Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a progressive rock band who rose to popularity in the seventies. While commercially limited in the United States they were phenomenal in Europe. Album The Roaring Silence went gold and Somewhere in Afrika was a hit. They had three hit singles with Blinded By the Light being a chart-topper. The band had evolved out of the pop group Manfred Mann, a band best known for their hits Doo Wah Diddy Diddy and The Mighty Quinn. The original group has been considered for the Hall of Fame but not chosen.