Denny Laine, British musician who co-founded The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dies at 79

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[janetjanet998]

Denny Laine, the British star musician who co-founded the iconic rock bands The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, has died.

He was 79.

[MotorCityBuck]

I've never heard of them. Listening now on YT. Ain't the 21st Century grand.Go to the Internets, and its there, Thanks for the suggestion.

[God luvs America]

LOL- and he (Peter Grant) hated Denny Laine, which makes your comment even funnier!!!

[God luvs America]

And they became genius when Laine “left” the Moody’s and signed on with the Wings

[Rummyfan]

The later Moody Blues, after Go Now, were a very different and much more successful band. Saw them about twenty years ago and they still put on a good show then.

[dfwgator]

Tell you what though, Grant made damn sure Zep didn’t get ripped off.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Yup!

[God luvs America]

He changed the game for the musicians, often using some dirty tactics

[dfwgator]

How many managers ripped off the bands they managed?

[Rummyfan]

He died on a Tuesday Afternoon.

I'm just beginning to see
Now I'm on my way....

[Bon of Babble]

I listen to a lot of Classic Rock on various stations and it seems the Moody Blues is hardly played, unfortunately.

We had “Days of Future Past” as kids and played it to death.

Who doesn’t love ‘Tuesday Afternoon’

Lot of great music from them.

“Nights in White Satin”
“Question”
“The Story in Your Eyes”
“Ride my See Saw”
“I’m Just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band).”

I can still hear throughout the intercom system my Dad installed that never seemed to work quite right.

[curth]

Two. Original member Ron Griffiths who left after the recording of Come And Get and his replacement Joey Molland are the only still alive

[Steven W.]

My Fav ... from Wings Over America

Paul McCartney & Denny Lane - Time To Hide [Live] [High Quality]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXP05fPM0ww

[Libloather]

[HombreSecreto]

White Bird...awesome!

[fidelis]

Laine also co-wrote (with Paul McCartney) the song, "Mull of Kintyre," which was a huge hit everywhere in the English speaking world except the USA. I didn't think much of it myself when it first came out, but now that I am much older, it seems more poignant than it did back then:

Mull Of Kintyre - Wings

[ifinnegan]

I never knew he sang Go Now.

[gibsonguy]

hope he finds the Lost Chord“

He may have the left the band before they started looking for it. That was such a good LP. Arguably their best.

[gibsonguy]

Yep

[KevinB]

Speaking of Wings, “Silly Love Songs” and “Listen To What The Man Says” are among the greatest rock songs ever written. Even better than most of what The Beatles produced.

You forgot to add the sarcasm tag!

[Olog-hai]

Apparently he was a founding member of the Moody Blues. He left in 1967 with Justin Hayward replacing him.