21-455: McGuinness Flint was a rock band formed in 1970 by Tom McGuinness , a bassist and guitarist with Manfred Mann , and Hughie Flint , former drummer with John Mayall ; plus vocalist and keyboard player Dennis Coulson, and multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle . Their first single " When I'm Dead and Gone " reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart at
42-601: A live album Bye Bye Blues (1983), but reformed three years later. In 1995, they unveiled their version of the 'Unplugged' craze, but rather than a MTV event, Wire Less was recorded at the Snape Maltings in Aldeburgh, Suffolk . They later recorded albums such as Stepping Out (2002) and Thank You Brother Ray (2004), which paid tribute to Ray Charles . In 2022, the Blues Band marked their final live performances with
63-462: A live album, and regrouped in 1986. It played its last performance in 2022, soon after releasing the last studio album "So Long". In 1991, McGuinness turned 50. To celebrate his birthday and to announce the release of a Manfred Mann compilation album , all original members (minus Manfred Mann ) planned a reunion tour. Mann was still touring with Manfred Mann's Earth Band , was unable to tour with them, so they went with " The Manfreds " instead. With
84-473: A rhythm-and-blues-orientated group, he took over bass duties from Dave Richmond and received joint songwriting credits on the group's early hits. Explaining how he came into the group, McGuinness said, "They had a great bass guitarist, but he was into Charles Mingus and things like that, which the whole band was. But he refused to play simple bass lines that would fit Bo Diddley numbers. He'd play incredible 3/4 lines and things like that. So I came in and I had
105-630: A stint in early 80s classic soul revival outfit The Dance Band, who recorded for the PRT -distributed Double D label. McGuinness briefly reunited with Graham Lyle in 1983 to form the Lyle McGuinness Band, a short-lived folk rock ensemble that recorded a single, "Elise", and an album, Acting on Impulse , for the independent Cool King label; in Germany, this set was granted a major label release on Polydor. Lyle's songwriting career exploded soon afterwards with
126-772: The Cashbox pop chart in the U.S., No. 5 in Ireland, and No. 31 in Canada. ) The debut album McGuinness Flint also made the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart . In 1999, it received another outing, in the soundtrack of the film, East is East . A follow-up single, "Malt and Barley Blues", was a UK No. 5 hit in 1971 and peaked at No.15 in Ireland. In 1979, four years after McGuinness Flint split up, both founded The Blues Band . Also including Paul Jones , it went on hiatus in 1983, shortly after recording
147-509: The band he formed with Tom McGuinness. In 1982, Flint left and was replaced by former Family drummer Rob Townsend . The group broke up in 2022. Their first album The Official Blues Band Bootleg Album , a mixture of blues standards and original songs featured the Jones and McGuinness composition "Come On In" and their long-standing stage favourite "Flatfoot Sam". This album initially attracted no interest from major record companies , so
168-473: The band pressed a limited run of 3,000, hand-stamped their logo on the cardboard sleeve and signed them all. After unqualified endorsement from BBC Radio 1 presenter Simon Bates and others, media interest resulted in a recording contract with Arista Records , who re-released the album under the same title. After that they released Ready , Itchy Feet and Brand Loyalty albums and regularly toured through Europe. They briefly disbanded after recording
189-472: The end of 1970, No. 47 on the Billboard pop chart and No.3 5 on the Cashbox pop chart in the U.S., No. 5 in Ireland, and No. 31 in Canada.) The debut album McGuinness Flint also made the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart . In 1999, it received another outing, in the soundtrack of the film, East is East . A follow-up single, "Malt and Barley Blues", was a UK No. 5 hit in 1971 and peaked at No.15 in Ireland, but
210-480: The end of 1971 to record as a duo, and would enjoy major success in 1976 with their hit-laden fifth album Breakaway . McGuinness Flint would continue to play some of their compositions in live performances. After several temporary members came and went, including comedian Neil Innes on piano, the group recruited bassist Dixie Dean on a permanent basis, and recorded Lo and Behold , an album of Bob Dylan songs (which had not yet been officially recorded and released by
231-552: The first southern-England-based group to top the US Billboard Hot 100 during the British Invasion . After Manfred Mann disbanded in 1969, he formed McGuinness Flint with Hughie Flint , which disbanded in 1975. Their first single " When I'm Dead and Gone " reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart at the end of 1970 (losing the number one spot to Clive Dunn 's Grandad ), No. 47 on the Billboard pop chart and No.3 5 on
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#1732887420925252-446: The group floundered under the pressures of instant success, being required to record a second album and reproduce their recorded sound adequately on stage, which resulted in disappointing concerts, then a series of illnesses among the band members cancelled most of the concerts on their first tour. According to McGuinness, at this time the band consisted of two groups of close-knit friends, the first being Flint, McGuinness, and Coulson, and
273-467: The group's sound, and featured on hits such as "Pretty Flamingo". He composed a few album tracks for the group, notably "L.S.D." (from Mann Made ), "One Way", and "Cubist Town" (from Mighty Garvey! ). In total, the band had a successful run in the 60s pop music scene. Three of their most successful singles, " Do Wah Diddy Diddy ", " Pretty Flamingo ", and " Mighty Quinn ", topped the UK charts. They were also
294-418: The latter outfit being an amalgamation of 1960s Manfred Mann members that has operated since 1992. Dennis Coulson died on 15 January 2006. Tom McGuinness (musician) Thomas John Patrick McGuinness (born 2 December 1941) is a guitarist , singer and songwriter who played guitar and bass with rock band Manfred Mann , among others, before becoming a record and television producer . McGuinness
315-800: The original members came Mike d'Abo (who replaced Jones after he went solo), Benny Gallagher (of Gallagher and Lyle ) and Rob Townsend (of Family ). Manfred Mann McGuinness Flint (See full discography at McGuinness Flint ) The Blues (See full discography at The Blues Band ) The Blues Band The Blues Band was a British blues band formed in 1979 by Paul Jones , former lead vocalist and harmonica player with Manfred Mann , and guitarist Tom McGuinness also of Manfred Mann and The Roosters. The band’s first line-up also included bassist Gary Fletcher , slide-guitarist Dave Kelly who had previously played with The John Dummer Band, Howling Wolf and John Lee Hooker and drummer Hughie Flint , of John Mayall's Blues Breakers and McGuinness Flint,
336-581: The other being Gallagher and Lyle. Though these two units generally got along well, a key disagreement between them was that the first group felt the band should focus on touring and performing, while the Gallagher/Lyle camp felt they should focus on songwriting and recording. The second album Happy Birthday Ruthy Baby failed to chart, as did the title track when released as a single, but contained some Gallagher and Lyle songs, notably "Sparrow", which attracted cover versions. Gallagher and Lyle left towards
357-449: The overwhelming advantage of not really being able to play the bass guitar, so I played simple." Appointed the writer of album sleeve notes , he took the opportunity to identify himself as "the nastiest in the group". When Mike Vickers and then Paul Jones left the band, McGuinness took over the guitarist role; Jack Bruce then played bass until replaced by Klaus Voormann . McGuinness' National Steel guitar became an important part of
378-404: The worldwide success of his composition " What's Love Got to Do with It? " for Tina Turner , ensuring that the Lyle McGuinness Band would not continue. Diamond Recordings reissued the album on CD in 1997 as Elise, Elise , with the addition of the non-album single plus a previously unreleased song. McGuinness continues to record and perform as a member of both The Blues Band and The Manfreds ,
399-542: The writer himself). This album was credited to Coulson, Dean, McGuinness, Flint, and was issued in 1972. A single "Let The People Go" was banned by the BBC as it related to the Ulster crisis , a fate which also befell a contemporary single by Wings , " Give Ireland Back to the Irish ". Coulson left to record a solo album for Elektra Records (which Gallagher and Lyle contributed to), and
420-480: Was born in Wimbledon , South London in 1941, studied at Wimbledon College and has Irish ancestry . One of his first bands, The Roosters, included an 18-year old Eric Clapton on lead guitar. Following a stint in the short-lived Roosters with Eric Clapton , McGuinness joined the 1960s group Manfred Mann as a bassist, performing in a line-up with Paul Jones . As the band sought to transform itself from jazz into
441-632: Was replaced by Lou Stonebridge (ex- Paladin) on keyboards and Jim Evans on guitar. This new line-up recorded two further albums. Neither of these recordings sold well and the group broke up in 1975. A splinter group, Stonebridge McGuinness, had a minor hit in 1979 with "Oo-Eeh Baby" (No. 54 in the UK) and released the album Corporate Madness on RCA Records the following year. This group proved short-lived, however, and afterwards McGuinness and Flint both joined The Blues Band , which featured former Manfred Mann vocalist and harmonica player, Paul Jones . Stonebridge had
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