Manny Charlton

Manny Charlton ( born July 25, 1941 in La Linea, Spain; actually Manuel Charlton) was born, is a founding member and former guitarist for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth 1968-1990 Today he occasionally worked as a producer of new bands..

Charlton and Nazareth

Before settling Nazareth Dunfermline, then "The Shadettes ", joined Charlton played in a few bands such as " Mark 5 " and "Red Hawks ". 1968 changed this band changed its name to Nazareth to and was Charlton's musical home for the next two decades. Charlton drove the career of Nazareth instrumental and responsible for the greatest achievements of the band in any way responsible. His distinctive guitar playing complemented perfectly with the rough and aggressive, raspy voice of Dan McCafferty. Straight to the early albums of Nazareth, he distinguished himself as one of the most talented slide guitarists, of which benefited primarily the first hits " Bad bad boy" and " Broken Down Angel" from the primarily successful in Europe LP Razamanaz from the year 1973. Charlton was a long time producer of Nazareth after they went their separate ways from longtime producer Roger Glover. Hair of the Dog 1975 was Charlton's first production work and in the same year then finally Dan McCafferty 's first self-titled solo album.

Separation of Nazareth and solo career

After leaving Nazareth, 1990, Charlton played some solo gigs in the Scottish Nightclub scene. Besides, he produced one or the other new band, eg also Jingo de Lunch. In 1997, he released his first solo album on the label Drool Red Steel. The following year he moved to Texas and founded the Manny Charlton band shortly MCB. It appeared albums such as Stonkin and clones This. Then Charlton focused again on pure solo plans and brought in 2004 under his name Say The Word on the Scottish label River Records. The successor to Sharp in 2005 was primarily an album of cover versions by type of Dan McCafferty solo album from 1975. Among other things, Tim Hardin Hang On To A Dream and Bob Dylan's Shelter From The Storm were represented. In the same year, Sharp Re - Loaded followed. In spring 2006, joined Manny Charlton, the Swedish rock band From Behind, in which Nicky Moore, former singer of Samson, was active. From Behind The debut was called Game over. 2007, however, Charlton also separated again by From Behind and brought it one more solo album, Americana Deluxe out what a cover Fleetwood Mac, namely Tusk contained.

The end of 2007 Charlton founded with three American musicians, the band Nazareth with Manny Charlton, but which has nothing to do with his former band Nazareth. This has let to protect her name now legally and going on with their lawyers against Manny Charlton and the abuse of their name.

Doom / Blood on the Walls

1995 Charlton sent a tape direction id Software, the creators of the famous video game Doom. It included an untitled song for use in the game, John Romero missed the name "Blood on the Walls" and later as an mp3 placed on its website. Charlton knew his mission with the words " For all the guys and gals at ID (sic) who came up with the coolest game this side of hell, kick some demon butt to this! "