The Manish Boys

David Bowie's second single release was under this name in 1965 (the first being Davie Jones with The King Bees in 1964) before he began recording as Davy Jones later that year. The Manish Boys originally started in 1962 as Band Seven, in Maidstone, Kent. After several personnel changes, they ended up as a six-piece group, and changed their music from pop covers to R'n'B. This lead to a new name, inspired by Muddy Waters' "Manish Boy". John Watson (bass Read more on Last.fm