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The article on Small Faces in Allmusic opens: “Small Faces were the best English band never to hit it big in America.” Frontman Steve Marriott was the lead guitarist and lead vocalist for the band; he had already appeared in a key role in the musical Oliver!.
(April 2014)
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The Search Party had its origins in the Rejects, a garage rock band that originally formed in about 1963. Later Tim King was recruited as the new drummer, and Jacques Fourie was added as a rhythm guitarist. The musicians were also in various other bands as well as the school band and glee club. Nick Freund discovered Joanie Goff (now Joan Goff Nelson) when he put together a high school choir in Sacramento. He asked her to be the female lead in their production of Oliver!. (September 2014) |