Chris Thompson was the new guitarist and vocalist with Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1976. And his first single with the group couldn't have been bigger: "Blinded by the Light," a cover of a deep cut ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cynical rock hack might argue that Manfred Mann made a career out of Bob Dylan in the 60s and a career out of Bruce Springsteen ...

During the Swinging ’60s in London, between the British Beat and R&B boom, Manfred Mann, led by the keyboardist of the same name, made their way onto the charts with “5-4-3-2-1” in 1964, which became ...

Few artists have had as much impact on music as Bruce Springsteen. His first single, “Blinded By The Light”, came out in 1973. Although not a big radio hit, it became the beginning of a career that is ...