Graeme Edge, the Moody Blues drummer who co-founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group and stayed with it for more than 50 years, died today. He was 80. His longtime bandmate Justin Hayward poste…
drummer who co-founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group and stayed with it for more than 50 years, died today. He was 80. His longtime bandmate Justin Hayward posted the news on the English group’s website but offered no details.
began a string of hit albums for the Moody Blues that included 10 consecutive gold or platinum discs in the U.S. Three of those hit No. 1 in the UK: 1969’sTo Our Children’s Children’s Children,The group saw a major pop resurgence in 1981, when itstopped the Billboard 200 album chart for three weeks and spawned the single “The Voice.” The Moody Blues scored again with 1986’swhich went platinum and spawned the MTV-fueled U.S. Top 10 hit “Your Wildest Dreams.
Edge wrote the spoken-word verses in “Nights in White Satin,” which were recited by Pinder on record but often by Edge in concert. Long familiar to rock-radio fans, the passage begins with: “Breathe deep/the gathering gloom/watch lights fade from every room.” He also wrote the poetry featured on other Moody Blues albums.
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