Song:Mighty Quinn
Album:World Of Mann: The Very Best Of Manfred Mann & Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann was one of the best British Invasion bands. They had a lot of hits and went through several mutations over the years. Mighty Quinn was a #1 hit in 1968. They were formed in 1962 by keyboard player Manfred Mann (born Manfred Lubowitz Oct. 21, 1940 in Johannesburg, South Africa) and drummer Mike Hugg (born Aug. 11, 1941 in Andover, England). Other original members were guitarist Mike Vickers, bassist Dave Richmond and vocalist Paul Jones. They had several big hits beginning in 1964 with songs like Do Wah Diddy Diddy. Jones left to go solo and was replaced by Mike d'Abo (born Mar. 1, 1944 in Betchworth, England) and Vickers was replaced by Jack Bruce and then Bruce left to join Cream and was replaced by Klaus Voorman (born Apr. 29, 1938 in Berlin, Germany). They switched labels from EMI to Fontana. The 1968 hit Mighty Quinn was their biggest hit from that period. Bob Dylan wrote it. There were rumours it was about drugs but Dylan says it was about Anthony Quinn's role as an eskimo in the 1959 film The Savage Innocents. The group split up in 1969 but Manfred Mann still performs today as Mafred Mann's Earth Band. This 2006 Universal International 2CD comp covers a much wider range of their music than most comps I have seen. Here's Manfred Mann performing Mighty Quinn on Top Of The Pops 1968.
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