Band,
Rock and Pop
Ronnie Lane left Faces (3) in May 1973 to go solo and eventually formed his own band "Slim Chance" with Bruce Rowland (drums), Billy Livsey (keyboards), Jimmy Jewell (Saxes), Kevin Westlake (guitar), Chris Stewart (bass), Benny Gallagher (guitar) and Graham Lyle (vocal). Gallagher & Lyle were succeeded by Robin Lucas and Drew McCulloch and Chris Stewart came in on bass until Steve Bingham. Ken Slaven was added on violin. ORIGIN OF NAME - When Small Faces broke up they were heavily in debt. Ronnie Lane felt these circumstances weighed heavily agains success with a new band, as the musicians might be regarded as a bunch of drop-outs. They stood a slim chance. That's why he chose the name, although he didn't have cause to use it at the time because Faces (3) developed from Small Faces. He formed Slim Change in the autumn of 1973, and lauched his tented production the Passin Show in May 1974.
Chris Stewart b, eb | |
Billy Livsey key US | |
Graham Lyle man 1972-1980 GB | |
Benny Gallagher 1972-1980 GB | |
Ronnie Lane b, voc 1946-1997 GB | |
Charlie Hart vn, acc GB | |
Steve Bingham b *1949 | |
Brian Belshaw voc, b, eb *1944 | |
Bruce Rowland dr, perc 1941-2015 GB | |
Jimmy Jewell ts, sax *1945 GB | |
Steve Simpson man | |
Kevin Westlake dr, g 1947-2004 IE | |
Ken Slaven vn | |
Colin Davey perc, voc, dr | |
Drew McCulloch voc, g |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Ooh La La - An Island Harvest | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 2014 | Compil. |
Anniversary | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 2014 | Single |
Ooh La La (An Island Harvest) | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 2014 | Album |
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance/One For The Road | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 2003 | Compil. |
Plonk | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1999 | Compil. |
You Never Can Tell - The BBC Sessions | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1997 | Album |
Don't Try 'N' Change My Mind | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1976 | Single |
One For The Road | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1976 | Album |
Roll On Babe | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1975 | Single |
Stereo Pop Special-87 | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1975 | Album |
Anymore For Anymore | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1974 | Album |
The Poacher | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1974 | Single |
How Come? | Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance | 1973 | Single |