Colin Pattenden

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Colin Pattenden
Born
Colin Roy Pattenden

November 1947 (age 78)
Farnborough, Kent, England, U.K.
GenresRock
OccupationBass guitarist
InstrumentsBass, vocals
Member ofThe Nashville Teens
Formerly ofMungo Jerry, Manfred Mann's Earth Band

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.

Career

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

  1. ↑ "Colin Roy Pattenden – Chertsey – Sound Engineer". Checkcompany.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mr Colin Roy Pattenden – Director at C P Sound Limited". Duedil.com. 13 June 1994. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Band Members (Colin Pattenden) Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback MachineCategory:Webarchive template wayback links Platform End On-Line
  4. 1 2 "THE BAND 1960's". The Nashville Teens. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "BANDS". Ifthedevil.com. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sound for the future". CP Sound. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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