Rock Band Member Denny Laine, Lead Singer of The Moody Blues and Guitarist for Paul McCartney’s Wings, Passes Away at 79

Musician Denny Laine, the lead singer of rock band The Moody Blues and guitarist with Sir Paul McCartney’s group Wings, has died aged 79.

His wife Elizabeth Haines said on Tuesday that he had died following a long battle with lung disease.

She said in a statement: ‘I was at his side, holding his hand as I played his favourite Christmas songs for him.’

Denny sung on The Moody Blues’ 1965 multi-million selling single Go Now and co-wrote the Wings hit Mull of Kintyre.

The singer-songwriter, real name Brian Hines, was born in October 1944 in Birmingham and grew up in the city.

Musician Denny Laine, the lead singer of rock band The Moody Blues and guitarist with Sir Paul McCartney's group Wings, has died aged 79 (pictured in 2016)

Musician Denny Laine, the lead singer of rock band The Moody Blues and guitarist with Sir Paul McCartney’s group Wings, has died aged 79 (pictured in 2016)

He started playing guitar after he was inspired by the late jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt. 

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