20-09-2017, 21:20
Mick Rogers was born on this day in 1946, in Essex, England – he’s a singer, songwriter and very able guitarist. Aside from Mann himself, he’s the longest standing member of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band taking on guitar duty and vocals too. He left between 1975 and 1982 to pursue his own interests which included moving to Australia for a time. On his return to the UK, he and drummer Clive Bunker formed the shortlived prog rock band Aviator, releasing two albums, after which he rejoined MMEB and has been with them ever since. He has also released two solo albums, the most recent of which, Sharabang, is an album of covers, or ‘reinterpretations’ of some old and some not so old staples across a range of genres.
He wrote this one, from MMEB’s Masque … “Rivers Run Dry” … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dSaX11crxs
“Rich Girl” from Sharabang because of the guitar solo – gosh! … (it’s a Hall and Oates original – no such solo on that though) … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNe9do-Yt_Q
And I think this is his own, which is an ode to his discovery of and passion for Rock n Roll - from the same album – he has the ability to give voice to an instrument – not everyone can do that ...
He wrote this one, from MMEB’s Masque … “Rivers Run Dry” … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dSaX11crxs
“Rich Girl” from Sharabang because of the guitar solo – gosh! … (it’s a Hall and Oates original – no such solo on that though) … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNe9do-Yt_Q
And I think this is his own, which is an ode to his discovery of and passion for Rock n Roll - from the same album – he has the ability to give voice to an instrument – not everyone can do that ...
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