​The Ronnie Lane Band Live At Rockpalast March 1980 Released 2013
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Ronnie Lane Band and Rockpalast

March 19, 1980
Cologne, Germany

This Rockpalast concert in Cologne remains a one-time live document of
this exceptional musician and the band billed as "The Ronnie Lane Band".

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​RONNIE LANE BAND - WDR Studio-A Köln  ​

The Ronnie Lane Band - Live at Rockpalast Album (1980)
March 19, 1980 Rockpalast performance
DVD, CD
Label: MIG 
​Released: January 25, 2013
Length: 01:13:19
*possible misprint, outside cover also reads concert occurred March 3, 2019

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DVD - The Ronnie Lane Band - Live at Rockpalast Album (1980)

​Musicians:
Ronnie Lane (g,voc)
Ian Stewart (p)
Henry McCollough (g,voc)
Chrissie Stewart (b,voc)
Bruce Rowland (dr)
George & Raymond Carless
​(a-sax, t-sax)
Charlie Hart (acc)

Setlist:
1. Rats Tales (Cat Melody) 5:05
2. Flags & Banners 5:30
3 Annie Had A Baby 5:50
4 How Come 4:35
5 Debris 7:25
6 You're So Rude 3:20
7 I'm Ready 4:20
8 When Lads Has Got Money 6:00
9 Kuschty Rye 6:00
10 Rocket 69 5:35
11 Man Smart Woman Smarter 5:05
​12 You Never Can Tell 7:25
13 One For The Road 6:00

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Ronnie Lane and The Ronnie Lane Band at Rockpalast photo: Manfred Becker

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"He may have been only small of stature, 5 feet 5 inches, but he was one of the great songwriters...

From the first moment of the opener “Rats Tales (Cat Melody)”, you can feel the enthusiasm of Ronnie Lane’s seven mates. Songs as “Flags and Banners” and “You’re So Rude” date back to the time of The Faces. In the classic “I’m Ready” the saxophones players George and Raymond Carless are prominent, and guitarist Henry McCullough and accordion player Charlie Hart shine in “Kuschty Rye”. The band swings and shuffles with pleasure through a suggestive “Rocket 69”, and Chuck Berry’s “You Never Can Tell” is a lot of fun – depending on how you see it – despite or because of Ronnie Lane’s little lyrical blackout!

Only short after this Rockpalast gig, Lane’s health grew worse. All friends of the popular and humorous Briton were in shock. In September 1983, an all-star band gathered to bring in money for the relief organisation ARMS that Ronnie Lane had founded to help with the research of the still unexplored disease. Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Kenney Jones and many more played at the Royal Albert Hall to bring attention to the fate of their friend and all the others who had been struck with this disease. Ronnie Lane was only able to come on stage to join in for the encore, “Goodnight Irene”.

One year later, the musician relocated to Austin/ Texas because of the better climate. After that, he was rarely seen on stage. On June 4, 1997, Ronnie Lane died at the age of 51 in the course of pneumonia at his last residence Trinidad/ Colorado.
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Thus, the Rockpalast recording from the year 1980 in Cologne remains a one-time live document of this exceptional musician. “God Bless us all” were the last words that Ronnie Lane gave the audience to take home. As a former member of the (Small) Faces, he was admitted posthumously to the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame in April 2012."
http://www.mig-music.de/en/releases/ronnie-land-band/

​The Ronnie Lane Band at Rockpalast
​Full Show!

Ronnie Lane at Rockpalast photo: Manfred Becker

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The Ronnie Lane Band
​Live at Rockpalast Album (1980)
​*Possible concert date misprint

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Listen to The Ronnie Lane Band - Live at Rockpalast Album (1980) on Spotify
​https://open.spotify.com/album/73nLvOSB8NRL3xVC3Xk8da

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https://www.discogs.com/Ronnie-Lane-Band-Live-At-Rockpalast-1980/master/890824
https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-rockpalast-mw0002455664
http://www.mig-music.de/en/releases/ronnie-land-band/
​https://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/concert/rlane.html

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