James Mankey

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James Mankey
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Mankey in 2010
Background information
Born (1952-05-23) May 23, 1952 (age 73)
Washington, United States
Genres Rock
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • bass

James Andrew Mankey (born May 23, 1952 in Washington) [1] [2] [3] is an American rock guitarist, most widely known as the co-founder and longtime guitarist of the band Concrete Blonde. Mankey was also the bassist with the band Sparks for their first two albums. [3] [4] [5]

He is the brother of musician and record producer Earle Mankey. [3] [6]

In 2003, Mankey released J.A.M., a solo instrumental album. [7]

References

  1. "Jim Mankey played guitar and bass with Halfnelson/Sparks and Concrete Blonde". Graphikdesigns.free.fr.
  2. "May 23 Events in History". BrainyHistory.com.
  3. 1 2 3 Tortorici, Frank (23 May 2000). "Concrete Blonde's Jim Mankey". VH1. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. "Sparks - Sparks - credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. "Sparks - A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing - credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. "Sparkography". AllSparks.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. "CD Reviews - Instrumental". Mwe3.com.