Let The Good Times Roll

My Life in Small Faces, Faces and The Who

Kenney Jones

• Publisher: Blink Publishing
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN:
  9781911600688
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music Biographies

'WHICH IS THE BEST BAND I'VE BEEN IN? THE SMALL FACES WERE THE MOST CREATIVE, THE FACES WERE THE MOST FUN, THE WHO WERE THE MOST EXCITING. THESE WERE ELECTRIFYING DAYS IN MUSIC. WE WERE ALL UNTRIED, UNTESTED. WHAT WAS STOPPING US? NOTHING.' As drummer with the Small Faces, Faces and later The Who, Kenney Jones' unique sense of rhythm was the heartbeat that powered three of the most influential rock bands of all time.Beginning in London's post-war East End, Kenney's story takes us through the birth of the Mod revolution, the mind-bending days of the late-1960s and the raucous excesses of the '70s and '80s. In a career spanning six decades, Kenney was at the epicentre of many of the most exciting moments in music history and has experienced everything the industry has to offer. He jointly created some of the world's most-loved records, hung out with the Stones, Beatles, David Bowie, Keith Moon and Rod Stewart, and suffered the loss of close friends to rock 'n' roll excess and success. The legacy created by Kenney and his band mates has influenced acts as diverse as Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols and Oasis. Now, for the very first time, Kenney tells the full story of how a young Cockney Herbert played his part in the biggest social transformation in living memory - the people, the parties, the friendships, the fall-outs, the laughter, the sadness, the sex, drugs, and a lot of rock 'n' roll, while also opening up about his own deeply personal battles and passions, too. This is a vivid and breath-taking immersion into the most exciting era of music history and beyond.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Chapter 1: A Right Little Herbert
• Chapter 2: Blinkin’ Heck
• Chapter 3: Just a Noise
• Chapter 4: Caviar and Brown Sauce
• Chapter 5: All in the Mind’s Eye
• Chapter 6: That’s What We Did There
• Chapter 7: Nuts Gone Flakey
• Chapter 8: Fancy a Drink?
• Chapter 9: Men of the World
• Chapter 10: Not High, Not Happy
• Chapter 11: Trading Places
• Chapter 12: Knowing My Luck
• Chapter 13: Testing Times
• Chapter 14: Band of Brothers
• Chapter 15: A Stork’s Tale
• Pictures
• Acknowledgments
• Index