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Manny Charlton (born Manuel Charlton in La Linea, Spain, on 25 July 1941; died 5 July 2022) is remembered for being a founding member of the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth and the band's lead guitarist from 1968 to 1990. Prior to joining Nazareth, Charlton played in a few bands, most notably the Mark 5 and later the Red Hawks until joining the local semi pro Dunfermline band "The Shadettes". In 1968, the band changed their name to Nazareth, inspired by the opening lyric from "The Weight", a
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- La Línea de la Concepción
- Place of death
- Texas
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- popular music
- Genre
- pop rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- mannycharltonband.com
- Image
- Nazareth 03121976 01 640.jpg
- Work location
- Texas
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- date of birth
- 1941-07-25
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-07-05
- name in native language
- Manny Charlton
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
- birth name
- Manuel Charlton
- Commons category
- Manny Charlton
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