Manfred Mann’s cover of “Blinded by the Light” is just as well-known as the original song, if not more. While the band used their own sound and style to make it their own, they still kept ...

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, which was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago. The song was written by Bruce Springsteen and ...

I n 1977, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band released a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song “Blinded by the Light.” The song charted higher than Springsteen’s own version. The Manfred Mann version ...

Chris Thompson was the new guitarist and vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band in 1976. And his first single with the group ...

Cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Blinded by the Light' topped the Billboard charts for Manfred Mann's Earth Band in February 1977.

The picture seen above was used as the cover of the debut EP by Manfred Mann (pictured below right), issued in the wake of their first hit single “5-4-3-2-1”.It was helped into the charts by being ...