Mick Rogers (musician)

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Mick Rogers (born Michael Oldroyd, 20 September 1946, Dovercourt, Essex, England)^[1] is an English rock guitarist, singer and songwriter, chiefly known for his time with Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1971–1975, and from 1983 to date.

His father was a drummer and his uncle a string bass player. The young Rogers was weaned on 1950s rock and roll.^[2] Before MMEB he was a member of The Vision, which backed Adam Faith, and the Australian bands The Playboys, Bulldog, and Procession.^[3]^[4]

After his initial departure from MMEB in 1975, he went back to Australia to work, but then returned to the UK, where he formed the band Aviator with Clive Bunker amongst others. They released two albums.

References

↑ Mick-rogers.com
↑ Platform-end.co.uk
↑ "Procession". Milesago. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
↑ "Manfred Mann". Index of Classic Rock Bands. classicwebs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-12.

External links

v t e Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Manfred Mann Mick Rodgers Robert Hart Jimmy Copley Steve Kinch Chris Thompson Steve Waller Chris Slade Colin Pattenden Pat King John Lingwood 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 Glorified Magnified Messin' (Get Your Rocks Off) Solar Fire The Good Earth Nightingales and Bombers The Roaring Silence Watch Angel Station Chance Somewhere in Afrika Criminal Tango Masque Plains Music Soft Vengeance 2006

Live albums	Budapest Live Mann Alive

Compilations	The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band Re-Mastered Volume II Odds & Sods - Mis-takes & Out-takes

Songs	"I'll Be Gone" "Blinded by the Light" "Spirit in the Night" "Mighty Quinn" "For You" "Redemption Song"

Related articles	Discography Manfred Mann Manfred Mann Chapter Three The Manfreds

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Name	Rogers, Mick
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Short description	British musician
Date of birth	20 September 1946
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