{"id":5631,"date":"2019-06-04T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=5631"},"modified":"2019-05-31T14:40:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T14:40:35","slug":"gone-but-not-forgotten-stiv-bator-ronnie-lane-r-i-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=5631","title":{"rendered":"Gone but Not Forgotten &#8211; Stiv Bator &#038; Ronnie Lane R.I.P"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 04 1990 was the date that I lost one of my Rock and Roll heroes. Born\u00a0Steven John Bator in Ohio back on October 22, 1949, Stiv passed away on this day in June almost thirty years ago! Shit is it really that long? Bator was taken to a Paris hospital but reportedly left before seeing a doctor, after waiting several hours and assuming he was not injured after being hit by a car near his Paris home. Reports indicate that he died in his sleep as the result of a\u00a0traumatic brain injury.<sup id=\"cite_ref-simmonds_8-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0Dave Tregunna said that Bators, a fan of rock legend\u00a0Jim Morrison, had earlier requested that his ashes be spread over Morrison&#8217;s\u00a0Paris grave\u00a0and that his girlfriend complied but not after some friends of Stivs snorted some of the singers ashes it was later revealed in the movie about the singer (&#8216;Stiv&#8217;) Which was released yesterday as it happens (pick it up <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VOK3CI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a>)\u00a0<sup id=\"cite_ref-simmonds_8-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Stiv not only fronted the amazing punk rock legends The Dead Boys back in the mid-&#8217;70s but after he split he had a successful solo career releasing the amazing &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Wg444j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disconnected<\/a>&#8216; album back in 1980 Batos then went on to front the punk supergroup the Wanderers who managed one very underrated album &#8216;Only Lovers Left Alive&#8217; along with\u00a0Dave Parsons,\u00a0Dave Tregunna and\u00a0Ricky Goldstein but that was short lived and it wasn&#8217;t long before BAtors was onto his next project with help from Tregunna he formed another supergroup &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/search\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rpmonline69-21&amp;keywords=the lords of the new church&amp;index=aps&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=d22cde935abaf41b5a90bef7a9c441f8&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;ASIN=B07CQL31YW&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;tag=rpmonline69-21&quot; &gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;\/\/ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=rpmonline69-21&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=2&amp;camp=1634&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; style=&quot;border:none !important; margin:0px !important;&quot; \/&gt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lords Of The New Church<\/a>\u00a0 featuring Brian James of The Damned, Tregunna from Sham 69 and The Wanderers and Nicky Turner from The Baraccudas. The band released their first self entitled album in &#8217;82 and arguably their finest work.\u00a0 Over time it has to be considered a stone wall classic.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zW6NzfXk4qQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Lords continued for the next half a dozen years and some before imploding onstage that fateful night at the Astoria when Stiv came onstage for the encores wearing the t-shirt of the advert that James and Tregunna had made to replace Stiv.\u00a0 I was there that night and couldn&#8217;t believe what I&#8217;d seen but it was pre-internet and pre multi news updates so it wasn&#8217;t until I had it confirmed in Sounds that what I&#8217;d thought happened really did.\u00a0 gutted to see one of my favourite bands bite the dust was an understatement, to say the least.<a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/stiv-shirt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5632 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/stiv-shirt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/stiv-shirt.jpg 480w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/stiv-shirt-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was then that Stiv moved to Paris and embarked on his next phase and a solo record. The rest is history.\u00a0 There were no reunions and Stiv passed in such tragic circumstances.\u00a0 He has been the subject of the much-covered movie &#8216;Stiv&#8217; and his Legacy is the records and concert footage and memories he has left with us all.\u00a0 Stiv Bator Rest In Piece you were one of a kind and should be remembered as a legend. That certainly what RPM will look back and think when his name is mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Ronald Frederick &#8220;Ronnie&#8221; Lane<\/b>\u00a0(1 April 1946 \u2013 4 June 1997)\u00a0was\u00a0 best known as the\u00a0bass guitarist\u00a0and founding member of two English\u00a0rock and roll\u00a0bands: The Small Faces\u00a0followed by The\u00a0Faces.\u00a0 With Small Faces, he was nicknamed &#8220;Plonk&#8221;. After their breakup, reorganisation and Lane&#8217;s losing the band&#8217;s frontman slot to\u00a0Rod Stewart, he earned the nickname &#8220;Three-Piece&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ronnie-lane-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5840 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ronnie-lane-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ronnie-lane-01.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ronnie-lane-01-178x300.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the late 1970s, he was diagnosed with\u00a0multiple sclerosis\u00a0and was supported by charity projects and financial contributions from friends, former bandmates and fans. After suffering from the disease for 21 years, he died at 51.<\/p>\n<p>born in Plaistow Maternity Hospital,\u00a0to Elsie Lane and Stanley Lane, a\u00a0truck driver. Lane later described his father as a &#8220;saint&#8221;, who would work a long work day, and then return home to nurse his wife and two sons, all of whom were diagnosed with\u00a0M.S.\u00a0 Doctors assured Lane as a child that the destructive disease was not necessarily inherited, although he found out later in his life that he had indeed inherited it.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving school at the age of 16, Lane met\u00a0Kenney Jones\u00a0at a local pub, and they formed a group they named The Outcasts. Initially playing lead guitar, Lane quickly switched to bass. When shopping for a\u00a0 bass, Lane visited a Bar (shock horror), where he met\u00a0Steve Marriott, who was working there. Lane bought his bass and went to Marriott&#8217;s house after work, where Marriott introduced him to his record collection. Lane and Marriott set out to form a band, recruiting friends Kenney Jones and\u00a0Jimmy Winston, who switched from guitar to organ. Marriott was chosen to be the\u00a0frontman\u00a0and singer.<\/p>\n<p>The name &#8220;Small&#8221; was chosen as they were all under 5&#8217;5&#8243; in height. They made their debut in 1965, with\u00a0Ian McLagan\u00a0replacing Winston in November 1965. Lane and Marriott began writing\u00a0hit songs\u00a0consistently, including &#8220;Itchycoo Park&#8221; and &#8220;All or Nothing&#8221;. At least a dozen successful songs credit Lane,\u00a0and the 1968\u00a0concept album\u00a0&#8216;<i>Ogdens&#8217; Nut Gone Flake&#8217;<\/i>\u00a0features songs co-written by Lane with one exception. The band imploded in 1969 as Marriott left the group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ronnie-lane-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5842 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ronnie-lane-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ronnie-lane-2.jpg 560w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/ronnie-lane-2-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a>In 1973 Ronnie Lane moved to Fishpool Farm in the village of\u00a0Hyssington,\u00a0Montgomeryshire, Wales, just over the border from England, off the Shrewsbury to Bishop&#8217;s Castle road. With Ronnie already beginning to feel the effects of MS, he moved back to London in the late 70s\u00a0After leaving the Faces, Lane formed his own band, Slim Chance.<\/p>\n<p>Lane emigrated to\u00a0Texas, USA, in 1984 (first to\u00a0Houston, then\u00a0Austin), where the climate was more beneficial to his health and he continued playing, writing, and recording. He formed an American version of Slim Chance, which was, as always, a loose-knit conglomeration of available musicians. For much of the time, membership included\u00a0Alejandro Escovedo. For close to a decade Lane enjoyed &#8220;rock royalty&#8221; status in the Austin area. He toured\u00a0Japan\u00a0but his health continued to decline. His last performance was in 1992 at a Ronnie Wood gig alongside Ian McLagan.<\/p>\n<p>In 1994 Ronnie and his wife Susan moved to the small town of\u00a0Trinidad, Colorado. Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood funded his medical care as no\u00a0royalties\u00a0from the Small Faces work was forthcoming &#8211; until Kenney Jones and Ian McLagan were eventually able to secure payments, by which time Steve Marriott had died in a house fire and Lane had also died.<\/p>\n<p>Lane finally lost his life due to\u00a0pneumonia, in the final stages of his progressive\u00a0multiple sclerosis, on 4 June 1997 and was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Trinidad, Colorado.<sup id=\"cite_ref-aus_chron_obit_8-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>A street was named after him, &#8220;Ronnie Lane&#8221;, in Manor Park in 2001and if you&#8217;ve got an hour spare check out this beautiful documentary on Ronnie.\u00a0 Rest In Peace both &#8211; Legends<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ronnie-Lane-album.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5841\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ronnie-Lane-album.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ronnie-Lane-album.jpg 840w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ronnie-Lane-album-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ronnie-Lane-album-768x750.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 04 1990 was the date that I lost one of my Rock and Roll heroes. Born\u00a0Steven John Bator in Ohio back on October 22, 1949, Stiv passed away on this day in June almost thirty years ago! Shit is it really that long? Bator was taken to a Paris hospital but reportedly left before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[1286,1188,2086,2221,2222,2085,1338,318,1810,239,1186],"class_list":["post-5631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","tag-dave-parsons","tag-dave-tregunna","tag-disconnected","tag-jimmy-page","tag-mclagan","tag-ricky-goldstein","tag-rod-stewart","tag-ronnie-wood","tag-stiv","tag-stiv-bator","tag-the-wanderers","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5631"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5839,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5631\/revisions\/5839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}