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Ronnie Lane

1946 - 1997

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Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) 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, the band achieved critical and commercial success. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Lane is the 1,694th most popular musician (down from 1,546th in 2019), the 4,494th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,027th in 2019) and the 275th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ronnie Lane ranks 1,694 out of 3,175Before him are Unsuk Chin, Lyle Mays, Ian Haugland, Billy Strayhorn, Jan Axel Blomberg, and William Primrose. After him are ASAP Rocky, Albert Lee, Adam Darski, Trịnh Công Sơn, Arto Lindsay, and Scott Gorham.

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Among people born in 1946, Ronnie Lane ranks 617Before him are Marina Lewycka, Thelma Houston, Aleksandr Gorshkov, Thomas Nordahl, Vladimir Martynov, and José Lai. After him are Rodrigo Valdez, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, Valentin Gavrilov, Ivan Rybkin, Uladzimir Nyaklyayew, and Priit Pärn. Among people deceased in 1997, Ronnie Lane ranks 260Before him are Georgi Yumatov, K. Shivaram Karanth, Joanna Moore, Ted Gärdestad, Antoine Cuissard, and Jeane Dixon. After him are Pilar Miró, Ivor Allchurch, Stubby Kaye, Zaur Kaloev, Aníbal Tarabini, and Conlon Nancarrow.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Lane ranks 4,495 out of 8,785Before him are Emily Davies (1830), Clara Reeve (1729), Astley Cooper (1768), George Lillo (1691), William Primrose (1904), and Frederick Grace (1884). After him are Sarah Harding (1981), David Beaton (1494), Lonnie Donegan (1931), Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), Cynthia Erivo (1987), and John Roebuck (1718).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Ronnie Lane ranks 275Before him are Gavin Harrison (1963), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936), Graham Gouldman (1946), Maxi Jazz (1957), John Ogdon (1937), and William Primrose (1904). After him are Albert Lee (1943), Bev Bevan (1944), Sophie Muller (1962), Alan Clark (1952), Robin Trower (1945), and Doug Sampson (1957).