Small Faces & The Who Drummer Kenney Jones on New Music With Rod Stewart & Ron Wood
Drummer Kenney Jones has been a member of three of the most beloved rock bands. He weaves stories of the groups and his life in his 2018 autobiography Let the Good Times Roll: My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who.
Jones formed Small Faces in 1965 with singer and guitarist Steve Marriott, bassist Ronnie Lane and keyboardist Jimmy Winston, who was soon replaced by Ian McLagan. Although successful in the UK, “Itchycoo Park” was the band’s only Top 40 hit in the US, reaching number 16 on the Billboard chart in 1968.
Small Faces’ final studio effort was a concept album,1968’s Ogdens’ Nut-Gone Flake, with its unforgettable round cover.
By 1969, Small Faces regrouped as Faces after Marriott left to join Humble Pie. The remaining members were joined by singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood when the pair left the Jeff Beck Group. Faces’ biggest hit was 1971’s “Stay With Me.”
“We made albums that were alright, with some great tracks on them,” writes Jones. “The albums could have been a lot better though if Rod hadn’t pocketed a lot of good songs that we could have had. When I heard his solo material I often thought, hang on Rod, that should have been ours.”
