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Manfred Mann
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South African keyboardist Manfred Mann lent his name to a rotating cast of vocalists.
Do Wah Diddy and Mighty Quinn show range from Brill Building cheer to Dylan interpretation.
Earth Band line-up later pursued prog-leaning FM staples separately.
High-bitrate streams keep organ grind, horn punches, and vocal snap.
Manfred Mann, the South African-born keyboardist, formed the band in London with Mike Hugg, Paul Jones, and others. Do Wah Diddy Diddy (1964) topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, and Pretty Flamingo and Mighty Quinn followed.
Paul Jones sang on early hits and Mike d’Abo replaced him in 1966. The band later evolved into Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, which recorded a version of Bruce Springsteen’s Blinded by the Light.
Interesting facts about Manfred Mann
- 01 British band formed in London in 1962 around keyboardist Manfred Mann.
- 02 Paul Jones and later Mike d'Abo featured as lead vocalists during hit eras.
- 03 Part of the British Invasion wave that crossed Atlantic radio in the 1960s.
- 04 Do Wah Diddy Diddy topped the charts in the UK and the US in 1964.
- 05 Manfred Mann’s Earth Band recorded Blinded by the Light.
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