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Manfred Mann's Earth Band are an English rock band formed by South African musician
Manfred Mann Manfred Mann were an English rock band, formed in London and active between 1962 and 1969. The group were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The band had two differen ...
. Their hits include covers of
Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...
's " For You", "
Blinded by the Light "Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, a which first appeared on his 1973 debut album '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the ...
" and "
Spirit in the Night "Spirit in the Night" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen for his debut album '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' (1973). It was also the second single released from the album. A cover vers ...
". After forming in 1971 and with a short hiatus in the late 1980s/early 1990s, the Earth Band continues to perform and tour.


History


Formation

Keyboardist
Manfred Mann Manfred Mann were an English rock band, formed in London and active between 1962 and 1969. The group were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The band had two differen ...
started in the 1960s with the
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band that had such hits as "
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" and Bob Dylan's " The Mighty Quinn" and then moved on to jazz fusion-inspired
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before forming the Earth Band in 1971. Feeling that Chapter Three had suffered from too many self-imposed rules, being frustrated with mostly only playing
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's compositions and not being an economically feasible venture (due to the number of musicians involved) were all reasons for forming the new group, which was open to songs from outside the band (like Mann's earlier groups) and developed due to the different musical backgrounds of its members as opposed to adhering to a strict musical concept. The original line-up consisted of Mick Rogers (guitar and vocals), Manfred Mann (keyboards,
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and vocals),
Colin Pattenden Colin Roy Pattenden (born November 1947, Farnborough, Kent, England) is an English bass guitarist, chiefly known for his membership of Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Pattenden was taught guitar but learned to play bass from tuition books, chiefly th ...
(bass guitar) and
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(drums and vocals). In its very earliest stages, the band was sometimes billed as "Manfred Mann" and thus a continuation of the 1960s group, sometimes as "Manfred Mann Chapter Three" due to that being the most recent incarnation of Mann's career. The quartet released their first single, Bob Dylan's " Please, Mrs. Henry", in 1971, simply credited to "Manfred Mann". A debut album "Stepping Sideways" was recorded but not released because the band's style was rapidly maturing, and the group felt it wasn't representative of their live act anymore. In September 1971, a new name was chosen. Manfred Mann suggested a title containing "band" (which almost rhymes with "Mann") and after considering the likes of "Arm Band", "Head Band" and "Elastic Band", Chris Slade suggested "Earth Band", a name both related to the band's originally straightforward musical style and the ecological movement ongoing at the time.Greg Russo, ''Mannerisms – The five phases of Manfred Mann (Revised Edition)'', Crossfire Publications, 2011, , p.121 Their second single,
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's "Living Without You", was still credited to 'Manfred Mann' in Europe, but by 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band' in the US, where the track became a minor chart hit. On two non-charting single releases in the UK in 1972/73, the group was billed simply as 'Earth Band', but otherwise, from 1972 forward, 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band' was the band name used on all releases. The membership of the Earth Band was stable between 1971 and 1976, during which time they released their first six albums. The iconic logo, which appeared on the band's most future album covers, debuted on the second released LP, ''
Glorified Magnified ''Glorified Magnified'' is a rock album released in 1972 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The album was produced by Manfred Mann and Dave Hadfield (except "It's All Over..." by Manfred Mann and Tom McGuinness) at Maximum Sound Studios, London in 1 ...
''.


Themes

The Earth Band combines the stylistic approach of
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with Mann's
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-influenced Moog synthesizer playing and keen ear for melody. Beside producing their own material, a staple of the band's music and live performances from the beginning has been also relying on covers of songs by other modern pop/rock artists, notably
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and Bruce Springsteen, in their progressive rock style. Mann's interest in English 20th century
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saw him adapt
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's '' Planets Suite'' and turn a version of the "Jupiter" movement into a UK hit entitled "Joybringer" (perhaps surprisingly excluded from the 1973 album ''
Solar Fire ''Solar Fire'' is the fourth studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released in 1973. It spent 15 weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at number 96 on May 11, 1974. It was initially intended to be a full adaptation of The Planets Suit ...
''). Other classical music adaptations include "Questions" from the 1976 album ''
The Roaring Silence ''The Roaring Silence'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was released on 27 August 1976, by Bronze Records in the UK and by Warner Bros. Records in the US. Like other Earth Band albums, this include ...
'' (which is based on the main theme of
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's Impromptu in G flat Major), "Solar Fire is in Earth, the Circle, Pt. 1" (which uses the melody from
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's "Jimbo's Lullaby") and "Starbird" also from 1976's ''The Roaring Silence'' (which is based upon
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's ballet ''
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''). The title song to 1973's ''
Messin' ''Messin is a rock album released in 1973 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. ''Messin followed ''Glorified Magnified'' and preceded '' Solar Fire'', and like all Earth Band albums contains a mixture of originals and covers (see track listing below). ...
'' (written by Mike Hugg and originally recorded by Chapter Three on their unissued third album), as well as most of the 1974 album ''
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'', tapped into ecological concerns, a recurring theme in Mann's music in later years, with ''The Good Earth'' giving away a free gift of a piece of land in
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with each album sold. Like other
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acts, the band also issued concept albums on space and sci-fi themes (particularly the 1973 album ''
Solar Fire ''Solar Fire'' is the fourth studio album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released in 1973. It spent 15 weeks on the Billboard 200 charts, peaking at number 96 on May 11, 1974. It was initially intended to be a full adaptation of The Planets Suit ...
'' and the singles "Launching Place" off the 1974 ''
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'' and "Starbird" off the 1976 ''
The Roaring Silence ''The Roaring Silence'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was released on 27 August 1976, by Bronze Records in the UK and by Warner Bros. Records in the US. Like other Earth Band albums, this include ...
'') and religious or biblical imagery ("Prayer" on the band's debut album, "Buddah" on ''Messin, Dylan's "Father of Day, Father of Night" and "In the Beginning, Darkness" on ''Solar Fire'', "The Road to Babylon" and "This Side of Paradise" on ''The Roaring Silence'' and "Resurrection" on the 1979 ''
Angel Station ''Angel Station'' is the ninth album released by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released in 1979. Several line-up changes were made for this album. Ex-Wings drummer Geoff Britton replaced founding drummer Chris Slade and Steve Waller replaced gu ...
''). Social criticism was also addressed ("
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" on ''Messin dealt particularly with slavery and "Chicago Institute" on ''
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'' with mental institutions and science as a means of social control); a trend which grew throughout the 1980s, with songs such as ''Lies (Through the 1980s)'' on technological progress vs. social setbacks on ''
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'' (1980), and with Mann's growing involvement with the
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which was featured on the 1982 album ''
Somewhere in Afrika ''Somewhere in Afrika'' is the eleventh album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released in 1982. It is their last studio album recorded for their long time record label Bronze Records. They would record their next studio album, ''Criminal Tango'' f ...
''. Mann's intention for acknowledgement of oppressed ethnic groups also influenced the 1992 album ''
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'', which featured traditional
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.


1970s

The group's sixth album, 1975's ''
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'', took its title from a
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naturalist's recording of a
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singing in a garden as warplanes flew overhead; the recording appears in a track on the album (the US version included an extra track, a cover of Bob Dylan's; "
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" sung by Mick Rogers). After this album, Mick Rogers left the band (temporarily, and he still contributed backing vocals to the next album). He was replaced by two musicians, Chris Thompson (lead vocals, guitar) and
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(lead guitar, backing vocals). The US breakthrough for the band came in the third week of February 1977, when they charted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with a
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of
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's "
Blinded by the Light "Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, a which first appeared on his 1973 debut album '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the ...
" from ''
The Roaring Silence ''The Roaring Silence'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was released on 27 August 1976, by Bronze Records in the UK and by Warner Bros. Records in the US. Like other Earth Band albums, this include ...
''. ''The Roaring Silence'' also featured a guest appearance by jazz saxophonist Barbara Thompson. Taking advantage of the publicity of their hit song, the band re-released another Springsteen song, "
Spirit in the Night "Spirit in the Night" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer/songwriter Bruce Springsteen for his debut album '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' (1973). It was also the second single released from the album. A cover vers ...
", re-titled "Spirits in the Night", which the band had released the previous year on ''Nightingales & Bombers'', in a vocally re-cut version with Chris Thompson taking a new lead vocal in place of Mick Rogers' vocal on the original album version. Following these popular successes, the Earth Band released the album ''Watch'' (1978), which produced another UK hit single in "Davy's on the Road Again". This song, as well as the re-recording of " Mighty Quinn" (also released as a single to celebrate the original 1968 hit's tenth anniversary), was recorded live with studio overdubs. Before the recording of the album, original bassist Colin Pattenden had departed and was replaced by
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.


1980s

Drummer Chris Slade and lead guitarist Dave Flett left before 1979's ''
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''. It was announced that Chris Thompson would also be leaving at this same time to pursue his own group,
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, but Night quickly faded after scoring two hits and Thompson was back in time for the Earth Band's next album and tour. Flett was replaced by guitarist
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, who shared lead vocals with Thompson.
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played drums on the album but was soon replaced by John Lingwood, due to illness. 1980's ''
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'', featuring several guest vocalists alongside Thompson, Mann and Waller, showed a move towards a more electronic approach and produced several cuts that were hits in the UK and/or saw significant airplay in both the US and UK, with the songs "Lies (All Through the 80's)" sung by Thompson, "Stranded" and "For You" (another Springsteen song sung by Thompson).
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, a fellow South African and London session musician, and lead guitarist of the 1980s version of
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, guested on the album, as did original Earth Band guitarist Mick Rogers. Bassist Pat King left the group in 1982 to be replaced by bassist/guitarist
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. By this time, Mann had become personally active in the international anti-apartheid movement and was banned from entering his home country of South Africa. Undeterred, members of the band made journeys to South Africa to record African musicians for the 1983 album ''
Somewhere in Afrika ''Somewhere in Afrika'' is the eleventh album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, released in 1982. It is their last studio album recorded for their long time record label Bronze Records. They would record their next studio album, ''Criminal Tango'' f ...
''. The album included a cover of
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's " Demolition Man" (sung by Steve Waller) and a version of
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's "
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". The accompanying tour (incorporating visual effects such as cartoons, robots and exploding amplifiers) was a big success and led to the
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live album, which was later followed by a DVD of the TV broadcast. After this tour, Steve Waller left the band. Mick Rogers returned, taking Waller's place. In 1984 the band issued the single "
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", a cover of the song by Ian Thomas, which had been written in response to cancer sufferer
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and his run across Canada for cancer awareness. Fox had succumbed to the cancer before finishing. The Manfred Mann version featured Chris Thompson on lead vocals and Mick Rogers on backing vocals. The song was a non-LP single in the UK but was included on the US release of ''Somewhere in Afrika''. It was a top 40 hit in both Canada and the US and was used during ABC's broadcasting of the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the film '' The Philadelphia Experiment''. At 22 on the Hot 100 it was their biggest hit since "
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" and was the band's second highest-charting song, as well as their final US/UK chart single. Irving exited the group shortly after the single. Steve Kinch played bass on this album ''Criminal Tango'' (1986), which featured both Mick Rogers and Chris Thompson on vocals. For 1987's ''
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'' album, the band consisted solely of Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers and drummer John Lingwood. Shortly thereafter, the Earth Band name was retired for four years.


Recent years

Manfred Mann's Earth Band was revived in 1991 with a lineup of Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers, Steve Kinch, singer
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and former Jethro Tull drummer
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and resumed recording, covering tracks by artists as varied as
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,
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,
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and
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. Mann has also released solo projects, including ''
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'', which was based on Native American music, and ''
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'', which includes collaborations with the German rapper
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and tracks featuring the music of, amongst others, the
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. The Earth Band has had a fluctuating line-up, with Mann being the only continuous member. After drummer Clive Bunker left in 1996, he was succeeded by John Trotter (1996-2000), Richard Marcangelo (2000–2002), Pete May (2002),
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(2002–2007),
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(2007–2015) and then a returning John Lingwood in 2016. Vocalist/guitarist Chris Thompson returned in 1996 to sing alongside Mick Rogers and Noel McCalla until 1999 (then again in 2004, briefly). McCalla was replaced by Peter Cox in 2009, but returned in 2010 for a short time filling in for Cox. Since Cox departed in early 2011, Robert Hart (ex-
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) has been the singer, along with Mick Rogers. Most of the band's original albums have been re-released in recent years and a 4-CD set ('' Odds & Sods - Mis-takes & Out-takes'') featuring many previously unissued versions of tracks was released in August 2005. This includes material from the unreleased (and thought to be lost) Manfred Mann ''Chapter III Volume 3'' album and the first Earth Band album, ''Stepping Sideways''. The fourth CD in the package includes both unreleased studio material and live performances. December 2006 saw the release of the DVD ''Unearthed 1973–2005 The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band''. This features twenty tracks ranging from three recorded in Sweden in 1973 ("Father of Day", "Captain Bobby Stout" and "Black & Blue") to a 2005 performance of "Mighty Quinn". Also included are animations used during the band's live performances of the late 1970s and early 1980s and promo films (including two tracks from the ''Plains Music'' album). In 2007 two separate dance remixes of Bruce Springsteen songs as performed by Manfred Mann's Earth Band entered the Austrian Charts. The first was a remix of "
Blinded by the Light "Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, a which first appeared on his 1973 debut album '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the ...
", which was credited to ''Michael Mind featuring Manfred Mann's Earth Band''. The second was a remix of "For You", credited to ''The Disco Boys featuring Manfred Mann's Earth Band''. Also in 2007, the 1983 Budapest concert was released in DVD format and included tracks not previously available. In 2008 the band released the ''Watch'' DVD which includes footage from a 1979 Austrian concert. In 2010 the song "You Are - I Am" from ''Angel Station'' was sampled by
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on his critically acclaimed album: ''
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Personnel

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– keyboards and vocals * Mick Rogers – guitar and vocals *John Lingwood – drums, percussion *Steve Kinch – bass, backing vocals * Robert Hart – vocals


John Lingwood

Drummer John Lingwood was born on 18 February 1951 in
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, England. He began playing drums in the 1960s, being heavily influenced by
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, Cream,
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, turning pro in 1968. During this time he played with a few bands, mainly in Europe. In 1972 he joined Steamhammer, staying with them for two and a half years. For the next couple of years Lingwood tried several unsuccessful attempts at forming bands and also started working more as a studio musician. 1974, he joined
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's East Wind and later that year went on to join
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. Lingwood has played with many musicians over the years, including
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(still doing occasional gigs),
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and
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. He featured on the albums ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. Since leaving the band he has performed with the
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between 1998 and 2002, featuring on the
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'' and the studio
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''. He rejoined Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 2016 as a substitute for
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, who died in 2017.


Steve Kinch

Bassist Steve Kinch was born on May 17, 1955. Kinch first started playing
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when his parents bought him his first instrument for
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at the age of 12. At 14, he began playing in local
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s. At 16 he left
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and became a
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while continuing to play
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in local bands. When he was 18, his friend Steve Demetri asked him if he was willing to switch from guitar to bass. The reason for this was that his band ''Stallion'' needed a bass player. Kinch agreed to try this and actually stayed with the bass as his instrument. In 1974 he was poached by
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(who later became successful with the band
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, among others), Tony Qunta and Lol Cooksey, with whom he formed the band ''Factory''. Kinch accepted the band's offer partly because it could offer him far more gigs than ''Stallion''. In the following period, ''Factory'' played in all parts of the
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. At some point in 1977/78, ''Factory'' broke up. However, Andy and Tony Qunta subsequently continued to play with Kinch in the formation ''Head On'', which attempted to implement more sophisticated music. In the emerging
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era, however, this was not very hip and ''Head On'' turned out to be a short-lived project. In 1980 Kinch got the opportunity to audition for and subsequently join the band of
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and actress
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through Andy Qunta as well as
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Wesley Magoogan, both of whom, like Kinch, were from his birthplace of Hastings. This engagement ended after several
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and
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appearances, an
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and several
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. After trying to realize different projects, in 1984 he was hired by
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for his band. However, Kinch completed only a few performances with the band, a planned three-month U.S. tour was canceled at short notice. Kinch however did work with Capaldi later again for his final album ''Poor Boy Blue''. Then in 1985, again through Andy Qunta, Kinch got the chance to audition for the open position of bassist with Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Qunta, who had written the song ''Tribal Statistics'' for the 1982 Earth Band album ''
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,'' took over Manfred Mann's
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for this audition, apparently so that Mann could better concentrate on the auditioning bassists. But this also put Qunta in a position to give Kinch valuable hints and details about the songs being played. Kinch successfully survived the audition and joined the Earth Band as a permanent member in summer of 1985. At that time, part of the following album ''
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'' had already been recorded. Kinch therefore shared the bass parts on this album with bassists Durban Betancourt-Laverde and
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. The launch of the ''Criminal Tango'' tour on March 24, 1986 in
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,
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was Kinch's first live performance with the Earth Band. Between 1987 and 1991, Kinch toured with
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. Kinch was not involved in the Earth Band's 1987 album ''
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'', and due to its commercial failure, Manfred Mann disbanded the Earth Band. In the
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of 1991, however, Mann decided to bring the band back to life. The reformed lineup included Kinch again. Regular performances and
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recordings with the Earth Band, however, still allowed Kinch to work for other musicians in the studio. In 1992, recording began for a new Earth Band album with Kinch on bass, but it would take some time to complete. It was not until 1996 that it was released under the title ''
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''. From the live recordings of the following tour, in which Kinch participated, the live album ''
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'' was also released. Subsequently, Kinch toured with the Earth Band very regularly, was involved in the recording of some of Manfred Mann's releases, some of which were released under ''Manfred Mann's Earth Band'' such as the 2004 live
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''Angel Station in Moscow'', but also other names such as ''Manfred Mann '06'' or simply ''Manfred Mann''. He continues to be an integral part of the band and their live performances to this day.


Former members

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– drums, percussion, occasional backing vocals *
Colin Pattenden Colin Roy Pattenden (born November 1947, Farnborough, Kent, England) is an English bass guitarist, chiefly known for his membership of Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Pattenden was taught guitar but learned to play bass from tuition books, chiefly th ...
– bass * Chris Thompson – vocals and guitar *
Dave Flett David Flett (born, 2 June 1951) is a Scottish rock guitarist, best known for performing with Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Thin Lizzy. Career Early years and Manfred Mann Flett began his career with local groups in Aberdeen such as Cat Squirre ...
– lead guitar *
Pat King Patrick John King (1944 – January 25, 2022) also known as Speedy King, was a Scottish bassist, best known for his association with Manfred Mann's Earth Band. History King was born in Aberdeen in 1944 and raised in Fraserburgh, Scotland. Afte ...
– bass, backing vocals ; band
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, *
Steve Waller Stephen Charles Waller (30 June 1951 – 6 February 2000) was a British musician best known as the lead guitarist and a vocalist for Manfred Mann's Earth Band between 1979 and 1983. He featured on the albums ''Angel Station'', ''Chance'', ''I (W ...
– guitar and vocals *
Geoff Britton Geoffrey Britton (born 1 August 1943) is an English rock drummer known for his work with Wings from August 1974 to January 1975, where he was featured on the '' Venus and Mars'' album. Career Britton was born in Lewisham, South East London). H ...
– drums *
Matt Irving Matt Irving (born Glasgow, Scotland; 16 March 1950 – 3 April 2015) was a Scottish musician (keyboards, accordion, bass guitar, vocals). Irving was the bass guitar player for Manfred Mann's Earth Band between 1981 and 1986. He featured on th ...
– bass, backing vocals *
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– vocals *Durban Betancourt-Laverde *
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– vocals *
Noel McCalla Noel McCalla (born 5 November 1956, in London, England) is a British rock singer. He was the lead vocalist for the rock group Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1991 until 2009. Early life McCalla was born to Hubert Sylvester McCalla, a minister in ...
– vocals *
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– drums * John Trotter – drums * Richard Marcangelo – drums * Pete May – drums *
Geoff Dunn Geoffrey Edwin Dunn (born 26 February 1961 in Clapham, London, England) is an English rock drummer. From 2002 until his departure in 2007, he was the drummer with the rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Before joining the Earth Band, his long ...
– drums *
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– drums, percussion * Peter Cox – vocals


Timeline


Discography

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'' (1972) *''
Glorified Magnified ''Glorified Magnified'' is a rock album released in 1972 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The album was produced by Manfred Mann and Dave Hadfield (except "It's All Over..." by Manfred Mann and Tom McGuinness) at Maximum Sound Studios, London in 1 ...
'' (1972) *''
Messin' ''Messin is a rock album released in 1973 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. ''Messin followed ''Glorified Magnified'' and preceded '' Solar Fire'', and like all Earth Band albums contains a mixture of originals and covers (see track listing below). ...
'' (1973) *''
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'' (1973) *''
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'' (1974) *''
Nightingales & Bombers ''Nightingales & Bombers'' is an album released in 1975 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. "The title of this album was inspired by a recording made in Surrey, England during the Second World War, by an ornithologist intending to record nightingales ...
'' (1975) *''
The Roaring Silence ''The Roaring Silence'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It was released on 27 August 1976, by Bronze Records in the UK and by Warner Bros. Records in the US. Like other Earth Band albums, this include ...
'' (1976) *''
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'' (1978) *''
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'' (1979) *''
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'' (1980) *''
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'' (1982) *''
Budapest Live ''Budapest Live'' is an album released in 1984 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The album was recorded on the "Somewhere in Europe" tour in 1983 in support of the "Somewhere in Afrika" album, and despite its title, also featured recordings from the ...
'' (1984, live) *''
Criminal Tango ''Criminal Tango'' is an album released in 1986 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Chris Thompson. Founding guitarist/vocalist Mick Rogers returned to the band for this album and is still an active member. The new bassist Steve Kinch joined th ...
'' (1986) *''
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'' (1987) *''
Soft Vengeance ''Soft Vengeance'' is an album released in 1996 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Track listing #" Pleasure and Pain" (Mike Chapman, Holly Knight) – 5:39 #" Play with Fire" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:58 #" Nothing Ever Happens" ( Justi ...
'' (1996) *''
Mann Alive ''Mann Alive'' is a live double album released in 1998 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Track listing ;CD1 The Gig # "Martha's Madman" (Lane Tietgen) – 10:07 # " The Times They Are a-Changin' " (Bob Dylan) – 6:35 # "You Angel You" (Dylan ...
'' (1996, live) *''
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'' (2004, released as ''Manfed Mann '06 with Manfred Mann's Earth Band'')


References


External links

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