Tommy Sands

He was divorced from Sinatra in 1965 and has a daughter, model Jessica Sands, born in 1977 from another relationship. They released one LP as The Small Faces before becoming simply The Faces and later Rod Stewart & The Faces. Sands performed in several films including Babes in Toyland in 1961 and The Longest Day in 1962 but both his singing and film career had faded by the 1970s. Lane, Jones and McLagan floundered briefly before joining forces with former Jeff Beck Group singer and guitarist Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. In 1960, he married Nancy Sinatra and for a time they were the toast of Hollywood. A 'posthumous' single and album, The Autumn Stone, was released later in the year, and included the major Immediate recordings, a rare concert performance, and a number of previously unreleased tracks, including the classic Swinging Sixties instrumental Wide Eyed Girl on the Wall. Sands' sudden fame brought an offer to sing at the Academy Awards show and his teen idol looks landed him a motion-picture contract to star in a 1958 musical drama called Sing, Boy, Sing. The last song released during the band's career was the folksy The Universal; this had been recorded by adding studio overdubs to a basic track Marriott cut live in his back garden with acoustic guitar, taped on a home cassette recorder.

On the show, his song presentation of a tune called "Teenage Crush" went over big with the young audience and, released as a 45 rpm single by Capitol Records, it went to No.3 on the Billboard Hot 100 music charts. Marriott abruptly quit the band in 1969, frustrated at their failure to break out of their pop image, and already looking ahead to a new band, Humble Pie, with Peter Frampton. His initial recordings garnered little in the way of sales but in early 1957 he was given the opportunity to star in an episode of "Kraft Television Theatre". It did however yield another hit single: Lazy Sunday, a bright and breezy music-hall style song which many years later was to inspire Blur's "Parklife", it was successful in spite of being released against the band's wishes. He was only fifteen when Colonel Tom Parker heard about him and signed him to RCA Records. Pepper, they were confronted by the practical problem that they had created a studio masterpiece which was all but impossible to recreate on the road. Sands began playing the guitar at age seven and within a year had a job performing twice weekly on a local radio station. Critics raved, and the album sold well, but like The Beatles did with Sgt.

While still young, he moved with his family to Shreveport, Louisiana. It was narrated by Stanley Unwin. Born Thomas Adrian Sands into a musical family in Chicago, Illinois, his father was a pianist and his mother a big-band singer. The two-act LP consisted of five original songs on Side One and a whimsical psychedelic fairy tale on Side Two about the adventures of 'Happiness Stan'. Tommy Sands (born August 27, 1937 ) is an American pop music singer and actor. Their career peaked with the classic psychedelic LP Ogden's Nut Gone Flake in 1968, which featured an innovative round cover, the first of its kind, designed to resemble an antique tobacco tin. Arnold); it remains one of their very best recordings and arguably one of the finest pop singles of the decade.

It was followed by the barnstorming soul-rock epic Tin Soldier (recorded with singer P.P. It was also the first British record to use phasing, an effect developed by Olympic engineer George Chkiantz in 1966. Their mid-1967 single Itchycoo Park is one of their best-remembered songs and was a major hit in the United States. An innovative self-titled album followed which, if not a major seller, was very highly regarded by other musicians and would exert a strong influence on a number of overseas groups such as Australian bands The Masters Apprentices, The Twilights and Sherbet.

Their first immediate single was the daring Here Comes The Nice, which was clearly influenced by their drug use, and (to the band's delight) managed to escape censorship despite the fact that it openly referred to speed (amphetamines). Given a virtual open account at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, the band progressed rapidly, working closely with engineer Glyn Johns, releasing a further string of gold-plated classics. They were almost immediately offered a deal with the newly formed Immediate label, formed by ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog-Oldham. After a messy confrontation with the notorious Arden (who tried to face down the boys' parents by claiming that the whole band were addicted to heroin) they broke with both Arden and Decca.

But by 1966, despite being one of the highest earning live acts in the country and scoring several Top 40 hits, the band had almost nothing to show for their efforts. They rapidly rose in popularity with each chart success, became regulars on British pop TV shows, and toured incessantly up and down the country. Their first album, Small Faces was a considerable success. Winston was ousted, replaced by the more experienced Ian McLagan (ex-Artwoods) and they returned to the charts with Sha-La-La-La-Lee, a major hit in England.

The follow-up, I've Got Mine, failed to chart. Their debut single was 1965's What'cha Gonna Do About It, a minor hit. They released a string of classic high-energy mod/soul singles on the label. They signed a management contract with impresario Don Arden and they were in turn signed to Decca Records for recording.

During a crucial residency at Leicester Square Cavern, they were strongly supported by Sonny & Cher, who were living in London at the time and had first spotted them in Sheffield. Despondent, they literally walked into the mod-oriented Mojo Club nearby, offered to perform gratis and played a blistering set that had the locals screaming for more and started a strong buzz. They were kicked out of their first out-of-town gig -- a workingmen's club in Sheffield -- after only three songs. Impressed, he began finding them work in London and beyond.

They were spotted by singer Elkie Brooks who was struck by Stevie's vocal prowess and recommended them to a local club owner, Maurice King. Recruiting friends Kenny Lane and Jimmy Winston, they rapidly progressed from rehearsals to ramshackle pub gigs to semi-pro club dates, and while not yet the crack live outfit they became -- Marriott was still learning guitar -- his explosive, sandpapery soul-belter voice attracted rising attention. The core of the band was born that afternoon and evening. Lane and Marriott met in their mid-teens in 1965 while Marriott was working at the J60 Music Bar in Manor Park; Lane came in with his father Stan to buy a bass guitar, struck up a conversation with Marriott, bought the bass and went back to Marriott's house after work to listen to records.

Steve Marriott was born and raised in the East End of London; he became a noted chlid actor and appeared as The Artful Dodger in an early London stage production of Oliver! and appeared in two films in his early teens, one with Peter Sellers. The Small Faces were all genuine East End mods and they ranked a very close second to The Who as Britain's premier Mod band.
The Small Faces were a British rock and roll band of the 1960s, led by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane with Kenny Jones and original organist Jimmy Winston.
For the Scottish movie Small Faces, see Small Faces (movie)..