John Lodge, Moody Blues vocalist and bassist, dead at 82

John Lodge, the legendary bassist and singer of The Moody Blues, has handed away. He was 82.

In an announcement shared to Fox Information Digital on Friday, Lodge’s household mentioned he died “all of the sudden and unexpectedly.” The household added that Lodge “slipped away peacefully, surrounded by his family members and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly.”

Birmingham-born Lodge joined The Moody Blues in 1966, two years after forming, together with fellow singer Justin Hayward, following the departure of Denny Laine and Clint Warwick. He remained with the band till they stopped performing dwell in 2018.

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Moody Blues members Ray Thomas, Justin Hayward and John Lodge performing in 1981. (Michael Putland/Getty Photos)

Lodge was an important pressure behind the group’s groundbreaking fusion of orchestral rock and psychedelia.

His contributions to albums resembling that of 1967 “Days of Future Handed” and 1968’s “In Search of the Misplaced Chord” set the tone for the rock motion.

Lodge was additionally featured on the 1977 album “Octave”, on which The Moody Blues embraced a extra pop-oriented sound.

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John Lodge and Mike Pinder of The Moody Blues attend the thirty third annual Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony. (Scott Legato/FilmMagic)

His profession with The Moody Blues was removed from over when the band launched their ultimate studio album ‘December’ in 2003, a group of Christmas songs.

The band continued to take the stage till 2018 – the identical 12 months they had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.

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(L-R) Mike Pinder, Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas and Graeme Fringe of The Moody Blues pose for a portrait in 1972. (Michael Putland/Getty Photos)

“As John at all times mentioned on the finish of the present: thanks for holding the religion,” his household wrote of their assertion.

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Lodge is survived by his spouse Kirsten, whom he married in 1968. The couple had two youngsters, Emily and Kristian, and the previous was referenced within the Moody Blues tune “Emily’s Tune” from the 1971 album “Each Good Boy Deserves Favour.”

Identified for his deep religion, Lodge was additionally an evangelical Christian, a perception that helped preserve him grounded all through his lengthy profession in rock.

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The Related Press contributed to this report.