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While Steve Marriott<\/a> isn\u2019t always top of everyone\u2019s list when it comes to naming some of the greatest songwriters to have emerged during the 1960s, there\u2019s a seriously solid case to be made that he\u2019s one of the decade\u2019s biggest unsung heroes.<\/p>\n From his work as the frontman with the Small Faces to his brief stint leading the supergroup Humble Pie, there are plenty of reasons to admire what he did as a songwriter, and the fact that he was almost recruited to join Crosby, Stills and Nash instead of Neil Young<\/a> ought to be an indication that others believed he was a superstar. His posthumous induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is perhaps only a small saving grace, but there\u2019s every reason to believe that Marriott ought to have been a much bigger name than he is.<\/p>\n However, one of the trappings that comes with being a rockstar is the temptation to involve yourself in a life of hedonism, and on top of being a successful musician, there are plenty of tales that the biggest names will be able to tell of sex and drugs. Marriott is no exception to this rule, and one of the best-known songs of his career with Humble Pie has a backstory that relates to the consequences of excessive substance abuse.<\/p>\n \u201830 Days in the Hole\u2019 is taken from the band\u2019s fifth studio album, Smokin\u2019, and while it was only a minor hit at the time, it would eventually pick up a following through airplay on classic rock radio stations, and received several cover versions from other rock acts in subsequent years. The hole in question in the song\u2019s title refers to jail, with the 30 days being the amount of time served for carrying any illicit substances in parts of America.<\/p>\n