Could Mick Hucknall Of Simply Red Replace Rod Stewart?
It looks like the Faces, a ’70s British group that rose to fame on the strength of vocalist Rod Stewart, will be reunited for a tour next year. There’s only one problem – Stewart hasn’t committed to the tour yet and is expected to be performing in 2010 to support his latest CD, Soulbook.
Faces, featuring original members Ron Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones, reunited on October 25 in London for a benefit show and featured three guest vocalists, including Mick Hucknall, founder, leader and vocalist for Simply Red. McLagan tells Billboard that the band, whose best-known songs are “Stay With Me” and “Ooh La La,” is likely to ask Hucknall if he wants to be part of the project, but expect to approach other singers as well.
“If we don’t do it very soon, one of us is gonna check out,” McLagan says. “I’m 64 … We’ve been waiting and waiting for Rod to say yes; now he’s finally said no. He’s busy doing other (stuff). So we’re gonna do it.”
Hucknall does have other duties planned for 2010. He and Simply Red will be performing worldwide in what Hucknall says are the final performances of the band. He plans to concentrate on his solo career.