As the drummer with The Small Faces, Faces and The Who, Kenney Jones has been at the heart of three biggest bands ever to have come out of the UK. From the moment Kenney began drumming in the front room of his parent’s home in Stepney, East London, he knew music would play a central role in his life. At the tender age of just 15, being part of a band had become a way of life. In 1965 when Jones was 16 he had his first hit record when he shot to fame with The Small Faces, who were at the heart of the Mod revolution which swept Britain at the time, and a band who have been cited as a major influence on musicians during the 40 years which have followed. When The Small Faces split Kenney was instrumental in forming The Faces and inviting Rod Stewart to feature as lead singer in a line-up which also included Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagan, and Ronnie Lane. The Faces took the rock world by storm in the early 1970’s on both sides of the Atlantic and became one of the most raucous, fun-loving bands of the time, with a fanatical following. The Faces split in the mid-70’s and Kenney along with Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan and new man, Rick Wills, re-form The Small Faces, touring for a couple of years and making two albums before deciding to call it a day. By this time Kenney was recognised as one of the top drummers in the rock industry, and it was no surprise that he was The Who’s choice to replace Keith Moon after his tragic death in 1978. Once again Kenney found himself part of a hugely successful band as The Who toured the world and recorded new albums, ‘Face Dances’ and ‘It’s Hard.’ After leaving The Who, Kenney hooked up with former Bad Company singer, Paul Rodgers to form The Law in the early 1990’s, releasing a critically acclaimed album ‘The Law,’ which reinforced Kenney’s reputation as a gifted and talented musician. Although The Small Faces, Faces, The Who and The Law have been the four main bands in his life, Kenney has also been much sought-after during his career and has performed with some of the biggest names around. He has recoded a single of his own called ‘Ready or Not,’ and has appeared on many albums including those by The Rolling Stones, Andy Fairweather Low, Joan Armatrading, Marsha Hunt, Mike Batt, Pete Townshend, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, David Essex, John Lodge and Wings. Following his time with Paul Rodgers in The Law, Kenney took some time out to concentrate on one of his other passions, polo. He realised a dream by opening and developing his own Hurtwood Park Polo Club, and it was there during a series of charity gigs with various musician friends, that he first got the idea of forming a new band. A band which would eventually became The Jones Gang.

London-born drummer Kenney Jones started his career with Steve Marriott's band called the Pioneers. That group transformed itself in 1965 into the Small Faces. When Steve Marriott left the band in 1969, Rod Stewart and future Rolling Stone Ron Wood joined, and Kenney remained, for the successful early-to-mid '70s band that became simply The Faces.



The Stones were befriending Ron Wood already in 1973, and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards participated on his first solo album in 1974. When Mick decided to record a demo for the song It's Only Rock and Roll, Ron Wood and Ken Jones were on hand. Apparently Kenney Jones' drums are the one that remained on the final cut.



Jones also played on some Rod Stewart records of those days, and appears on Ron Wood's 1975 'Now Look' album and the soundtrack he did the following year for Mahoney's Last Stand.



The Faces broke up in 1975, but in 1978 when the Who's Keith Moon died, Kenney Jones became The Who's permanent drummer, touring and recording with them until their demise in 1983.



In 1983 Kenney Jones drummed alongside Charlie Watts for the short ARMS charity tour organized to help multiple sclerosis, lead by Joe Cocker, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and others, in which Bill Wyman and Ron Wood also participated.



In 1985 Kenney Jones participated in Bill Wyman's Willie & the Poor Boys project for the same cause.



Kenney Jones also performed with a reunited Who at Live Aid in 1985, and again at the Royal Albert Hall in 1988, when the group received a lifetime achievement award during the British Phonographic Industry awards. That would prove his final gig with the Who; when the group announced their reunion in 1989, they tapped drummer Simon Phillips to replace him.



Kenney Jones went on to record with Paul Rodgers in a group called the Law, as well as a variety of other recording projects.



In 2012 Kenney Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Faces.