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36-453: The idea for hosting the concert was envisaged by Ronnie Lane , ex-bassist for Small Faces and Faces , himself a casualty of multiple sclerosis . The concert was billed as The Ronnie Lane Appeal for ARMS and featured a star-studded line-up of British musicians, including Jimmy Page , Eric Clapton , Jeff Beck , Steve Winwood , Ronnie Wood , Andy Fairweather Low , Bill Wyman , Kenney Jones , Charlie Watts and Ray Cooper . The concert

72-512: A band, recruiting friends Jimmy Winston , who switched from guitar to organ, and Jones. Marriott was chosen to be the frontman and singer. The Small Faces consisted of Lane on bass guitar, Marriott as guitarist and lead vocalist, Jones as drummer, and Winston on keyboards. (The name "Small" was chosen as they were each no taller than 5' 6" in height.) They made their debut in 1965, with Ian McLagan replacing Winston in November 1965. They had

108-770: A child that the destructive disease was not necessarily inherited, although he found out later in his life that he had indeed inherited it. After leaving school at the age of 16, Lane met Kenney Jones at a local pub, and they formed a group they named The Outcasts. Initially playing lead guitar , Lane quickly switched to bass . When shopping for a Harmony bass guitar, Lane visited the J60 Music Bar in Manor Park, London , where he met employee Steve Marriott . Lane bought his bass, and went to Marriott's house after work, where Marriott introduced him to his Motown and Stax record collection. Lane and Marriott set out to form

144-407: A different, and unique guitar solo . At the concert's end, Ronnie Lane appeared on stage. Expressing thanks not only to the audience, saying that what had been achieved was 'terrific', he also thanked 'all the boys on the stage too', and then led the musicians in a rendition of " Goodnight Irene ". The ARMS charity concert proved so popular with both the audience and the musicians that the decision

180-626: A duo, though they would appear on 1977's Rough Mix as guests. After initial success he toured the UK with "The Passing Show", a circus-type carnival complete with tents and barkers . Viv Stanshall , from the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band , served briefly as ringmaster (of sorts). Gallagher & Lyle were replaced with Scottish duo Lucas & McCulloch who provided accordion, mandolin, guitars and banjo. They also acted as support act along with fiddle player Kenny Slaven who multi tracked all

216-414: A further two nights and host a benefit concert . The resulting ARMS Charity Concerts . featured Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page , Jeff Beck , Bill Wyman , Charlie Watts , Ronnie Wood, Kenney Jones, Andy Fairweather Low , Steve Winwood , Ray Cooper , James Hooker, Fernando Saunders , Chris Stainton , Tony Hymas , Simon Phillips and others. With the addition of Joe Cocker and Paul Rodgers they toured

252-467: A great cheer from the audience. Prince Charles and Lady Diana were in attendance seated in the Royal box in the upper level. After Page's set, the entire cast of musicians gathered on stage to perform " Tulsa Time ", a blues rock/country number from Clapton's album Backless , and then " Layla ". In each number, Clapton, Beck and Page each shared lead guitar duties, and, notably in "Layla", each performed

288-482: A selection of blues and rock numbers. Jeff Beck's set consisted largely of instrumental rock jazz-fusion numbers, though he did perform his 1960s hit "Hi Ho Silver Lining". Jimmy Page's set was made up, first, of three numbers taken from the Death Wish II music he had put together for director Michael Winner earlier that year. The set ended with an instrumental version of " Stairway to Heaven ", which evoked

324-427: A strong influence on the group, which appeared at the tribute concert for Ronnie Lane. Likewise Lane had been such a source of inspiration to the members of Poi Dog Pondering that they created a tribute page for him and in 1995 band member Susan Voelz covered Lane's song, "Glad and Sorry" on her 1995 album, Summer Crashing , "out of her respect and affection for Ronnie Lane". In 2000, Paul Weller recorded "He's

360-588: A successful chart career; Lane and Marriott wrote hit singles consistently, including " Itchycoo Park " and " All or Nothing ". He co-wrote all but one of the tracks on their 1968 concept album Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake . The album stayed at number one on the UK Albums Chart for six weeks. When Marriott left the group in 1969, they disbanded. Lane formed Faces with McLagan, Jones, Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart in 1969. He shared composing or co-composing duties with Stewart, Wood, and McLagan. By 1972, with

396-456: Is the nickname given by Eric Clapton to his favorite Fender Stratocaster . In 1970, Clapton switched from Gibson electric guitars to Fender Stratocasters, largely due to the influences of Jimi Hendrix and Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood . His first Stratocaster, nicknamed " Brownie " because of its sunburst brown finish, was used on his albums Eric Clapton and Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs . The same year, Clapton found

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432-780: The Cow Palace from December 1 through 3, 1983, for three sold-out shows. They played in Inglewood, CA at the Forum on December 5 and 6, and finished in New York City at Madison Square Garden on December 8 and 9. Also, Steve Winwood was unable to do the American shows and Paul Rodgers was now playing in Page's set. (They later formed The Firm together.) A VHS video and a laserdisc (no longer on sale or in circulation) exists of

468-677: The Rainbow Concert . Clapton would play Blackie for many years on and off stage (such as in his guest appearance in The Last Waltz ); finally, after the Behind The Sun tour in 1985, it was retired due to issues with the neck. In 1988, the Eric Clapton Stratocaster was released, according to Clapton's specifications; he began playing his new signature model shortly after. Blackie was seen again by

504-496: The Albert Hall concert. A DVD is now on general release. On "Rita Mae" and "Cocaine", Clapton can be seen playing a Gibson Explorer rather than his famed Stratocaster Blackie that he used on all other numbers apart from "Everybody Oughta Make a Change", "Goodnight Irene" (an acoustic number) and "Tulsa Time" on which he used Brownie - the 1956 sunburst finish Stratocaster most famously used on "Layla", and later best known as

540-560: The Austin area. He toured Japan but his health continued to decline. His last performance was in 1992 with Ronnie Wood and Ian McLagan. In 1994 Lane and his wife Susan moved to the small town of Trinidad, Colorado . Jimmy Page , Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood funded his medical care as no royalties from the Small Faces work were forthcoming. Lane died from pneumonia during the final stages of multiple sclerosis . On 4 June 1997 he

576-645: The Faces and Slim Chance. In October 2006 the documentary was also shown on BBC Two . In 2012, former Small Faces bandmate Ian MacLagan interpreted some of Lane's best-known songs in a record entitled Spiritual Boy: In Appreciation of Ronnie Lane . McLagan died in 2014. Longtime collaborator Charlie Hart compiled a six-CD set of Lane's compositions, after his death, that included many unreleased songs. Studio albums Live albums Compilations Single Various artist albums Participation Studio albums Studio albums Blackie (guitar) Blackie

612-525: The Keeper", a song dedicated to Lane's memory. An album of live and in-studio recordings from Lane's Austin days was later culled, and released as Live in Austin . A street was named after him, "Ronnie Lane", in Manor Park in 2001. In January 2006 BBC Four broadcast an extensive documentary about Lane, The Passing Show that had been in preparation since 2000 and included footage of vintage concerts by

648-531: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also featuring other instruments from iconic musicians. Clapton played "Blackie" almost exclusively on stage and in the studio from 1974 to 1985 recording hits such as " Cocaine ", " I Shot The Sheriff ", " Wonderful Tonight ", " Farther Up the Road ", " Lay Down Sally " and various live versions of " Layla " featured on several album covers and videos. In 2004, Blackie

684-595: The Sho-Bud guitar shop in Nashville, Tennessee . He bought six 1950s Fender Stratocasters for two or three hundred US dollars each (roughly US$ 1,500-2,300 each in 2023 dollars). After giving one each to George Harrison , Pete Townshend , and Steve Winwood , he took the best parts of the remaining three (built c. 1956 and 1957) and Nashville luthier Ted Newman Jones assembled "Blackie", so named for its black finish. Clapton first played Blackie live 13 January 1973 at

720-601: The Small Faces and was informed that he owed the company an album. His ensuing album with Pete Townshend , Rough Mix , produced by Glyn Johns , which was released in 1977, was lauded as contender for best album of the year by many critics, but the label did not promote it and sales were lacklustre. During the recording of Rough Mix , Lane's multiple sclerosis was diagnosed. Nonetheless, he toured, wrote and recorded (with Eric Clapton among others) and in 1979 released another album, See Me , which features several songs written by Lane and Clapton. Around this time Lane travelled

756-477: The US. Lane emigrated to Texas in 1984 first to Houston and then Austin , where the climate was more beneficial to his health, where he continued playing, writing, and recording. He formed an American version of Slim Chance, which continued to be a loose-knit conglomeration of available musicians. For much of the time Alejandro Escovedo was a constant member. For close to a decade Lane enjoyed rock royalty status in

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792-451: The album Anymore for Anymore , showcasing a blend of British rock , folk and country music . The original line-up of this band included Scottish singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle , who provided harmony vocals and played a variety of instruments including keyboards, accordion, acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo and harmonica. They left in May 1974 to continue their career as

828-517: The band achieved critical and commercial success. Lane quit the Faces in 1973 and subsequently collaborated with other musicians, leading his own bands and pursuing a solo career. In 1977, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis . He was supported by charity projects and financial contributions from friends, former bandmates and fans. After living with the disease for 21 years, he died in June 1997, aged 51. For his work in both Small Faces and Faces, Lane

864-660: The band's frontman Stewart focusing on his own solo career, Lane took a central role during the recording of their fourth and final album, Ooh La La . Unhappy due to poor reviews of the album and Stewart's lack of commitment, Lane quit in 1973, making his last appearance on 4 June at the Sundown Theatre in Edmonton, London . He was replaced by Tetsu Yamauchi but tellingly the group made no further studio albums following Lane's departure, and split in 1975. According to McLagan, Lane would later regret leaving Faces. "Debris"

900-493: The highways and byways of England and lived a 'passing show' modern nomadic life in full Gypsy traveller costume and accommodation. In 1983, his girlfriend Boo Oldfield contacted Glyn Johns with a view to organising a concert to help fund Action for Research into Multiple Sclerosis . Johns was already arranging Clapton's Command Performance for Prince Charles so they decided to book the Royal Albert Hall for

936-533: The public for a 1990 television commercial for the Japanese automobile firm Honda when, at the specific request of the company, Clapton used Blackie to record a new guitar solo on " Bad Love " in New York and was filmed for the commercial doing so. Blackie was also brought out on stage for one number during the Royal Albert Hall shows in 1991. In 2019, the guitar was on display at the " Play it Loud! " exhibit at

972-478: The string parts on "The Poacher". Lane moved to Island Records and issued Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance and One for the Road . In late 1976 he joined a short-lived reformation of Small Faces but quit after two rehearsals, to be replaced by Rick Wills (who later played alongside former Small Faces drummer Kenney Jones in the Jones Gang ). However, Lane had signed a contract with Atlantic Records as part of

1008-495: The victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami , selling for US$ 2.8 million and surpassing Blackie's record. In November 2006, Fender announced a limited run of 275 Blackie reissues by the Fender Custom Shop , identical to the original. They were released on 24 November 2006 and sold out within hours. The original Blackie was exhaustively examined and measured for the reproduction. The reproduction Blackies were constructed by

1044-456: The world's most expensive guitar when sold for $ 450,000 on June 24, 1999. (But a source says it was another brown sunburst stratocaster Eric used for slide play around that era.) These musicians performed at the London concert: On the U.S. tour, Winwood and Hymas did not appear. These musicians joined the lineup: Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997)

1080-505: Was an English musician and songwriter who was the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Small Faces (1965–69) and Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces in 1965 after meeting Steve Marriott , with whom he subsequently wrote many of their hit singles including " All or Nothing ", " Itchycoo Park " and " Lazy Sunday ". After Marriott left Small Faces in 1968, band members Lane, Ian McLagan and Kenny Jones were joined by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood to form Faces . Like Small Faces,

1116-525: Was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Trinidad, Colorado . An album of live BBC recordings to raise money for his care was unreleased on his death. Ride recorded "A Trip Down Ronnie Lane" as a B-side to their single " Black Nite Crash " in 1996. The Ocean Colour Scene song " Travellers Tune " on their 1997 studio album Marchin' Already was inspired by and written in the memory of Lane,

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1152-724: Was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. He had two children, and two stepchildren who took his name. Lane was born in Plaistow Maternity Hospital, Plaistow , then a working-class area in East London, to Elsie Lane and Stanley Lane, a lorry driver . Lane later described his father as a "saint" who would work a long workday and then return home to nurse his wife and two sons, all of whom were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at different points in their lives. Doctors assured Lane as

1188-865: Was notable for being the first occasion on which Clapton, Beck and Page, each a former lead guitarist for The Yardbirds , had performed together on stage. The set list for the ARMS Charity Concert Video was as follows: Eric Clapton Andy Fairweather Low Steve Winwood with Eric Clapton Intermission Jeff Beck Jimmy Page All The complete show lasted just under three hours and included " Wonderful Tonight ", " Hound Dog ", "Best That I Can", "Wee Wee Baby" and "Bombers Moon". Clapton, Winwood, Beck and Page each performed sets, with Andy Fairweather Low and Steve Winwood also performing songs. Clapton, with Fairweather Low, Bill Wyman, Chris Stainton , percussionist Ray Cooper , Kenney Jones, James Hooker , Steve Winwood and Fernando Saunders performed

1224-414: Was one of his more famous vocalist songs. In 1973, Lane moved to Fishpool Farm in the village of Hyssington , Montgomeryshire , Wales, just over the border from England. In the late 1970s, already beginning to feel the effects of MS, he moved back to London. After leaving the Faces, Lane formed his own band, Slim Chance, who recorded the singles " How Come " (UK No. 11) and "The Poacher" (UK No. 36) and

1260-533: Was sold for US$ 959,500 at a Christie's auction to support the Crossroads Centre , a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation centre founded by Clapton. The auction's winner was the music equipment chain Guitar Center , and the bid set the record for the world's most expensive guitar. In 2006, another Stratocaster—signed by a large group of celebrities, including Clapton—was auctioned to benefit

1296-644: Was taken to perform a further nine concerts in the USA. The US dates included Joe Cocker , who notably sang lead vocals on " With a Little Help from My Friends ", and Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page each shared lead guitar duties on the "Stairway to Heaven" instrumental. While Ronnie Lane appeared in New York, he did not appear at all of the US dates. The first US dates were in Dallas, Texas at Reunion Arena on November 28 and 29, 1983. They played in San Francisco at

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