biggest US hit Itchycoo Park, which will be today's Vault track...
Ever been to Itchycoo Park? It's easy to find because it's in your mind man. Heavy! A very young pre-Humble Pie Steve Marriott wrote this little psychedelic gem that his band at the time, The Small Faces, had such a big hit with in 1967...