Faces Keyboardist Ian McLagan Dies

Faces keyboardist and Rolling Stones collaborator Ian McLagan has died. A statement on his official website said the musician died Wednesday in Austin, Texas, after suffering a stroke a day earlier. He was 69. McLagan was a member of the British pop group Small Faces in the 1960s. The band changed its name to Faces when Rod Stewart and Ron Wood joined in 1969. Kenney Jones, McLagan’s bandmate in both groups, said he is “completely devastated” at the news, adding, “I know this goes for Ronnie and Rod also.” McLagan went on to record and perform with the Rolling Stones, playing on the band’s 1978 album Some Girls. He released several solo albums.