THE METAMORPHOSIS OF MANFRED MANN

 

The original name of Manfred Mann was The Mann Hugg Blues Brothers. It was named after founding members Manfred Mann who played keyboards, and drummer Mike Hugg formed it in 1962. The rest of the members in the band changed several times before they broke up in 1969. 

In 1964 their song "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" was number one in The Billboard Charts in the U.S.

MANFRED MANN - "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"

 

In 1966 the song "Pretty Flamingo" charted as high as #29 in the U.S. and #1 in the UK.

MANFRED MANN - "Pretty Flamingo"

 

In 1968, their song "Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)" also became #1 in the UK and was #10 in the U.S.

MANFRED MANN - "The Mighty Quinn"

 

In 1971 Manfred put together a new band called Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and in 1972 they released this album called "Glorified Magnified" that had one of the oddest songs on it that I'd ever heard at the time.

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND - "Meat"

Although "Meat" never charted, the band roared back in 1976 with their biggest hit ever from the album "The Roaring Silence."

There's much more to the Manfred Mann story, but I think you get the idea.

MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND - "Blinded By The Light"

 Yet, despite all that, the name Manfred Mann is nowhere to be found in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame which just proves once again that you can call something anything you want to, but it doesn't necessarily make it true!