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This one hits hard for me. I spent many pleasant hours of my youth
bathed in black light, with a bong on the coffee table and a Moody
Blues album on the turntable.

John Lodge, the legendary bassist and vocalist of The Moody
Blues, has died. He was 82.

In a statement shared with Fox News Digital on Friday, Lodge's
family said that he died "suddenly and unexpectedly." The family
added that Lodge "peacefully slipped away surrounded by his
loved ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy
Holly."

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

Lodge was a pivotal force behind the group's groundbreaking
fusion of orchestral rock and psychedelia.

His contributions to albums like 1967's "Days of Future Passed"
and 1968's "In Search of the Lost Chord" set the tone for the
rock movement.

Lodge was also featured on the 1977 album "Octave," which saw
The Moody Blues embrace a more pop-oriented sound.

His career with The Moody Blues was far from over when the band
released their final studio album, "December," a collection of
Christmas songs, in 2003.

The band continued to take the stage until 2018 -- the same
year they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"As John would always say at the end of the show, thank you
for keeping the faith," his family noted in their statement.

Lodge is survived by his wife, Kirsten, whom he married in
1968. The couple had two children, Emily and Kristian, with
the former being referred to on The Moody Blues song "Emily's
Song" from the 1971 album "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour."

Known for his deep faith, Lodge was also an Evangelical Christian,
a belief he credited for helping him stay grounded throughout
his long career in the rock world.
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Mark Shaw <mshaw@panix.com> wrote:

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/moody-blues-singer-john-lodge-dead-82

This one hits hard for me. I spent many pleasant hours of my youth
bathed in black light, with a bong on the coffee table and a Moody
Blues album on the turntable.

John Lodge, the legendary bassist and vocalist of The Moody
Blues, has died. He was 82.

Not to be confused with actor/governor/ambassador John Davis Lodge,
who died in 1985 (as did his brother Henry Cabot Lodge the younger)
but whose nephew George Cabot Lodge II (the Republican nominee Ted
Kennedy beat in his first election in 1962) is appparently still alive
at 98.

In a statement shared with Fox News Digital on Friday, Lodge's
family said that he died "suddenly and unexpectedly." The family
added that Lodge "peacefully slipped away surrounded by his
loved ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy
Holly."

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

The Yahoo News story on his death claims he died in the
middle of a tour...as headlined in Google News.

The band continued to take the stage until 2018 -- the same
year they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"As John would always say at the end of the show, thank you
for keeping the faith," his family noted in their statement.

Lodge is survived by his wife, Kirsten, whom he married in
1968. The couple had two children, Emily and Kristian, with
the former being referred to on The Moody Blues song "Emily's
Song" from the 1971 album "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour."

Known for his deep faith, Lodge was also an Evangelical Christian,

A term that means different things to different people...
just look at the difference between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (the national
body,not the ELCA's local synod for Wisconsin)...
is it clear just what flavor of religious belief and practice he
subscribed to?

a belief he credited for helping him stay grounded throughout
his long career in the rock world.

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Louis Epstein <le@lekno.ws> wrote:

Mark Shaw <mshaw@panix.com> wrote:

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/moody-blues-singer-john-lodge-dead-82 >>
This one hits hard for me. I spent many pleasant hours of my youth
bathed in black light, with a bong on the coffee table and a Moody
Blues album on the turntable.

John Lodge, the legendary bassist and vocalist of The Moody
Blues, has died. He was 82.

Not to be confused with actor/governor/ambassador John Davis Lodge,
who died in 1985 (as did his brother Henry Cabot Lodge the younger)
but whose nephew George Cabot Lodge II (the Republican nominee Ted
Kennedy beat in his first election in 1962) is appparently still alive
at 98.

(I wrote this October 11th 2025,and as I later reported to this
newsgroup on January 9th 2026,George C. Lodge II died January 4th 2026).

In a statement shared with Fox News Digital on Friday, Lodge's
family said that he died "suddenly and unexpectedly." The family
added that Lodge "peacefully slipped away surrounded by his
loved ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy
Holly."

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

The Yahoo News story on his death claims he died in the
middle of a tour...as headlined in Google News.

The band continued to take the stage until 2018 -- the same
year they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"As John would always say at the end of the show, thank you
for keeping the faith," his family noted in their statement.

Lodge is survived by his wife, Kirsten, whom he married in
1968. The couple had two children, Emily and Kristian, with
the former being referred to on The Moody Blues song "Emily's
Song" from the 1971 album "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour."

Known for his deep faith, Lodge was also an Evangelical Christian,

A term that means different things to different people...
just look at the difference between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (the national
body,not the ELCA's local synod for Wisconsin)...
is it clear just what flavor of religious belief and practice he
subscribed to?

a belief he credited for helping him stay grounded throughout
his long career in the rock world.

-=-=-
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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