Complex sentence: Colin Pattenden (born in Farnborough, Kent), is a professional bass guitar player chiefly known for his membership of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from its formation in 1971, to 1978 when he left to form the group Terranova with Chris Slade.
Split into simpler sentences: Colin Pattenden (born in Farnborough, Kent), is a professional bass guitar player chiefly known for his membership of Manfred Mann's Earth Band. He pleyed MMEB from its formation in 1971, to 1978 when he left to form the group Terranova with Chris Slade.