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RIP John Lodge from The Moody Blues
https://bestclassicbands.com/john-lodge-moody-blues-has-died-obituary-10-10-25/John Lodge, the bassist, singer and songwriter of the Moody Blues, has died “suddenly and unexpectedly.” The news of his passing was announced in a statement from his family Friday morning, Oct. 10, 2025. Lodge, who wrote and sang such enduring songs for the prog-rock band as “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)” and “Ride My See-Saw,” was 82. The cause and place of death were not revealed, nor was the specific date.
Lodge had suffered a stroke in late 2023 but made a full recovery. He returned to touring and completed a summer leg of his 2025 “Singer in a Rock and Roll Band” tour, which was dedicated to fellow members of the Moody Blues’ core lineup, Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas, Justin Hayward, and Mike Pinder. Now, only Hayward remains from the legendary band.
Though Lodge, born July 20, 1945, was not a founding member of the Moody Blues, he joined in 1966 and was one of the members of their lineup that released their “core seven” albums that included Days of Future Passed, On the Threshold of a Dream and A Question of Balance. The band had been overlooked for decades by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame until they were inducted in 2018.
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He was a great member of a great band--NOT "just a singer in a rock 'n' roll band", NOT just ANY rock 'n' roll band!
Rest In Peace, John Lodge. Your music will live and inspire forever.
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"Breathe deep, the gathering gloom,
Watchlights fade from every room;
Bedsitter people look back and lament
Another day's useless energy is spent.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love, and has none;
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colors from our sight,
Red is gray, and yellow, white
But WE decide which is right
And which is an illusion."
Watchlights fade from every room;
Bedsitter people look back and lament
Another day's useless energy is spent.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love, and has none;
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colors from our sight,
Red is gray, and yellow, white
But WE decide which is right
And which is an illusion."
