John Lodge, longtime bassist and singer in the Moody Blues and writer of the band’s hits “Ride My See-Saw” and “Isn’t Life Strange,” has died at the age of 82. Lodge’s death was announced today by his family in a statement posted on the Moody Blues’ social media accounts. While …
Read More »Mike Pinder, the Moody Blues Keyboardist and Founding Member, Dead at 82
Mike Pinder, the Moody Blues keyboardist and the last surviving founding member of the Rock Hall-inducted band, has died at the age of 82. Pinder’s family announced his death in a statement shared with Pinder’s former Moody Blues bandmate John Lodge, noting that Pinder “passed peacefully” Wednesday “surrounded by his …
Read More »Denny Laine, Wings and Moody Blues Co-Founder, Dead at 79
Denny Laine, the original lead singer of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s co-founder/guitarist in Wings, died December 5 after a short battle with Interstitial lung disease. He was 79. “I was at his bedside holdings his hand as I played his favorite Christmas songs for him,” his wife Elizabeth …
Read More »Paul McCartney Remembers Denny Laine: 'It Was a Pleasure to Know You'
Paul McCartney has penned a tribute to his Wings bandmate Denny Laine, who died on Dec. 5 at 79. “I am very saddened to hear that my ex-bandmate, Denny Laine, has died,” he wrote of the guitarist, who was also the original lead singer of the Moody Blues. “I have …
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