"He was the White Eagle of the North with his beautiful poetry, his friendship, his love of life and his 'unique' style of drumming," writes John Lodge.
A wise musician always pays attention to the other artists on the bill — you never know where you're going to hear them next, or when they might turn out to be the next biggest band in the world.
The Moody Blues just kicked off their 2013 fall tour, but they've already got their eye on concerts of future passed -- in fact, they're already adding dates for 2014.
If your vacation calendar isn't already full of rock star cruises, here's one more: The Moody Blues have announced the final lineup for their second fan cruise experience.
"Live", 'Live', 'Live' , it appears a major portion of June is 'live album' month with the new goods being released whether it's by design or by accident, I'm not really sure.
Every time we talk classic rock we manage to always mention groups like The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, Styx, John Fogerty, Deep Purple, Rod Stewart, and Judas Priest before it's all said and done.
Moody Blues fans can witness the band in their turn-of-the-70s proto-prog glory, and then explore the way many of those same songs have stood the test of time, across the span of two new concert releases -- one from the Isle of Wight in 1970, and the other from Montreux in 1991.
A sprawling new reissue set promises the most comprehensive look ever into the musical history of the Moody Blues, with outtakes, new mixes, full concerts and a 120-page booklet to go with all the seminal prog rock band's best-loved recordings.