"of a group they were forming, but he turned them down. He went on to be the vocalist and harmonica player of the successful 1960s group Manfred Mann. Paul Jones had several Top Ten hits with Manfred Mann, including the international number one single ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" (1964), before going solo in July 1966. He remained with His Master's Voice. He was less successful without the band than they were with his replacement, Mike d'Abo, but did have a few hits, notably with ""High Time"" (1966) (UK no. 4), ""I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy"" (1967) (UK no. 5)"
"Manfred Mann's lead vocalist Paul Jones. Melbourne singer Ronnie Burns (close friend of Meldrum) had a local No. 22 hit with ""When I Was Six Years Old"" in 1968. Leaving the single ""Seems More Important to Me"" behind in Melbourne to reach No. 30 in early 1968, The Groop travelled to UK on the Sitmar line cruiser ""Castel Felice"". They gave several onboard performances during the voyage. The Groop arrived in the UK as Paul Jones' cover of ""When I Was Six Years Old"" was released and they secured a deal with CBS in England, then toured there and in"
"Manfred Mann Chapter Three (album) Manfred Mann Chapter Three is the debut album released in 1969 by Manfred Mann Chapter Three. It was one of the three first albums released on the Vertigo record label. The principal members of the group were Manfred Mann and Mike Hugg. Mann played the organ and acted as the group's musical arranger, whilst Hugg handled vocals, played piano and was the chief songwriter. The group was augmented by a five-piece brass section and several distinguished jazz soloists. The core songs ""Travelling Lady"", ""Snakeskin Garter"", ""Devil Woman"" and ""Time"" define the album's sound: long, slow,"
"Manfred Mann (musician) Manfred Mann (born Manfred Sepse Lubowitz, 21 October 1940 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa) is a British keyboard player, guitarist, and vocalist, born in South Africa, who became best known as a founding member and namesake of the bands Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Lubowitz was raised in a Jewish family in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of David Lubowitz and Alma Cohen. He studied music at the University of the Witwatersrand, and worked as a jazz pianist at a number of clubs in Johannesburg. Between 1959 and 1961"
"US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 during the British invasion. The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers were formed in London by keyboard player Manfred Mann and drummer/vibes/piano player Mike Hugg, who formed a house band in Clacton-on-Sea that also featured Graham Bond. Bringing a shared love of jazz to the British blues boom then sweeping London's clubs, the band was completed by Mike Vickers on guitar, alto saxophone and flute, bassist Dave Richmond and Paul Jones as lead vocalist and harmonicist. By this time they had changed their name to Manfred Mann & the Manfreds. Gigging throughout late 1962 and early 1963, they soon"
"Mann. Hugg is a competent pianist and an able vibraphone player, but his main role in Manfred Mann was as drummer. However, he recorded several vibraphone solos with the band (e.g. ""I'm your Kingpin"") and used the instrument to augment hits such as ""Oh No Not My Baby"". He was credited as co-writer of the group's early hits and contributed solo compositions throughout its life, including jazzy instrumentals (""Bare Hugg"") and wistful acid-pop (""Funniest Gig"", ""Harry the One Man Band""). His abilities as a songwriter grew throughout the group's career, though Hugg became progressively unhappy with the band's commercial output,"
"Mike Hugg Michael John Hugg (born 11 August 1942) is a musician (drums, vibraphone, vocals, keyboards, songwriter) who achieved fame as a founding member of the 1960s group Manfred Mann. Hugg was born in Gosport, Hampshire in 1942. His parents condoned his jazz drumming as long as he continued his piano lessons. Pursuing a career in jazz, he met Manfred Mann while working as a musician at Butlin's Clacton, and they formed a seven-piece group. The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers recruited Paul Jones and later Tom McGuinness. On signing with HMV Records their producer, John Burgess, changed their name to Manfred"
"and inspired by jazz. Manfred Mann played minimoog solo in the Uriah Heep song, ""July Morning"". He played keyboards on Trevor Rabin's album ""Wolf"". Manfred Mann (musician) Manfred Mann (born Manfred Sepse Lubowitz, 21 October 1940 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa) is a British keyboard player, guitarist, and vocalist, born in South Africa, who became best known as a founding member and namesake of the bands Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Lubowitz was raised in a Jewish family in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of David Lubowitz and Alma Cohen. He studied"
"Manfred Mann Chapter Three Manfred Mann Chapter Three was a British experimental jazz rock band founded by South African keyboard player Manfred Mann and long-time partner Mike Hugg. The line-up for its debut at Newcastle's Mayfair Ballroom on 24 October 1969 was; Mike Hugg (vocals/electric piano), Mann (organ), Bernie Living (alto sax), Steve York (bass) and Craig Collinge (drums), augmented by a five-piece brass section of Clive Stevens (tenor sax), Carl Griffiths (tenor sax), Dave Coxhill (baritone sax), Gerald Drewett (trombone) and Sonny Corbett (trumpet). The band's approach centred on the ""time, no changes"" approach of Miles Davis and John"
"advertisement for cigars. Hugg released two solo albums, and one album with the band Hug in the 1970s. Today, apart from his role as keyboard player with the Manfreds, a reformed version of the 1960s band (without Manfred Mann) who tour the UK and Europe regularly, Hugg is part of the jazz trio, PBD. Mike Hugg Michael John Hugg (born 11 August 1942) is a musician (drums, vibraphone, vocals, keyboards, songwriter) who achieved fame as a founding member of the 1960s group Manfred Mann. Hugg was born in Gosport, Hampshire in 1942. His parents condoned his jazz drumming as long"
"Mike d'Abo Michael David d'Abo (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the second and former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann, namely on their No.1 hit ""Mighty Quinn"", and as the composer of the song ""Handbags and Gladrags"" performed by Chris Farlowe, among others. D'Abo was born in Betchworth, Surrey, the son of Dorothy Primrose (née Harbord) and Edward Nassau Nicolai d'Abo, a London stockbroker. He was educated at Harrow School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. He is , and has eyes ""that honestly seem to change from blue to brown to green, depending on"
"Makaya Ntshoko, Donald Kachamba from Malawi, Harry Sokal, Nat Adderley, Erwin Kiennast ..., as well as the cream of the Austrian jazz scene. Concerts at Jazzfestival Velden, Viktring, Wiesen Throughout the years Manfred committed himself to teaching students of all ages through private lessons and clinics around the country. Manfred is a Hudson Music featured drum teacher. After his ""first"" music career Manfred got a good position in the business world and did not play the drums for 28 years (U.S. Department of State at U.S. Embassy in Vienna --- and General Manager for FTD / Fleurop - Interflora, Austria"
"attracted attention for their distinctive sound. After changing their name to Manfred Mann at the behest of their label's producer John Burgess, the group signed with His Master's Voice in March 1963 and began their recorded output that July with the slow, blues instrumental single ""Why Should We Not?"", which they performed on their first appearance on television on a New Year's Eve show. It failed to chart, as did its follow-up (with vocals), ""Cock-a-Hoop"". The overdubbed instrumental soloing on woodwinds, vibes, harmonica and second keyboard lent considerable weight to the group's sound, and demonstrated the jazz-inspired technical prowess in"
"Mann had formed a new group. The original line-up of this new group consisted of Mick Rogers (guitar and vocals), Manfred Mann (organ, synthesizer and vocals), Colin Pattenden (bass guitar) and Chris Slade (drums and vocals). In its very earliest stages, the band was simply billed as 'Manfred Mann' and thus a continuation of the 1960s group. The quartet (as 'Manfred Mann') released their first single, ""Please Mrs. Henry"", in 1971. Their second single, Randy Newman's ""Living Without You"", was also released by 'Manfred Mann' in Europe, but by 'Manfred Mann's Earth Band' in the USA, where the track became"
"the latter also playing keyboards. Vickers played only woodwind instruments – alto saxophone, flute and occasionally recorder – in this ensemble. In some of the later hits, such as ""Semi Detached Suburban Mr James"", he reproduced woodwind parts that had been performed on the original studio versions by his successor in Manfred Mann, Klaus Voormann. Mike Vickers Michael Vickers (born 18 April 1940) is a British musician who came to prominence as guitarist, flautist and saxophonist with the 1960s band Manfred Mann. He was born in Southampton in the English county of Hampshire. He originally played flute and saxophone but"
"disbanded after two albums, but Mann formed a new outfit in 1971, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, which still records and performs to this day. Their well-known hits included 3 Springsteen covers, ""Spirits in the Night"", ""For You"" and ""Blinded by the Light"", ""Runner"", ""Davy's on the Road Again"", ""You Angel You"", ""All Through the 80's"" and ""Joybringer"". Mann has also released solo projects under ""Manfred Mann's Plain Music"" and ""Manfred Mann '06."" Mann has used various keyboard instruments through his career, but he is especially know for his solo performance on the Minimoog synthesizer. His keyboard parts are often improvised"
"consisted both of love songs which Mike Hugg would rerecord for his first solo albums and more experimental music featuring brass arrangements or Manfred Mann on the Moog synthesizer. Mann went on to form Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1971. Manfred Mann Chapter Three Manfred Mann Chapter Three was a British experimental jazz rock band founded by South African keyboard player Manfred Mann and long-time partner Mike Hugg. The line-up for its debut at Newcastle's Mayfair Ballroom on 24 October 1969 was; Mike Hugg (vocals/electric piano), Mann (organ), Bernie Living (alto sax), Steve York (bass) and Craig Collinge (drums), augmented"
"the 'bootcamp' stage. Noel McCalla Noel McCalla (born 4 November 1956, 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. McCalla was born to Hubert Sylvester McCalla, a minister in a gospel church, and Elizabeth Victoria McCalla, in North London, England. There were eight children in the family. He attended Alexandra Park infant school in London, but was withdrawn at the age of nine, as the family moved to Coventry, where he attended Hillfarm Junior School and began studies at Barkers Butts Secondary School, At"
"Noel McCalla Noel McCalla (born 4 November 1956, 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. McCalla was born to Hubert Sylvester McCalla, a minister in a gospel church, and Elizabeth Victoria McCalla, in North London, England. There were eight children in the family. He attended Alexandra Park infant school in London, but was withdrawn at the age of nine, as the family moved to Coventry, where he attended Hillfarm Junior School and began studies at Barkers Butts Secondary School, At 15, McCalla dropped"
"Manfred Moch Manfred Moch was a German trumpet player. He made a name for himself in the 1960s as the featured solo trumpet player for the Bert Kaempfert orchestra, contributing memorable and melodic solos to many of Kaempfert’s hits; such songs included “Bye Bye Blues”, “Strangers In The Night”, “L-O-V-E” and “Sweet Maria”. His association with Kaempfert ended in 1968 over a pay dispute, but by the late 1970s he was again playing sessions and concerts with Kaempfert, although not as a soloist. Moch was also a long-time member of the James Last Orchestra during the 1960s and 1970s, and"
"The Manfred Mann Album The Manfred Mann Album is the debut American studio album by Manfred Mann, released in September 1964 on Ascot Records. It contains the hit single ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"", as well as covers of well-known R&B hits such as ""Smokestack Lightning"" by Howlin' Wolf, ""I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"" by Muddy Waters, and ""Down the Road Apiece"" by Will Bradley. Modern reviews of the album are generally positive and consider ""The Manfred Mann Album"" an important piece during the heydey of the British Invasion. The twelve tracks on the record include the group's hit single ""Do"
"and they signed a record deal with EMI in 1963, under the HMV label. Manfred Mann also appeared as a jazz pianist in the 1969 Jesús Franco film ""Venus in Furs"" and performed the score for that film. They changed their name to Manfred Mann at the suggestion of the label's record producer, and from 1964 to 1969 they had a succession of hit records: (""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"", ""Sha La La"", ""Pretty Flamingo"", ""Mighty Quinn""). The group split in 1969, and Mann immediately formed another outfit with Mike Hugg, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, an experimental jazz rock band. They"
"Manfred R. Schroeder Manfred Robert Schroeder (12 July 1926 – 28 December 2009) was a German physicist, most known for his contributions to acoustics and computer graphics. He wrote three books and published over 150 articles in his field. Born in Ahlen, he studied at the University of Göttingen (1947–52), earning a vordiplom in mathematics (1951) and Dr. rer. nat. (1954) in physics. His thesis showed how small regular cavities in concert halls cause unfortunate resonances. He joined the technical staff at Bell Labs in New Jersey (1954-) researching speech and graphics, securing forty-five patents. With Bishnu Atal he was"
"Manfred Hemm Manfred Hemm (born 1961) is an Austrian opera singer who has sung leading bass-baritone roles in the opera houses of Europe and North America. His discography includes Papageno in ""The Magic Flute"" for Deutsche Grammophon and the bass soloist in Franz Schmidt's oratorio ""Das Buch Mit Sieben Siegeln"" for Chandos. He created the role of Der Stadtrichter in Friedrich Cerha's ""Der Rattenfänger"" (1987) and the title role in Gottfried von Einem's ""Der Tulifant"" (1990) in their world premieres. Hemm was born in Mödling, Austria, and studied at the Vienna Conservatory. He made his debut in 1984 at the"
"Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann's Earth Band is an English rock band formed by South African musician Manfred Mann. Their hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's ""For You"", ""Blinded by the Light"" and ""Spirit in the Night"". After forming in 1971 and despite a short hiatus in the late 1980s/early 1990s, the Earth Band continues to perform and tour. Keyboardist Manfred Mann started in the 1960s with the self-titled band that had such hits as ""Do Wah Diddy Diddy"" and Bob Dylan's ""The Mighty Quinn"" and then moved on to jazz fusion-inspired Manfred Mann Chapter Three before forming the"
"Ghost in My House"". In 1979, he founded The Blues Band and is a member of the Manfreds, a group reuniting several original members of Manfred Mann, and has also played the harmonica as a session musician. After an initial run of three programmes in 1985, he started presenting a series for BBC Radio 2 on rhythm and blues on 10 April 1986, later to be known as ""The Blues Show"", which became a fixture in the schedules for 32 years. In 2009 he issued ""Starting All Over Again"" on Continental Record Services (aka CRS) in Europe and Collectors' Choice"
"The Manfreds The Manfreds is a British pop group, formed in 1991 as a reunion of former members of the 1960s pop group Manfred Mann, however without their eponymous founder Manfred Mann. The original members of Manfred Mann, minus keyboard player Mann, reformed in 1991 to celebrate guitarist Tom McGuinness's 50th birthday, and to promote a Manfred Mann compilation released around the same time. The absence of Mann forced them to adopt a different name. Original singer Paul Jones, and his late-1960s replacement Mike D'Abo were involved, along with other members of Manfred Mann from their 1960s heyday including keyboard"
"Manfred Jung Manfred Jung (9 July 1940 – 14 April 2017) was a German operatic tenor, who performed Wagner's heldentenor roles internationally, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Bayreuth Festival where he was Siegfried in the ""Jahrhundertring"", but he also sang all other tenor roles in ""Der Ring des Nibelungen"". Born in Oberhausen, Jung worked as a lighting technician at the Grillo-Theater in Essen. He studied voice at the Folkwang-Hochschule with Hilde Wesselmann, completing the ""Staatsexamen"" in 1968. He was engaged at the ""Kammeroper"" (Chamber Opera) in Cologne, from 1971 to 1975 at the Opernhaus Dortmund, where he appeared in"
"that fashion now agrees with me."" (Rave, November 1966) After leaving A Band of Angels he joined in July 1966 Manfred Mann, an established chart-topping group, as replacement for Paul Jones, who was leaving to start a solo career. Comparisons between d'Abo and Jones became a media preoccupation at the time of the switch, but d'Abo wasted little time dwelling upon it. ""I enjoy being with the group,"" he told Pete Goodman. ""We really do have an enormously wide range of musical tastes among us."" D'Abo's first big hit with Manfred Mann was ""Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James"". It was nearly"
"Band"" and then (with Patsy Kelly as co-star) the ""Palmolive Party"". In 1948, his quarter-hour radio program, ""Barry Wood Show"", was syndicated by Frederick Ziv via electrical transcription. He later became a television producer. His producing credits included Kate Smith's show, ""Wide Wide World"", and ""The Bell Telephone Hour"". He died in Miami Beach, Florida in 1970. Barry Wood (singer) Barry Wood (February 12, 1909 - July 19, 1970) was an American singer and television producer. He is best known for being Frank Sinatra's immediate predecessor as the lead male vocalist on the long running NBC radio program ""Your Hit"
"Steve Waller Stephen Charles Waller (30 June 1951 – 6 February 2000) was 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 (Who Have Nothing)"", ""Somewhere in Afrika"" and ""Budapest Live"" and was the replacement for Earth Band guitarist Dave Flett, who left the band in 1978. Raised in Herne Hill, South London, England, Waller attended William Penn Secondary School in Dulwich. Both his parents were musicians, and played in skiffle bands. Waller was a self-taught guitarist, with B.B. King being a"
"on Immediate Records: ""Little Miss Understood"" and ""So Much to Say (So Little Time)."" With d'Abo fronting, Manfred Mann enjoyed numerous hits, including ""Ragamuffin Man"", ""Ha Ha Said the Clown,"" ""My Name is Jack"" and the Dylan-penned number one hit, ""Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)"", which they retitled as simply ""Mighty Quinn"". Manfred Mann subsequently disbanded in 1969. In 1968, he and Tony Macaulay co-wrote ""Build Me Up Buttercup"", which was recorded by The Foundations and sold over four million copies by April 1969, including one million discs in the United States. In December 1968, d'Abo played the lead"
"Francy Boland and the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band With George Gruntz With George Russell With Irène Schweizer, Barney Wilen et al. With Mal Waldron Manfred Schoof Manfred Schoof (born 6 April 1936) is a German jazz trumpeter. Schoof was born in Magdeburg and studied music in Kassel and Cologne. He is a founder of European free jazz and collaborated with Albert Mangelsdorff, Peter Brötzmann, Mal Waldron, and Irène Schweizer. He has interpreted ""Die Soldaten"", an operatic work by the contemporary composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann. Schoof won various jazz prizes and is involved in the German musical rights association. Since"