Mike D'Abo!

Mike D'Abo is, first and foremost, nigh on impossible to find pictures of! Secondly, he is drop dead gorgeous! Thirdly, he took over the job of lead vocals when the equally drop dead gorgeous Paul Jones left the band. One day I am going to bloody well find a picture of Mike and you'll believe me! Ever seen that episode of Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane when Zoe had a boyfriend who none of her friends ever met and they never believed her? Now I know how she felt! If only I had an email address for him, I'd write and tell him of my plight and he'd help me! Grr... Anyway, the usual.

Name: Michael D'Abo.

DoB: 1st March 1944. Just a kid in comparison to the others...

Place of Birth: Betchworth, Surrey, England

Plays: Sings lead vocals and also plays keyboards

Role in the Band: Well, after Paul left the Manfreds needed someone who a) knew how to belt out a decent tune, b) know how to make girls faint at the sight of him and c) be the frontman. So they got in Mike. As he could do all three quite easily. His voice wasn't the same style as Paul's but its fragility was part of its appeal. (thank you to Tony Fletcher for that point made about Pete Townshend but equally applicable to Mike!)

Mike used to have a radio show on Radio Bristol but GUESS WHAT? Yep, that's right. He quit. So I've no way on earth of knowing anything else about him! DAMN THE CRUEL CRUEL WORLD!

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