Published Date: 25 July 2008 IAN MCLAGAN AND THE BUMP BAND "YOU know," said Ian McLagan, and you could tell another name was about to land, "Noel Gallagher said on the back of my book, he said, 'Ian McLagan's a jammy b******, he got to be in two great bands'. Well, he was wrong. I got to be in three!" ndeed – although it must be said that being the keyboard player for the Small Faces and then the Faces is what makes "Mac" such an important figure in the history of rock, and not his present career as frontman of the Austin, Texas-based Bump Band. It was the oldest of the oldies who made an impression here, although not so much as the obviously keen fan who kept requesting Small Faces tracks, to McLagan's irritation. Finally forced to point out he wouldn't be doing All or Nothing, the crowd seemed almost disappointed to be...
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