Ian McLagan's Birth Card: The 7 of Diamonds

In the record

Ian Patrick McLagan (12 May 1945 – 3 December 2014) was an English keyboardist, best known as a member of the rock bands Small Faces and Faces. The birth-card coordinate for May 12 is the 7 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2012 Performers with The Small Faces induction.

Rock Hall record

• 2012 Performers — inducted member of The Small Faces

The 7 of Diamonds coordinate

Ian McLagan's birthday maps to the 7 of Diamonds (The Skeptical Investor). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Ian McLagan. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You look at worth without reducing it to the account balance.

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Ian McLagan in the public record

He also collaborated with the Rolling Stones and led his own band from the late 1970s. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. McLagan was born at West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, to Alec William McLagan, of Scottish descent, and Susan (née Young), from Mountrath, County Laois. He had an elder brother, Mike. The McLagan family lived in Hounslow, West London. Alec McLagan was an enthusiastic amateur skater, having been British speed-skating champion in 1928; a photograph of him in this role features on the cover of his son's solo album, Best of British (2000). He first started playing keyboards at the age of seven after his mother purchased an upright piano; one of his first appearances was in a group entitled 'the Blue Men' in which he played rhythm guitar. McLagan was educated at Spring Grove Grammar School, Isleworth, and the Twickenham College of Technology and School of Art.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Ian McLagan (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the cards

No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for 7♦, 9♥, J♥, 5♠, 9♣, 9♠, 2♥, K♥, K♦, 6♥, 4♣, 2♦, J♠. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast induction.

Also on the record

1. He quit his study of art to focus on music.
2. McLagan first started playing in bands in the early 1960s, initially using the Hohner Cembalet before switching to the Hammond organ and Wurlitzer electric piano, as well as occasionally playing guitar.
3. He was influenced by Cyril Davies' All Stars, and his first professional group was the Muleskinners, followed by the Boz People with future King Crimson and Bad Company member Boz Burrell.
4. In 1965, he was hired, for the sum of £30 a week, to join Small Faces by their manager, Don Arden, replacing Jimmy Winston.

Other inductees with this card

• Andy Fletcher — 2020 Performers with Depeche Mode
• Dr. Dre — 2016 Performers with N.W.A
• Flavor Flav — 2013 Performers with Public Enemy
• Herman Santiago — 1993 Performers with Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
• Jai Johanny Johanson — 1995 Performers with The Allman Brothers Band
• Joe B. Mauldin — 2012 Performers with The Crickets
• Keith Knudsen — 2020 Performers with The Doobie Brothers
• Kim Thayil — 2025 Performers with Soundgarden
• Martin Chambers — 2005 Performers with The Pretenders
• Mike Rutherford — 2010 Performers with Genesis
• Nancy Wilson — 2013 Performers with Heart
• Paul Stanley — 2014 Performers with Kiss
• 4 more inductees share this card.

FAQ

What is Ian McLagan's birth card?

The 7 of Diamonds. May 12 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Ian McLagan's dates come from?

Birth date 1945-05-12 is the day-precision date on Ian McLagan's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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