The Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge has died at age 80.
The musician was one of the founding members of the legendary British rock band and had been retired from the stage for three years.
The English musician co-founded the group, best known for their hits Go Now and Your Wildest Dreams. His family has confirmed his death to NewsNation; according to the Mirror.
Some article published about his death was declared cancer, and it is sad how the disease that took his life took him away. The legend is a real loss.
Her longtime friend, Rita Louise, shared that he had been diagnosed with cancer. She shared the news on her Facebook with the intention of letting his fans know.
Graeme Edge has had a long-standing career in the music industry and has been around music his entire life. He was born in March 1941 in Staffordshire, with his mother working on silent films as a pianist, while his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather worked as music hall singers.
He first moved into the music industry as manager of the Blue Rhythm Band and, although he occasionally tried his hand at drums, he only began playing the instrument professionally when he was forced to replace the drummer, who had left the group. Even though he only covered for three weeks, Graeme Edge liked the drums and bought his own equipment to play at home.
Graeme Edge and The Moody Blues
Graeme Edge originally met some of his fellow band The Moody Blues in the 1960s when he formed The R & B Preachers with Denny Laine and Clint Warwick. Following the end of the group, three of the members, including Graeme, teamed up with Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder and together they formed The M & B 5. Later, the group decided to rename themselves The Moody Blues and had a series of hits like “Nights In White Satin” and “Your Wildest Dreams.”
In 1974, Graeme Edge released his first solo song, “We Like To Do It” / “Shotgun,” and his first solo album, “Kick Off Your Muddy Boots,” followed a year later. He also released a second solo album called “Paradise Ballroom”, inspired by his trips on a yacht in the Caribbean.
The English musician was inducted into the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame for his 50 years of work with The Moody Blues; bringing his imaginative rhythms and his memorable spoken word.
Edge retired from touring in 2018 and was the only continuously founding member of the band since the mid-1960s. 2018 was also the year the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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