James Andrew Mankey (born May 23, 1952 in

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

) is an American

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

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, most widely known as the co-founder and longtime guitarist of the band

Concrete Blonde Concrete Blonde was an American rock band from Hollywood, California. They were active from 1982 to 1994 and reunited twice: first from 2001 to 2004, then from 2010 to 2012. They were best known for their album ''Bloodletting'' (1990), its top- ...

. Mankey was also the bassist with the band Sparks for their first two albums. He is the brother of musician and record producer

Earle Mankey Earle Mankey (sometimes misspelled "Earl" in credits) (born March 8, 1947, in Washington, United States) is an American musician, record producer and audio engineer. He was a founding member and guitarist for the band Halfnelson, later called Sp ...

. In 2003, Mankey released ''J.A.M.'', a solo instrumental album.

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External links

Official Concrete Blonde website
1952 births Living people American rock guitarists Sparks (band) members Concrete Blonde members {{US-guitarist-stub