Kenney Jones, Drummer Extraordinaire - Small Faces, Faces and The Who

Englishman KENNEY JONES has spent the best part of five decades at the heart of the rock music industry. As drummer with the Small Faces, Faces and The Who, he has been involved in three of the biggest bands the music business has ever known. From the moment he started drumming in the front room of his parents home, Kenney became hooked on music. He shot to fame with the Small Faces in 1965 and had his first hit single when he was just 17. The band were at the heart of the Mod revolution that swept Britain and in the years that have followed they have been cited as a major influence on all sorts of musicians over the past 50 years. When the Small Faces eventually disbanded Jones was instrumental in forming The Faces featuring Rod Stewart as lead singer. The Faces took the rock world by storm and by the time they split in the mid 70's, Kenney was known far and wide for his drumming prowess and was asked to replace Keith Moon in The Who after Keith died. Meet Kenney Jones this week and enjoy his humorous story telling.  He tells us about stealing money from his mum to kick off his drumming career, how Rod Stewart came to be involved in the band in the first place and how he never wanted to rival the drumming of his good friend, Keith Moon and had serious reservations about joining the Who. Kenney has incredible tales to tell. And did I mention the music?  Kenney also has a new book out called 'Let the Good Times Roll: My Life in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who' that makes an incredible read. Kenney Jones: www.kenneyjones.com Check out my youtube channel for the video of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa_p5zKTRrIfpAtwXVKBQVw And my website for more information www.abreathoffreshair.com.au Don't forget too - send me a message through the website if you'd like to hear from someone from the 60s 70s or 80s and I'll do my best to get them onto the show for you! Happy listening! Love Sandy