(see
Photos page)
Manfred
Mann ........
.....
the original keyboard player, whose
name was chosen by EMI to be the
band's name, although they also became
known as the Manfreds. Towards the end of '69 Manfred Mann as a group
entity dissolved and the individuals
went on to other things as recounted
above and below. Manfred himself
formed firstly Chapter Three with Mike
Hugg and after the demise of this
outfit, Manfred Mann's Earth Band,
which continues to this day.
Mike
Vickers .......
Another
original Manfred, Mike played guitar,
alto sax and flute but was tempted
away in 1965 by the broader allure of
arranging, production & film
soundtracks. In his time he has
worked with Johnny Dankworth, Ella
Fitzgerald, Cilla Black, Cliff
Richard, The Hollies, Kiki Dee, Tom
Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck.
Mike's orchestral arrangement (which
he also conducted) for All You Need
Is Love for The Beatles' global TV
performance is one of the truly
memorable events in pop history.
He also programmed the Moog for The
Beatles' Abbey Road album as
well as John Boorman's films Deliverance,
Zardoz and The Exorcist II.
Mike joined the re-formed Manfreds for
a few years on sax, woodwind &
flute but is now busy composing
contemporary classical music.
Dave
Richmond .......
........
the original Manfreds bass player, who
Tom McGuinness replaced when it became
apparent Dave's jazz leanings didn't
sit with the R & B direction the
band was moving towards at the
time. After leaving the band in
1963 Dave became a session player,
working with amongst others Elton
John, Bread, and Hank Marvin. He
has also appeared on a soundtrack with
Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones.
Jack
Bruce ........
........
joined the band in 1965 on the
recommendation of an old friend of
Mike Hugg & Manfred Mann's, Graham
Bond, who Jack had played with at an
earlier stage in The Graham Bond
Organisation along with John
McLaughlin, Ginger Baker and latterly,
Dick Heckstall-Smith. (Prior to
playing with Graham, Jack had been in
Alexis Korner's Blues Inc, with
Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones on
drums.) When Mike Vickers left
the Manfreds, Jack stepped in to fill
the gap, leaving John Mayall's
Bluesbreakers to do so. His
arrival meant that Tom McGuinness
could move away from playing bass and
back to the instrument he felt more at
home with, ie lead guitar. In
due course Jack left Manfred Mann to
form the legendary Cream with Eric
Clapton and Ginger Baker. The
band split in 1968 at the height of
their popularity and Jack has since
recorded numerous solo albums and
worked with many different high
calibre musicians in a wide variety of
genres.
Klaus
Voorman ........
Friend
to The Beatles & designer of the Revolver
album cover (for which he won a
Grammy), bass player Klaus replaced
Jack Bruce in Manfred Mann in
1966. Over the years he recorded
with B B King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Harry
Nilsson and Carly Simon, as well as
working with George Harrison and
playing bass with The Plastic Ono Band
for John Lennon. After moving to the
States he worked with The Band, van
Dyke Parks, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman
and Dr. John, before briefly moving
into production. He has since been
involved in various artistic
enterprises and also runs a hotel in
Northern Germany.
Benny
Gallagher .......
One
half of hitmakers and blue-chip
songwriting team, Gallagher &
Lyle, Benny began his career as a
tunesmith with The Beatles' Apple
company. In 1970, along with Tom
McGuinness, his (and Graham Lyle's)
astute composing ability propelled
McGuinness Flint to the top of the
charts. Then came the duo's own
hit singles Heart on my Sleeve
and I Wanna Stay With You plus
the Breakaway album which was a
huge success - even more so when the
title track was covered by Art
Garfunkel. As a Director of The
Guild of Record Producers and
Recording Engineers, Benny was offered
the post of Head of Music at Paul
McCartney's Liverpool Institute of Performing
Arts, but his many commitments meant
he had to decline the offer.
He's played with Clapton, McCartney
and some of the great original
Bluesmen such as Arthur 'Big Boy'
Crudup. Benny writes in
Nashville and composes film
soundtracks, yet found the time to
play bass with The Manfreds for a few
years when they re-formed.
