1  ( http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ly09kect7q70~T1 ) Born into a musical family (his father, Ross McManus , sang with Joe Loss ), McManus moved with his mother to Liverpool in 1971. It was there that he formed his first band, Flip City, which had a style very much in the pub rock vein. They