Chris Thompson was the new guitarist and vocalist with Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1976. And his first single with the group couldn't have been bigger: "Blinded by the Light," a cover of a deep cut ...

Before Bruce Springsteen became one of rock music's biggest stars, he was a 22-year-old newcomer trying to convince Columbia Records he could write a hit. One of the songs he delivered was "Blinded by ...

Once an artist approves a cover version of their song, they generally have little control over how the final product will sound—something Bruce Springsteen learned the hard way when Manfred Mann ...