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English bass guitarist (born 1947)

Born

Colin Roy Pattenden

November 1947 (age 78)

GenresRock

OccupationBass guitarist

InstrumentsBass, vocals

Colin Pattenden
Born	Colin Roy Pattenden November 1947 (age 78) Farnborough, Kent, England, U.K.
Genres	Rock
Occupation	Bass guitarist
Instruments	Bass, vocals
Member of	The Nashville Teens
Formerly of	Mungo Jerry, Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Musical artist

Colin Roy Pattenden (born November 1947,^[1] Farnborough, Kent, England)^[2] is an English bass guitarist, chiefly known for his membership of Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Pattenden was taught guitar but learned to play bass from tuition books, chiefly those of Carol Kaye, the American bassist guru.^[3] Pattenden worked as a session guitarist for Engelbert Humperdinck and Leapy Lee in the 1960s.^[4]

He played in Manfred Mann's Earth Bandfrom its formation in 1971. Pattenden featured on seven Earth Band albums from their debut in 1972 to The Roaring Silence in 1976. Pattenden quit MMEB in 1977. In 1978, he teamed up with former Manfred Mann's Earth Band drummer Chris Slade and vocalist Peter Cox, in the short lived Terra Nova.^[5]

He has also played with Mungo Jerry, The King Earl Boogie Band, The Jackie Lynton Band, and The Nashville Teens.^[3]^[4]^[6]

He is currently working as a PR consultant and manages CP Sound Limited an audio system and lighting design and installation company.^[7]

References

↑ "Colin Roy Pattenden – Chertsey – Sound Engineer". Checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
↑ "Mr Colin Roy Pattenden – Director at C P Sound Limited". Duedil.com. 13 June 1994. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
1 2 Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Band Members (Colin Pattenden) Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Platform End On-Line
1 2 "THE BAND 1960's". The Nashville Teens. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
↑ "Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Not Quite Overnight Sensations (Part 1)". Platform-end.co.uk. 31 January 1971. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
↑ "BANDS". Ifthedevil.com. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
↑ "Sound for the future". CP Sound. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

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Manfred Mann Mick Rogers Robert Hart John Lingwood Steve Kinch Chris Thompson Steve Waller Chris Slade Colin Pattenden Pat King Jimmy Copley Clive Bunker Dave Flett Matt Irving Shona Laing Richard Marcangelo Geoff Britton Noel McCalla John Trotter Geoff Dunn Pete May
Studio albums	Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1972) Glorified Magnified (1972) Messin' (Get Your Rocks Off) (1973) Solar Fire (1973) The Good Earth (1974) Nightingales and Bombers (1975) The Roaring Silence (1976) Watch (1978) Angel Station (1979) Chance (1980) Somewhere in Afrika (1982) Criminal Tango (1986) Masque (1987) Plains Music (1991) Soft Vengeance (1996) 2006 (2004) Lone Arranger (2014)
Live albums	Budapest Live (1984) Mann Alive (1998)
Compilations	Blinded by the Light: The Very Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band (1992) The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered (1999) The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II (2001) Odds & Sods – Mis-takes & Out-takes (2005)
Songs	"I'll Be Gone" (1974) "Spirits in the Night" (1975) "Blinded by the Light" (1976) "Mighty Quinn" (1978) "Davy's on the Road Again" (1978) "Don't Kill It Carol" (1979) "For You" (1981) "Redemption Song" (1983) "Runner" (1984)
Related articles	Discography Manfred Mann Manfred Mann Chapter Three The Manfreds

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Artists	MusicBrainz

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