John Lodge has vivid memories of the day he and his fellow Moody Blues experienced the majesty of "Days of Future Passed," a 1967 concept album widely held to be their masterpiece, in full. The ...
Name the Moody Blues' first hit. No, it wasn’t “Nights in White Satin.” Nor was it “Tuesday Afternoon.” It was “Go Now,” a 1965 R&B number that put the Moodies in the same bag with the other British ...
Justin Hayward insists there were two Moody Blues. He ought to know, as he was the principal lead singer and chief songwriter of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band. “We became a recording band that had ...
After their debut album, The Moody Blues shifted direction. Clint Warwick left the band and was replaced by Rod Clark. Shortly after, Clark and Denny Laine left the group. Manager Brian Epstein ...
There are some songs that feel so warm and familiar they almost become part of your DNA, hard-wired into the nervous system. As soon as you hear them, a mood-altering experience occurs. It could be ...
John Lodge, the English bassist who helped create one of classic rock’s most enduring songs as a member of the Moody Blues, died Oct. 10 at age 82. Lodge is remembered for the 1967 hit “Nights In ...