Manfred Mann's Earth Band

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)
● [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)
● [a=Shona Laing] – vocals (1983)
● [a=Noel McCalla] – vocals (1991–2009, 2010)
● [a=Clive Bunker] – drums (1991–1996)
● [a=John Trotter] – 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)