Keyboardist Manfred Mann started in the 1960s with the self-titled band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and Bob Dylan's "The Mighty Quinn" and then moved on to jazz fusion-inspired Manfred Mann Chapter Three before forming the Earth Band in 1971. Mann débute les années 1960 avec un groupe homonyme qui publiera des hits comme Do Wah Diddy Diddy et The Mighty Quinn puis se consacre au groupe orienté jazz fusion Manfred Mann Chapter Three avant de former Earth Band en 1971.
