Colin Pattenden is a professional bass guitar

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

 player chiefly known for his membership of Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in 1971 by Manfred Mann.-Formation:Having started in the 1960s with a British band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn", then moving on to Jazz Fusion with Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, Manfred's third...

 from its formation in 1971, to 1978 when he left to form the group Terranova with Chris Slade

Chris Slade

Chris Slade is a Welsh rock drummer.-Career:Slade has worked with Gary Numan, Tom Jones, Olivia Newton-John , and Uriah Heep. He was a member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1972 to 1978...

. He featured on seven Earth Band albums from their debut in 1972 to The Roaring Silence

The Roaring Silence

The Roaring Silence is an album released in 1976 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Like other Earth Band albums, this includes material by other composers...

in 1976.

Currently, he plays bass for The Nashville Teens

The Nashville Teens

The Nashville Teens are a British pop band formed in Weybridge, Surrey in Summer 1962.-History:Arthur Sharp began his career in music as the manager of Aerco Records in Woking, Surrey...

and the Jackie Lynton Band.

He is currently working as a PR consultant and is Managing Director of CP Sound, the Staines, England-based, audio and lighting design and installation company.

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