Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

Vocalist, songwriter, and keyboard player Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. became a cult hero as a member of the bands Jellyfish and Imperial Drag, and later moved on to a celebrated solo career and an impressive resumé as a sideman. Manning's music is lovingly steeped in sounds of the past, particularly psychedelic pop of the 1960s and power pop and glam rock of the '70s, and he's able to build songs from those ingredients that sound fresh and exciting, rather than simply mimicking the artists he loves. His albums with Jellyfish (1990's Bellybutton and 1993's Spilt Milk) and Imperia...