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Project/Object On Tour, USA And Europe With Historic Lineup: Zappa/Mothers Alums Ike Willis, Ray White, Tom Fowler, Ed Mann & Denny Walley
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William James
Asheville, NC - Frank Zappa, one of the twentieth century’s most important composers, continues to have an effect on modern music. His list of ex-band members is a who’s who of incredible musicians. For twenty years Project/Object has been on a mission to bring Zappa’s multi-dimensional music and onstage madness to the masses, by faithfully recreating the live Zappa experience with his alumni. Over the years Project/Object has performed with over a dozen of Zappa's most popular band members. Touring ...
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Paul Jones (Manfred Mann) Readies Solo Album; Eric Clapton Appears
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conqueroo
British vocalist’s solo album features Eric Clapton, Jake Andrews, Tony Marisco, Alvino Bennett, Ernie Watts and Mikael Rickfors, and is produced by Carla Olson
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Paul Jones is known to many as the singer and heart-throb of the British Invasion band Manfred Mann — the voice on mid-‘60s hits like “Do Wah Diddy,” “Pretty Flamingo,” “Come Tomorrow” and “Sha La La.” The new CD, Starting All Over Again, is his first solo album in decades. It will ...
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Sunday Spin: Manfred Mann
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JamBase
OUR WEEKLY SHOWCASE FOR GREAT ALBUMS GETS BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
Manfred Mann's Earth Band doesn't get a lot of props. While not often cited as an influence on the jam scene, his prog-rock-jazz outfit was capable of adapting Holtz and Tchaikovsky as well as covering Bruce Springsteen in a chart topping way. In between those strange extremes lays burbling synths, nasty guitars, winding, unpredictable compositions and an exuberance for ear-snagging sonics, boffo playing and in-the-moment creative ...
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