This U.S. vocal group were named after a 1925 novel of the same name by John Dos Passos. The group actually formed in 1969 and had a lot of people come and go during the lifetime of the group. Tim Hauser was right there from the very start, although he launched the group twice once in 1969 and then revamped again in 1972. There first album in 1971 called Junkin' managed to reach No. 202 in the U.S. The next album in 1975 called
The Manhattan Transfer did far better, and was a very well acclaimed jazz album getting to No. 49 on the UK album chart in 1977 and No. 33 in the U.S. in 1975.
The album spurred a hit in the UK in 1976 with a single release of the track Tuxedo Junction getting to No. 24. The song had been a hit many times before, including being a big hit for Glen Miller Orchestra. The song is all about a club in Birmingham Alabama.
