Greg was the most respected Bass player in England and the That bass player was Greg Ridley from Spooky Tooth well that clinched itįor me. However when he told me that he had a bass player lined up and Were my favourite band and the thought of them being no more left meĭumb. My first reaction was one of total shock. Small Faces and asked is he could join the new band with Peter and Nothing really happenedįor several months until I got a phone call from Steve in the early Was no intention of Steve being in the group. He liked what he sawĪnd the Humble Pie seed was planted that night. I, in turn, invited to a gig that I wasĭoing in Cambridge with my band The Wages of Sin. Steve recommended me and I went toīeehive Cottage to meet him. Steve that he was unhappy with his current band The Herd and Steve had Steve had become good pals with Peter Frampton. Recording session but he left halfway through. Us coming in and recording one of their songs. Mac wasĪlways very nice although I would only see him and Ronnie at gigs. Good pals with Kenney, we would swap ideas and talk drums. Were you always closer to Steve than the others? Only a few days later Iįound out that he’d given the name to PP Arnold for her band. Steve wanted toĬall us The Nice but Andrew Oldham said no. Intervention, we were previously called Little People. Seen Me” and it was released on Immediate under the name of Apolistic We went into the studio and recorded “Tell Me Have You Ever Was in 1967 and it was during that period that he gave my group a song Would often go to Steve’s flat in William Mews, Knightsbridge. Steve and I did become good friends and I Steve’s behalf and Kenney never did become sick but, of course, it made After the gig Steve actuallyĪsked me if I would be there stand in drummer in the event of Kenneyīeing sick or unavailable. Set I looked sidewards into the wings and saw Steve and Kenney watching That’s when I first met them and I remember whilst we were playing our Time my own little group had become a full-blown Small Faces copy bandĪnd we ended up supporting them at the Wolsey Hall in Cheshunt. Shortly after that Ready Steady GoĪppearance I went to see them at the Hertford Corn Exchange. Image was absolutely spot on and, of course, Staves voice really floored Kenney I did just about everything I would to be like him. It was exactly how I wanted to play, I became a pseudo to ![]() I was completely blownĪway by everything about the band. Steady Go playing “Whatcha Gonna Do About It”. Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirleys recollections WELCOME TO WAPPING WHARF ONLINE - FINALLY AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW USING A CREDIT CARD, ALL ISSUES OF THE UK'S HOTTEST SELF PUBLISHED FANZINE DEDICATED TO THE SMALL FACES - THE DARLINGS OF WAPPING WHARF LAUNDERETTE - EXCLUSIVELY PUBLISHED BY JOHN HELLIER AND STEVE MARRIOTT LICENSING, WAPPING WHARF IS THE ESSENTIAL STEVE MARRIOTT, HUMBLE PIE AND SMALL FACES FANZINE FEATURING AMAZING FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF THE SMALL FACES AND MORE!! BUY NOW IN UK POUNDS, EUROS OR US DOLLARS - ALL ISSUES ARE IN STOCK AND READY TO BE SHIPPED TO YOU DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER IN THE UK TODAY - THE DARLINGS OF WAPPING WHARF LAUNDERETTE CAN BE YOURS TO OWN NOW, SINGLE ISSUES OR THE WHOLE EXCLUSIVE SET - THE ULTIMATE PUBLICATION FOR FANS OF THE SMALL FACES.
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