Ian McLagan, naturally enough nicknamed "Mac" decades ago, first rose to fame as a member of the Small Faces, one of England's most popular bands from 1965-69, where they racked up an impressive 14 back to back hit singles, and a massive British #1 LP, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake in '68. In 1969, singer/guitarist Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie, and the band recruited Ron Wood on guitar and singer Rod Stewart, and evolved into the Faces, who became one of the most popular touring bands of the Seventies, hitting the charts with "Stay With Me," "Cindy Incidentally," and "(I Know I'm) Losing You" (released as a Stewart solo single), before founder/bassist Ronnie Lane's defection in the wake of Stewart's solo success led the band to an early and much-lamented demise.

Since then, McLagan released several excellent solo albums, participated in a Small Faces reunion, moved to L.A., toured and recorded with Rod Stewart and The Rolling Stones, and did sessions for artists as varied as Melissa Etheridge, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul Westerberg, and countless others.