Ronnie Lane
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ronald Frederick Lane, Three-Piece, Plonk, Ron Lane
English rock musician (1946–1997)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Both Sides of the Wall
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1946-04-01
- Active to
- 1997-06-04
classic pop and rockrock
Discography
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- Listeners
- 31,435
- Total plays
- 244,429
Tags
folkrocksinger-songwriterclassic rockfolk rock
Ronnie Lane (1 April 1946 - 4 June 1997) was an English singer, songwriter and bass player (nicknamed "Plonk") best known for his membership in two prominent English rock bands, Small Faces (1965-69) and Faces (1970-75). He quit Faces in 1973 and formed his own band, Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance, in 1973 to record the hit single "How Come" (UK No. 11) and "The Poacher", then the album Anymore For Anymore, showcasing his own blend of British rock music, folk, and country music. <a href="https://www.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frederick
- Family name
- Lane
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Plaistow
- Place of death
- Trinidad
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- banjo
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- www.ronnie-lane.com
- Image
- Ronnie Lane.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1946-04-01
- date of death
- 1997-07-04
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- cause of death
- multiple sclerosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Ronald Frederick Lane
- Commons category
- Ronnie Lane
- nickname
- Plonk
- short name
- Ronnie Lane
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