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All the Rage Review Ian McLagan Discography DVD Faces Discography	*Ian "Mac" McLagan* Mac played with The Faces until 1975. Since then he based himself initially in Los Angelas and then in Texas and has worked with a number of artists including Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen. He released a solo album called Troublemaker which included Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Stanley Clarke. However, Mac's link with Steve Marriott did not finish with the Small Faces, he penned the track Growing Closer that appeared on Humble Pie's As Safe as Yesterday Is. He toured with Rod Stewart in 1995-1996. Mac is heavily involved in the Austin music scene and fronts the Bump Band. This was formed in 1994. Ian has written his autobiography called All the Rage. In October 1998, Ian McLagan launched his own Web page to help promote All the Rage and his new CD Best of British. Mac has been a Bloke touring with Billy Bragg's line-up. He has also undertaken a number of Bump Band gigs around the UK. A CD from Mac and the Bump Band called Rise & Shine was released in March 2004. This was supported with a US and European tour including dates in the UK and Ireland. Mac also put together a Faces 4-CD set. A Bump Band live CD is now available. More recent releases have included Spiritual Boy with the Bump Band singing Ronnie Lane songs and the 2008 release Never Say Never. In June 2014, United States was released, the first new Mac studio album for five years. The band supported the launch with a series of dates in the US, UK and Ireland. Mac died following a stroke on 3 December 2014 in hospital in Austin, Texas. He had been due to start a tour with Nick Lowe. Ian McLagan Obituaries BBC News: Ian McLagan, Faces Keyboardist, Dies Aged 69 Daily Mail: Faces Rocker and Rolling Stones Collaborator Ian McLagan Dead at 69 Daily Mirror: Ian McLagan Dead. Small Faces and Faces star passes away at 69. Daily Telegraph: Ian McLagan, Rolling Stones and Faces Keyboardist Dies New York Times: Ian McLagan, Keyboardist with The Faces, Dies at 69 NME: Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart Lead Music World's Tributes to The Faces' Ian Mclagan Rolling Stone: Ian McLagan, Small Faces and Faces Keyboardist Dead at 69 The Guardian: Ian McLagan, The Man Who Made Two Bands Greater The Independent: Faces and Small Faces Keyboardist Dies Suddenly Wapping Wharf: Memories of Ian McLagan Ian McLagan Links Making Time - The Muleskinners Making Time - Boz & the Boz People Macspages Ian McLagan Official Site Billy Bragg Official Web Site The Faces Web Site About All the Rage Ian McLagan interview by Paul Snyder Ian McLagan interview (2014) with Hit Channel (Greek site but in English)