Michael d'Abo (born 1 March 1944 in Betchworth, Surrey) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Betchworth is a village and civil parish in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Cock-A-Hoop Manfred Mann was a British R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after its keyboard player, who later led the successful 1970s follow-on group Manfred Manns Earth Band. ...

D'Abo began his musical career while still at Harrow School, and in 1966 he joined Manfred Mann, already a chart-topping group, as replacement for Paul Jones, who was leaving to go solo. Harrow School, normally just known as Harrow, is one of the worlds most famous schools. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Paul Jones (born February 24, 1942) is an English singer, actor, harmonica player, television and radio presenter. ...

D'Abo had already had minor success with a group, A Band of Angels, formed while at Harrow. The group also had their own comic strip in a UK pop music weekly called "Fab 208". He composed a hit single, the haunting generational tale "Handbags and Gladrags", for Chris Farlowe (which was also notably recorded by Rod Stewart and Stereophonics). With d'Abo fronting, Manfred Mann enjoyed numerous hits, including "Ragamuffin Man", "Ha Ha Said the Clown", "My Name Is Jack". and the number one hit, "Mighty Quinn". Handbags and Gladrags is the name of a song written by Mike dAbo of Manfred Mann fame. ... Chris Farlowe is an English pop singer and one-time amateur boxer. ... Roderick David Stewart (born January 10, 1945) is a British singer who was a member of the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces before embarking on a solo career. ... Stereophonics are a rock band with original members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Stuart Cable growing up together in their hometown of Cwmaman in South Wales. ... Number One or number one is used in a variety of meanings: // 2 is literally the number one #1, a single by rapper Nelly Number Ones, an album by Michael Jackson Number 1, a song by Goldfrapp Number 1, a song by Pharrell Number One, a song by Hazel Fernandes... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) is a popular song written by Bob Dylan. ...

After the group disbanded in 1969, d'Abo played the part of Herod on the original recording of "Jesus Christ Superstar". He also co-wrote the song "Build Me Up, Buttercup", made famous by the group The Foundations. Herod was the name of several members of the Herodian dynasty of Roman Judea: Herod the Great (c. ... Eric Kunze as Jesus in the recent U.S. touring version of Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. ... The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. ...

Recently, d'Abo has participated in The Manfreds, a group of original Manfred Mann members other than Mann himself, and played occasional live dates with his part-time group The Mighty Quintet. In addition he had a brief spell during the year 2000 advising and working with Stars In Their Eyes champion, Ian Moor. D'Abo was musical director during the filming of Moor's live concert video entitled "Naturally", at the Hull New Theatre, and also played keyboards for the concert. Cock-A-Hoop Manfred Mann was a British R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after its keyboard player, who later led the successful 1970s follow-on group Manfred Manns Earth Band. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Stars in Their Eyes is a British television talent show in which contestants impersonate showbiz stars. ... Ian John Moor (Born January 4th 1974) is an English singer, and the Stars in Their Eyes Champion of Champions Ian was born in North Ferriby, nr Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... Hull New Theatre The Hull New Theatre is a theatre in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ...

D'Abo is the father of actress Olivia d'Abo and the first cousin of actress Maryam d'Abo. Olivia dAbo as Nicole Wallace on Law & Order: Criminal Intent Olivia dAbo (born January 22, 1967 although she claims to have been born in 1971 according to her own personal website in London, England) is a former child actress (aged 13?-17), and sometime singer, whose career has... Maryam dAbo (born December 27, 1960) to a Georgian mother and Dutch father is an actress. ...

Discography

See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // January 1 - Comeback of Guns N Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. ...

External links

• Official website
• The Manfreds biography
• Radio London Fab Forty 28 November 1965 featuring Band of Angels at #36