A huge Happy 85th Birthday to iconic vocalist and instrumentalist Manfred Mann! Manfred is known for his eponymous bands from the 1960s onwards, and hit singles like Mighty Quinn, and our feature song - a Bruce Springsteen cover - Blinded By the Light. While Manfred is his real first name, “Mann” was adopted as a variation of Shelly Manne, a West Coast jazz drummer icon himself in the mid to late 20th century. Manfred and his original band saw success in the 60s thanks to their popularity in the