Stevie Marriott is one guy who no one has a bad word to say about, always gets great appreciation whatever he did. He needs to be honoured in some way. He was one of the true greats in life.
Mac says in his autobiography (a great read, by the way) that Steve Marriott could be hard work because he was always hyperactive. The bit where he (Steve) has a heart attack was terrifying.
I met him at a 80's gig. My sister worked for the concert co and the biggest FM station. I have been backstage and met so many bands. Steve was so appreciative to meet you. It was like Oh Wow! He's so cool! Robin Trower was another so kind as well as Brian May. Clem Burke was so cool. gave me pointers and told me my set a Slingerland was a Jazz set but to still keep it because it will be worth its weight in gold..lol Yea should have listened and kept it. He was soo right .lol
Used to follow stevie around when he was pkaying in London. Spoke to him on many occasions and pkayed pool with him. Never met such a genuine performer. I never saw Stevie give less than a 100% performance. The greatest live performer I've seen. Ive seen many of the top bands but nobody tops him.
I was a sound tech at the Filmore when Humble Pie recorded Rockin' The Filmore. And yes, Steve was just a down to earth humble and polite man who anyone could get on with.
I met him in the 80's at a festival backstage. What a amazing person and so welcoming. It's like he already knew you when you met him. A real class act. I will say I was taken back how small he was. Maybe 5'3"? I got it small faces..lol The reason I thought we was taller maybe because his music was so big.. Such a loss..Rip Steve, Ronnie
Yes they were all short, hence the band name... I think it's Mac in his book (might be Kenney's) who says some teenyboppers who were mobbing them at the front of some hotel were overhead to say something like "I've gone off them now, look, they're so short!"
Stood beside him as he peformed his magic at the Deluxe Country Club in Santa Cruz California in 1979 while travelling in USA with my lovely girl Diana. Nobody comes close To Steve
Marriotts voice is exceptional. A very underrated guitar player too. Pure class. Could have been a stand up comedian too. Read the book ‘all too beautiful’ about him, its excellent reading.
The stones wanted him. Jagger didnt. Got Ron Wood instead. Not that there is anything wrong with Ronnie Wood. Listen to the mid riff and say you do not hear the faces.
What a voice! Really did give it "All or Nothing," never sold out, did Steve, when others might have. The real deal. Ripped off, but still ROCKIN' !! Wish I coulda bought him a pint!
Saw Steve many times in Detroit with various bands (H.Pie, Box of Three) and he gave nothing but 100%. One time ('81?) he hobbled out on stage with crutches because of a broken foot. Started off set sitting on a stool. By second song Steve had kicked stool over and was stomping across stage rocking as hard as possible on both feet. Truly a rock warrior! RIP Steve & Mac.
Bad ass guitar playin' ta boot.country licks on All Or Nothing wow!! on a Fender Esquire. A REAL talent. THE best. Plant,Stewart and everyone else, just admit it, Steve was the MAN. period.
@@jacobmassey3897 Not so - The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, etc., did very well financially. Sadly, The Small Faces were managed by Sharon Osbourne's gangster father, Don Arden, who took all the money. Even Ozzy Osbourne was scared of him.
@@nigelwillmott6177 Don also ripped of ELO & most of the artists he represented. It taught us we need a law degree before we sign a contract unfortunately not everyone learned the lesson.
@@nigelwillmott6177 Pretty sure The Who made virtually no money until Tommy. That was the turning point for them. The Beatles and The Stones were outliers amongst 60s bands who made a fortune in the 60s.
I am just discovering these guys now, especially Steve Marriot - was this some clandestine CIA operation - how in the world could this guy have escaped my radar for so long - he is now one of my favorite artists of all time?
The fact that it took Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood to fill Steves shoes is testament to his talent, also he was showing frontman skills ahead of Plant, Freddie and Paul Rodgers and he could do Page, May and Kosoffe too.
Come on. The Faces is a whole different band. Stay With Me, Had a Real Good Time, Sweet Lady Mary, Love Lives Here and the Maybe I'm Amazed cover are totally DIFFERENT from anything Small Faces ever did
Who the fuck is the bass player is Jimmy McCulloch . Jim Levine is the best Bass player I've seen not even John Paul Jones comes close .Led Zeppelin aren't even close to The way Marriott makes the whole band fell involved .lLed Zeppelin took to much heroin especially Jimmy Page over rated if you ask me Classic cock rock
Did we ever see Rod Stewart play a guitar while performing like Steve? Bet there was a bit of jealousy there. RIP Steve, it was great fun watching you. Best Dave
@@Ogma3bandcamp Otis of course but not sure the other two ever had the charisma that Marriott did. Terry never made it in the US as far as I know and Steve Winwood extremely talented for sure but Marriott had that special charisma that just doesnt come around often.
Toured with them in early '68 in NZ working for the promoter. The Who on the bill too. Stripy lil buggers!!! :-) Steve turned 21 in Wellington and threw his TV out the hotel window.
thanks for putting this great clip on youtube JimmyMcCullochFan---- great to see an unseen performance by Steve and his mates from 37 years ago. many many thanks. Steve was the greatest white soul singer I ever got to see, better than Stewart, Jagger, Daltrey, Plant, any and all of them. Always gave 120% every time I saw him. great to see newly uncovered recordings of the master and the greatest. THANK YOU.
+gregariousgreg johnson I competely agree with all your remarks - saves me from saying it myself and good know that someone has similar views to myself regards the amazing Steve Marriott and The Small Faces - cheers Plus huge thanks to Jimmy for sharing this timeless gem
I wish I could have seen him with either The Small Faces or Humble Pie. I already think he's the greatest ever watching these videos, live would kill me with joy. He was no slouch on the guitar either, and all those other singers you mentioned had to focus entirely on singing just to get anywhere close to Steve doing both guitar and singing, making it look so easy, and keyboard occasionally.
The essence of Steve Marriott's personality is captured in the opening exchanges with Whispering Bob. What would it have been like to spend an evening with him down the pub over a few pints - I can only dream on.........................................
+mick george Well, humour is clearly in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I don't see that as snide and Harris' face isn't shown again till the end when he is all smiles, so I'm not sure what you mean about "he wasn't happy". Unless that comment refers to Marriott who is clearly happy.
Best thing is they all laugh at the end that’s what you call a band they all loved the music loved the audience loved each other I always to this day thought other bands Who hated each other where in a way missing something very special but that’s just my opinion Who am I to speculate
***** it could not be the early eighties whispering Bob left the OGWT in '78. I'm almost sure I read somewhere that Ronnie could not make this performance because of ill health, although he may have been in America for all I know
Pogol Swood Ronnie wasn't involved in the late 70s version of the group (was at first, but not by the time they came to record/tour). This is the "Playmates" lineup with Rick Wills.
Great jab from Marriott regarding not getting paid for his and the band's works . Hell, even Frampton "upstaged" Marriott during the Humble Pie era ...
Stevie Marriott is one guy who no one has a bad word to say about, always gets great appreciation whatever he did. He needs to be honoured in some way. He was one of the true greats in life.
I agree Marriott is The best Singer/guitarist I have ever seen ! End of story Julian Dario ;
No words to say : too great!!!!
Read All or nothing, everybody close to him, including the band think he is a cunt by this time.
Mac says in his autobiography (a great read, by the way) that Steve Marriott could be hard work because he was always hyperactive. The bit where he (Steve) has a heart attack was terrifying.
I met him at a 80's gig. My sister worked for the concert co and the biggest FM station. I have been backstage and met so many bands. Steve was so appreciative to meet you. It was like Oh Wow! He's so cool! Robin Trower was another so kind as well as Brian May. Clem Burke was so cool. gave me pointers and told me my set a Slingerland was a Jazz set but to still keep it because it will be worth its weight in gold..lol Yea should have listened and kept it. He was soo right
.lol
Used to follow stevie around when he was pkaying in London. Spoke to him on many occasions and pkayed pool with him. Never met such a genuine performer. I never saw Stevie give less than a 100% performance. The greatest live performer I've seen. Ive seen many of the top bands but nobody tops him.
I was a sound tech at the Filmore when Humble Pie recorded Rockin' The Filmore. And yes, Steve was just a down to earth humble and polite man who anyone could get on with.
Thanks for that slice of history BR.!
Historias increíbles del mejor rock ! Gracias por explicarlas
Steve Marriott’s voice blows me away. Incredible. Talk about goosebumps
THE best, had so much soul in his performance.
I met him in the 80's at a festival backstage. What a amazing person and so welcoming. It's like he already knew you when you met him. A real class act. I will say I was taken back how small he was. Maybe 5'3"? I got it small faces..lol The reason I thought we was taller maybe because his music was so big.. Such a loss..Rip Steve, Ronnie
Yes they were all short, hence the band name... I think it's Mac in his book (might be Kenney's) who says some teenyboppers who were mobbing them at the front of some hotel were overhead to say something like "I've gone off them now, look, they're so short!"
Love this man! So sad he’s gone. 😢
Steve Marriott was and is one of my favorites. A most excellent singer and guitarist. RIP Steve.
Stood beside him as he peformed his magic at the Deluxe Country Club in Santa Cruz California in 1979 while travelling in USA with my lovely girl Diana. Nobody comes close To Steve
Wow
Stevie Marriott.....Number one in my book....phenomenal
R.i.p Steve Marriott. What a performance. Love this band xx
Marriotts voice is exceptional. A very underrated guitar player too. Pure class. Could have been a stand up comedian too. Read the book ‘all too beautiful’ about him, its excellent reading.
Was also an actor...
He was never underrated
The stones wanted him. Jagger didnt. Got Ron Wood instead. Not that there is anything wrong with Ronnie Wood. Listen to the mid riff and say you do not hear the faces.
Read All or Nothing by Simon Spence. Heartbreaking.
Robert Plant said Steve was the best singer
Humour and talent - stage persona. A supreme live performer and sadly missed.
What a voice! Really did give it "All or Nothing," never sold out, did Steve, when others might have.
The real deal. Ripped off, but still ROCKIN' !! Wish I coulda bought him a pint!
I did buy him 2!
@@marcogloder3158 did you now? Was'nt this gig close before his death ' 91??
From what I've read I think he had enough booze to last a few lifetimes
Steve loved his booze cigarettes and cocaine
@@paulbrusseel893 This would've been about 1978 when they reformed for 2 albums.
He had incredible talent. Amazing character.!
Saw Steve many times in Detroit with various bands (H.Pie, Box of Three) and he gave nothing but 100%. One time ('81?) he hobbled out on stage with crutches because of a broken foot. Started off set sitting on a stool. By second song Steve had kicked stool over and was stomping across stage rocking as hard as possible on both feet. Truly a rock warrior! RIP Steve & Mac.
Powderfinger lovely memories ocean cafe oswestry
I could cry thinking this genius was a few hours away from me at several times but i was just too dang young to go to the shows. I dig him so much!
packet of three-saw them at the half moon in Putney many times
packet of three
And Ronnie.
I remember watching this at the time….wow, must be getting old😱 great memories ☝️
Steve’s vocals always made me feel happy since when I was a teenager. Thank you Steve, love ya always :)
Makes me feel happy, too. I didnt know how to say it...
FRANK, WELL PUT!!!M.O'B
Majestic
What a great musician; will never be another Steve Marriott. "All or Nothing."
Bad ass guitar playin' ta boot.country licks on All Or Nothing wow!! on a Fender Esquire. A REAL talent. THE best. Plant,Stewart and everyone else, just admit it, Steve was the MAN. period.
@rockon18 roger wasn't a very good vocalist
an Esquire he sold to Dan Baird who used it on The Georgia Satellites LPs (Keep Your Hands To Yourself, Battleship Chains!)
I miss Ronnie...
Best singer of all time STEVE MARRIOT THE GREAT!!!!!!
What a talent
Love the way Mac still looks like its 1967!!
My thoughts precisely. This "era" of the Small Faces was during the 70's Mod Revival; Mac's 'do was on-task here .
“That was one of our most successful records that we never got paid for.”
It’s a crime what the music industry did to the Small Faces.
The odious Don Arden.
It was the same for everyone back then
@@jacobmassey3897 Not so - The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, etc., did very well financially. Sadly, The Small Faces were managed by Sharon Osbourne's gangster father, Don Arden, who took all the money. Even Ozzy Osbourne was scared of him.
@@nigelwillmott6177 Don also ripped of ELO & most of the artists he represented. It taught us we need a law degree before we sign a contract unfortunately not everyone learned the lesson.
@@nigelwillmott6177 Pretty sure The Who made virtually no money until Tommy. That was the turning point for them. The Beatles and The Stones were outliers amongst 60s bands who made a fortune in the 60s.
The greatest throat, gob and face ever. Love the wee guy so much. This clip is awesome, gives me the goosebumps man, thanks!
One of the most talented performers period.
Stevie Marriotts voice is amazing & The Small Faces we’re so underrated , just so glad I saw them live , a memory I will not forget !!!
Excellent! Cool to hear this later version. One of my favorite guitarists, whose playing was overshadowed only by his own powerful voice.
Loved the Small Faces. Loved Old Grey Whistle Test. Nothing more to add!
I am just discovering these guys now, especially Steve Marriot - was this some clandestine CIA operation - how in the world could this guy have escaped my radar for so long - he is now one of my favorite artists of all time?
Check out the Small Faces from their beginnings. Pure gold!
Hey good on you mate!
Better late than never
Steve is hilarious - it's nice to see a rocker who doesn't just mumble "thank you" between songs.
Ronnie Lane what a freak !
The fact that it took Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood to fill Steves shoes is testament to his talent, also he was showing frontman skills ahead of Plant, Freddie and Paul Rodgers and he could do Page, May and Kosoffe too.
Come on. The Faces is a whole different band. Stay With Me, Had a Real Good Time, Sweet Lady Mary, Love Lives Here and the Maybe I'm Amazed cover are totally DIFFERENT from anything Small Faces ever did
Who the fuck is the bass player is Jimmy McCulloch . Jim Levine is the best Bass player I've seen not even John Paul Jones comes close .Led Zeppelin aren't even close to The way Marriott makes the whole band fell involved .lLed Zeppelin took to much heroin especially Jimmy Page over rated if you ask me Classic cock rock
@@blackpilledchad1927 Faces were a fantastic live band, never quite captured on record, though still good.
Did we ever see Rod Stewart play a guitar while performing like Steve? Bet there was a bit of jealousy there. RIP Steve, it was great fun watching you. Best Dave
Steve Marriott was quite underrated as was The Small Faces. The guy was awesome and passed away to soon ,just like so many of them.
still a great powerful voice after all those years,and a sweet sound rip steve and ronnie
Also RIP Ian McLagan. There is only Kenny Jones left.
you are so right,all 3 will be making great tunes together again now
Stevie, the No. 1 Vocalist from the era.
Yes he was on a different level,only Steve Winwood came close,Marriot is up there with Otis R, Stevie wonder and a myriad of other black soul singers
Terry Reid, Stevie Winwood, Otis Redding
Any era...wit a voice
@@Ogma3bandcamp Otis of course but not sure the other two ever had the charisma that Marriott did. Terry never made it in the US as far as I know and Steve Winwood extremely talented for sure but Marriott had that special charisma that just doesnt come around often.
NEVER out of tune!
everytime i see/hear steve marriott sing, it always feels to me, as if he puts in all he has. and it shows. nothing better than this.
I got a kick out of seeing Steve Marriott joke about "Whispering" Bob Harris needing to speak up.
Marriott a notorious practical joker.
Steve Marriott , CLASS!!! what a voice!!!
Toured with them in early '68 in NZ working for the promoter. The Who on the bill too. Stripy lil buggers!!! :-) Steve turned 21 in Wellington and threw his TV out the hotel window.
I thought it was his record player he threw out the window because it was feeding back into itself?
I think you are right Marc, it was a gift from his record company in NZ...
+Peter Grattan He bought a beautiful; Les Paul while over there as well. Gave it to Pete Townshend as a gift. You can guess what he did with it!!!
That's how I usually celebrate a birthday too.
@@Eleventhearlofmars well spotted
thanks for putting this great clip on youtube JimmyMcCullochFan---- great to see an unseen performance by Steve and his mates from 37 years ago. many many thanks. Steve was the greatest white soul singer I ever got to see, better than Stewart, Jagger, Daltrey, Plant, any and all of them. Always gave 120% every time I saw him. great to see newly uncovered recordings of the master and the greatest. THANK YOU.
+gregariousgreg johnson I competely agree with all your remarks - saves me from saying it myself and good know that someone has similar views to myself regards the amazing Steve Marriott and The Small Faces - cheers
Plus huge thanks to Jimmy for sharing this timeless gem
ya agree totally although....Terry Reid was right there for a few years
gregariousgreg johnson Yeah .NOT ...
Michael D Marriott was bleedin amazin ! Saw him live many times. Untouchable !
I wish I could have seen him with either The Small Faces or Humble Pie. I already think he's the greatest ever watching these videos, live would kill me with joy. He was no slouch on the guitar either, and all those other singers you mentioned had to focus entirely on singing just to get anywhere close to Steve doing both guitar and singing, making it look so easy, and keyboard occasionally.
with that lead vocals and guitar Steve easily transmited his energy,empathy and great music forever!!!!
Never realised just how good his voice really was.
Steve's voice , incredible
STEVE MARRIOTT WAS ONE OF A KIND! THERE WILL NO OTHER JUST LIKE HIM!!! M.O'B
How can anyone thumb down this legend??
Thay are mad
Perhaps it was Rod :D
@@frankshailes3205Or Mr jagger 😋
little man, BIG voice.
Kenny on drums-Ian on his organ, and Stevie doing his stuff.Part of my life in the 60's. RIP Steve and Ronnie L.
Why didnt roonie came back with them?
..it’s Ian who does all that badass shouting during the changes...
@@84kassianothink he might have had the onset of MS by then
@@84kassiano and whos the blonde curly haired dude playing guitar ?
@@rosehickey8483 Rick Wills. Took over from Ronnie as he was too poorly by then
What a voice..............end of.
Marriott was in a total class of his own,no one was even close to him.
Apart from terry reid
And Reg King from The Action
W12MODS Steve was powerful, excellent, but Reg had the emotional depth. We danced more to The Action.
'end of' what? hate that saying.
@@ac9110 Apologies...........I meant that Mr Marriott WAS in a class of his own back in the day.
Brilliant. What a great voice.
Pure talent!
One of the top voices ever recorded.. Steve marrioot and all the band were so under-rated
What a talent, and what a tash!
Love and peace be with you Steve Marriot and Ian Mclagan rest in peace
Katie-Jo and Ronnie lane
rest in Space
the greatest male vocalist of the century
i never expected to agree with mrs thatcher
@@frereanaktom99 Or maybe MR Thatcher.
What kind of a country would let a talent like this feel betrayed and neglected.
Yes, His Own!
Legend x
Still missed RIP
The essence of Steve Marriott's personality is captured in the opening exchanges with Whispering Bob. What would it have been like to spend an evening with him down the pub over a few pints - I can only dream on.........................................
He looked lots of fun mate, I'm definitely listening to your reasoning 👍🏼
+Marc Worthington Nice one, Marc!!
+mick george Well, humour is clearly in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I don't see that as snide and Harris' face isn't shown again till the end when he is all smiles, so I'm not sure what you mean about "he wasn't happy". Unless that comment refers to Marriott who is clearly happy.
I'm getting a whiff of 🐄💩
I did have a beer with home Mon then Fri in his bus Toronto 81 82
Telling Whispering Bob to 'speak up'... classic Marriot, he apparently a fvcking riot all on his own.
Totally awesome
No one seems to mention Kenny,great drummer.
Great licks from Stevie - loving the Esquire country twang!
Ooh arrrr
Steve Mariott was the best singer to come out of the UK ever.... end of.
not quite but YEAH
Definetly
I just said that exact thing to my mate the other day , without a doubt best uk vocalist ever man ✌️
@ Nervo 1863 Come on Man...Ever heard of Freddy Mercury???
Facts.
Loved this guys music so much had to make a pilgrimage to arkesden in Essex were he lived and lost his life in a house fire.
What a blythe spirit was Steve...East Ender to the core.
Best thing is they all laugh at the end that’s what you call a band they all loved the music loved the audience loved each other I always to this day thought other bands Who hated each other where in a way missing something very special but that’s just my opinion Who am I to speculate
An Awesome Vocalist plus Exellent Guitar Player . RIP ,
five years ago you could get some real live 60's small faces footage on utube...now it's gone...but i'm glad to hear this...
Saw this line up tour in 1977 in Bristol ,cocksparrow support band .
Marriott, love him, the middle finger up at the music establishment
Proper rock n roll hero
That's Rick Wills on bass, formerly of Framptons Camel / Peter Frampton Band.
Thanks for that, I was wondering...
@@kiloechocharlie1342 I thought it was Eric Bristow !
Amazing voice, so powerful.
I saw the reformed Small Faces live in Sheffield in '77 (I think it was) and they were great, even though Plonk Lane wasn't with them.
Wow what a singer!!!
Best white soul singer ever was RIP Steve xxx
Steve you are a star !
Wow.... That's it..... brilliant.... thanks for posting
Steve Marriott sits on the top of the heap in my book.
Sorry Mick, I'll take Marriott.
Who is mick?
@Here Beforeyou he was being ironic
@Here Beforeyou x
They don ' t play in the same league... Steve is the R & R Animal...nobody else
did look like stacy keach here! but what a front man!!!! r.i.p. steve!.
thanks. what a great clip. Steve in fine form there, great band
That lead break gives me goose pimples every time I hear it
And I know it's coming
Rock on upstairs Stevie Ronnie and Mac 🎸🎹🎤🎼🍺🥃
John Simmonds
Just great!
What a great voice 👌
Marriott was some front man, off his chops and looking like Stacy Keach, I enjoyed that, even though Ronnie was too ill to join in.
Pogol Swood Christ, yeah he does look like Stacy Keach.
***** Would you have still nuked him?
***** 1977
***** it could not be the early eighties whispering Bob left the OGWT in '78. I'm almost sure I read somewhere that Ronnie could not make this performance because of ill health, although he may have been in America for all I know
Pogol Swood Ronnie wasn't involved in the late 70s version of the group (was at first, but not by the time they came to record/tour). This is the "Playmates" lineup with Rick Wills.
When Music was Music, Bands were Real & could play Live !
Steve, brilliant as always! And humorous too. Thanks for posting this up 🌠🌌👌
Very talented person and group
Nice guitar work starting at 6:20 soulfull as hell Man, I miss these guys!!
Nice to see Whispering Bob. He was a real DJ.
Laughed, then cried.
Best voice ever #marriott
Great jab from Marriott regarding not getting paid for his and the band's works . Hell, even Frampton "upstaged" Marriott during the Humble Pie era ...
Steve had it all his vocals were stunning and he could play that guitar never got paid for a lot of his works
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From a mad keen 73yo Aussie fan.
Fancy worrying about the height of the performers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saw Stevie like 45 years ago with his band HP. He rocked the walls down, he sweat so much he must have lost 20lbs. RIP my man...
Begbie rocking the telecaster.
John Clifford Haha well played
Really missing something, Ronnie Lane.
Every time I watch this, I keep thinking Rick Wills is Greg Ridley, lol.
Ronnie was doin’ Slim Chance...
Unfortunately Ronnie had MS.
The best.
Saw this lineup live about 11 weeks after this.
Steve having banter with whispering Bob brilliant 👍
This is great footage!! Just to hear Steves voice is awesome! You could tell the band missed Ronie!🎸
It just made me happy watching Ronnie play bass and sing. He had the greatest stage presence of any bass player I've ever seen.
@@hooskerdu1
Ronnie?
@@deletebilderberg Ronnie Lane.
I remember this like it was yesterday. I also saw them on this tour. Steve had laryngitis, but the show went on!