Singer and guitarist Chris Thompson celebrates his birthday today. Chris was born in England but raised in New Zealand and is known both for his work with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, specifically for his lead vocal on the classic hit Blinded By the Light and for his solo accomplishments.
Blinded By the Light was written by Bruce Springsteen for his album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. but it was Manfred Mann’s Earth Band’s cover that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a top ten hit in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Canada.