Tom McGuinness (musician)

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Tom McGuinness
McGuinness with The Blues Band in 2013.
Background information
Birth name	Thomas John Patrick McGuinness
Born	(1941-12-02) 2 December 1941 (age 82) Wimbledon, England, U.K.
Genres	Rock, Pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass, vocals
Years active	1960s-present
Member of	The Manfreds
Formerly of	Manfred Mann The Blues Band

Thomas John Patrick McGuinness (born 2 December 1941) is a guitarist, songwriter, author, record and TV producer, who played bass and later guitar with popular 60s rock band, Manfred Mann.

Early life

Born in Wimbledon, South London, he studied at Wimbledon College.

Career

Manfred Mann

Following a stint in the short-lived Roosters with

When Mike Vickers and then Paul Jones left the band, McGuinness started to take the role of guitarist; Jack Bruce then played bass until replaced by Klaus Voormann. McGuinness' National Steel guitar became an important part of 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!).

Later career

After Manfred Mann disbanded in 1969, he formed McGuinness Flint with Hughie Flint, which disbanded in 1975. Later he joined Paul Jones and Gary Fletcher in The Blues Band, and in 2016 was still appearing in the band's line-up.

In 1986 he wrote the book So You Want To Be a Rock and Roll Star. McGuinness also performs with The Manfreds, a splinter group from Manfred Mann, formed from the line up in the 1960s Manfred Mann band, but without Mann.

Politics

He came out in support of the

With The Manfreds

Albums

See also

• List of bass guitarists
• List of British blues musicians

References

External links

• Lowestoftjournal.co.uk