Biography
The fourth incarnation of Manfred Mann (the second being only a change of singer) has been the longest, surviving for over 30 years. The original Earth Band was formed after Mann’s bold attempt at jazz/rock with Manfred Mann Chapter Three had proved financially disastrous. The new band, comprising Mann (Manfred Lubowitz, 21 October 1940, Johannesburg, South Africa; keyboards), Mick Rogers (vocals/guitar), Colin Pattenden (b. Farnborough, Kent, England; bass) and Chris Slade (b. Christopher Rees, 30 October 1946, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales; drums), debuted in 1971 with the Bob Dylan song ‘Please Mrs Henry’. Following its poor showing they quickly released a cover version of Randy Newman’s ‘Living Without You’, again to apathy. While Mann gradually won back some of the fans who had deserted him during the Chapter Three project, it was not until the Earth Band’s third offering, Messin’, that both success and acclaim arrived....
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