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THE MOODY BLUES IN 250 WORDS (ish)
Here's one of our potted histories. Everything you need to know about a band or artist we play on Classic Hits Forest Radio all squeezed into 250 words (ish) (just in case you were going to count).
So pull up a chair and find out everything you need to know about The Moody Blues. But don't get too comfy, it is only 250 words (ish).
The Moody Blues in 250 words (ish)
The Moody Blues are an English rock band formed in Birmingham, 1964. They fit into the genres of progressive rock, psychedelia and symphonic rock and often use a fusion of classic music with rock music.
The original members were Mike Pinder (keyboard), Ray Thomas (flute), Denny Laine (guitar), Graeme Edge (drums) and Clint Warwick (bass). The current members are Graeme Edge, Justin Haywood, and John Lodge.
The Moody Blues had 1 UK No.1, ‘Go Now’ in 1964. They had 2 singles in the top 10, ‘Nights in White Satin’ (1968) and ‘Question’ (1970). The band had 3 No.1 albums ‘On the Threshold of a Dream’ (1969), ‘A Question of Balance’ (1970) and ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Favour’ (1971).
The band has released 16 studio albums, 6 live albums and 36 singles. ‘Go Now’ is a cover of a song by Bessie Banks (January 1964) and was released as a single by The Moody Blues 11 months later in November. The single went straight to No.1 and was the band’s first and only No.1.
‘Days of Future Passed’ was released in 1967 and is a fusion between rock music and orchestral music. It is one of the first albums featuring progressive rock music. The orchestra featured in the albums was provided by the London Festival Orchestra. In the UK, the albums reached No.27 and the single ‘Nights in White Satin’ reached No.9 and No.3 in the US. 'Tuesday Afternoon' was also a single from the album but only charted in the US and Canada.
The bands characteristic sound inspired and influenced groups like Electric Light Orchestra, Yes and Genesis. They were included onto the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. The Moody Blues helped to make synthesisers part of mainstream rock.
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