an acoustic guitar based album called Rewind in 2019
The Pat McManus Band released Tattooed in Blue in 2018
In 2003, Pat McManus joined with Irish rock band ‘Indian’ for two albums and live shows. After this he joined the Painkillers for a short while, and then formed “Pat McManus and High Voltage” which, in 2007, became the Pat McManus Band with Marty McDermott on bass and Paul Faloon…
Read More
While on tour in Italy in 1993, Tommy became ill again and the tour had to be cancelled. The following year Tommy underwent a bone marrow transplant but he did not survive. His brothers were devastated and Mama’s Boys did not continue. On the first anniversary of Tommy’s death, John…
Read More
In 1990, with the new vocalist, and under new management, they moved their base to the UK. The live album Live Tonite was released in 1991, and the band toured extensively in Europe. They released the album Relativity in 1992.
In 1987, former Airrace vocalist Keith Murrell was brought in after Rick Chase started having trouble with his vocal cords and they recorded the album Growing Up The Hard Way . Murrell left in 1988 to join Cliff Richard as a backing singer. Connor McKeon replaced Murrell in 1989, but…
Read More
1985’s Power and Passion album broke into the Billboard 200 chart in the US and the band toured in the US, Europe and Japan. During the European leg of the tour Tommy had a relapse of leukemia , which he had been treated for as a child, and a replacement…
Read More
The third album Turn It Up was released in 1983. The same year they toured with Thin Lizzy on that band’s farewell tour, played at the Reading Rock Festival and signed a worldwide record deal with Jive Records . The first album released on Jive contained some songs previously released…
Read More
They recorded their first self-funded album Official Album (re-released in 1981 as Official Bootleg ) in 1980 in only four hours. In 1981 they were invited to support Hawkwind on their UK tour. They recorded and self-financed their second album, entitled Plug It In in 1982, and achieved a hit…
Read More
The McManus brothers grew up on a farm near the village of Derrylin , County Fermanagh, and started their musical career as award-winning traditional Irish musicians; but were inspired by the Irish celtic rock band, Horslips , as well as younger brother Tommy’s passion for the drums to form a…
Read More