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Track: Father Of Day, Father Of Night
Artist: Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Album: Solar Fire

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Name: Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Spotify Genres: progressive rock, classic rock
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After a very successful period in the 1960's with the pop group named [b][a=Manfred Mann][/b] after him and a much less successful intermezzo in Jazz with [b][a=Manfred Mann Chapter Three][/b], the South-African born keyboardist Manfred Mann (real name [b][a=Manfred Lubowitz][/b]) turned towards rock music. In 1971 he formed [b]Manfred Mann's Earth Band[/b] (MMEB). Mann's use of the Moog synthesizer was key to the sound of this band. MMEB had a very successful area during the mid 1970's and early 1980's but was disbanded by Mann in 1987 after being fed up with trying to produce hit records. He started a project which was based mostly on the music of Native American Indians named [b][a=Manfred Mann's Plain Music][/b] and which released one album. After this Mann reformed the MMEB in 1991 and was starting again to release records with them occasionally but also to be a regular live band with extensive tours mostly in Europe until today. [b]Current members:[/b] ● [a=Manfred Mann (2)] – keyboards and vocals (1971–present) ● [a=Mick Rogers] – guitar and vocals (1971–1975, 1983–present) ● [a=John Lingwood] – drums (1979–1987, 2016–present) ● [a=Steve Kinch] – bass guitar (1986, 1991–present) ● [a=Robert Hart] – vocals (2011–present) [b]Former members:[/b] ● [a=Chris Slade] – drums (1971–1979) ● [a=Colin Pattenden] – bass (1971–1977) ● [a=Chris Thompson] – vocals and guitar (1975–1986, 1996–1999) ● [a=Dave Flett] – guitar (1975–1979) ● [a=Pat King] – bass (1977–1981; band lighting designer, 1991–2013; died 2022) ● [a=Steve Waller] – guitar and vocals (1979–1983; died 2000) ● [a=Geoff Britton] – drums (1979) ● [a=Trevor Rabin] – guitar, producer (1980–1981, 1984) ● [a=Matt Irving] – bass (1982–1983; died 2015) ● [a=Shona Laing] – vocals (1983) ● [a=Noel McCalla] – vocals (1991–2009, 2010) ● [a=Clive Bunker] – drums (1991–1996) ● [a=John Trotter (2)] – drums (1996–2000) ● [a=Richard Marcangelo] – drums (2000–2002) ● [a=Pete May] – drums (2002) ● [a=Geoff Dunn] – drums (2002–2007) ● [a=Jimmy Copley] – drums and percussion (2007–2015; died 2017) ● [a=Peter Cox] – vocals (2009–2011)

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Release: Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Father Of Day, Father Of Night
Year: 1974
Genres: Rock
Styles: Pop Rock, Prog Rock

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