Denny Laine of Wings Has Passed Away

[Cordelia Chase]

Denny Lane of Wings Dead at 79

Denny Laine, Wings and Moody Blues Co-Founder, Dead at 79

Denny Laine, who founded the Moody Blues before helping Paul McCartney kickstart Wings, has died after a short battle with a lung disease.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[tbolt909]

Laine is the correct spelling. He was a solid craftsman as a musician. Some of Paul McCartney's songs are really lightweight fluff, but Laine always improved the Wings material with his presence. RIP...

 

[firepoint525]

A music video for one of Laine's songs with Wings:

 

[radiofan2023]

RIP Denny. I only found out who he was when I heard this interview a few years ago:

 

[firepoint525]

I found a free article:

Denny Laine, singer-guitarist of The Moody Blues and Wings, dies at 79 after 'health setbacks'

Rock singer-songwriter Denny Laine, best known for his stints in The Moody Blues and Wings, died Tuesday after suffering numerous "health setbacks."

www.usatoday.com

 

[Joey1986]

Mods might want to correct the spelling in the thread title and the first post. (Lane->Laine).

 

[fybush]

Mods might want to correct the spelling in the thread title and the first post. (Lane->Laine).

Done.

 

[ixnay]

Laine was with the Moody Blues when they had their first hit, "Go Now", which Denny performed on the Wings over the World tour in 1976. It's included on this album...

Wings over America - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I always imagined that one of the reasons Paul hired Laine for Wings was because of Denny's name. It rhymes with that of a certain Liverpool street.

RIP Denny. Tell Jimmy McCulloch we said hi.