Breathe deep the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Bedsitter people look back and lament
Another day’s useless energy spent
The Moody Blues were formed in Birmingham, England, in 1964, emerging from the fertile Midlands beat scene that had already produced The Spencer Davis Group and other rhythm-and-blues-inflected acts. Originally conceived as a harmony-driven R&B band, the group took its name from the Duke Ellington composition “Mood Indigo,” reflecting both their jazz awareness and their desire for a slightly more sophisticated image than many contemporaries.
Some great musicians and a wonderful film star have passed.
These artists were the bassist for the Moody Blues; acted in The Godfather series of movies, Play It Again Sam, Reds, and many more; was the bassist for the Yardbirds and Box of Frogs; and was in Buddy Holly’s band the Crickets, and wrote the theme song for the Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Red is grey and yellow white.
But we decide which is right.
And which is an illusion?
Graeme Charles Edge was born March 30, 1941, in Rochester, Staffordshire. He grew up to be a musician, songwriter, and poet, co-founding the Moody Blues in 1964. He would play the drums alongside guitarist/vocals Denny Laine, bassist/vocals Clint Warwick, Keyboardist/vocals Mike Pinder and flautist/vocals Ray Thomas.
