Celebrity birthdays for Oct. 18-24 Oct 15, 2009
Keyboardist Manfred Mann is 69. Guitarist Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's is 68. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Sound Check Review: Bruce Springsteen At Comcast Theatre Aug 21, 2009
There were moments of levity, too: Springsteen collected song requests on signs from people in the audience, and the band arranged a few of them on the spot, including joyous versions of Johnny Rivers' "Mountain of Love" and the Manfred Mann hit "Sha La La.". He pulled back from the deep cuts toward the end of the show with an impressive run to end his main set. (FOX61, CT)
Listening to music at work -- dos and don'ts Mar 24, 2009
Kendall attributes his reliance on artists like Pink Floyd, Manfred Mann and Genesis to his 1970s upbringing. The music, he says, is rock that doesn't distract you from doing your job. (CNN)
Music spun in reverse in Oregon Cabaret Theater's 'History' (15) Feb 15, 2009
Brief History reinterprets moldy oldies by singers and groups from an increasingly distant past Connie Francis, the Mamas and Papas, Franki Valli and the Four Seasons, Buddy Holly, Petula Clark, Lulu, and Manfred Mann ( Do Wah Diddy ). The reinventing of oldies doesn t always work there could be more touches of Aretha Franklin, and less of the Fifth Dimension. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
