Best known for his participation in The Moody Blues, bassist and singer John
Lodge has pursued a solo career in the same musical vein. Born in Erdington,
near Birmingham, on July 20, 1943, John Charles Lodge took an interest in
rock'n'roll, and while still at school was involved in the local scene, where he
cut his teeth in the bands El Riot and the Rebels alongside Ray Thomas and Mike
Pinder (1962-1963), The Carpetbaggers (1964) and The John Bull Breed
(1965-1966). Asked to replace Clint Warwick in The Moody Blues, he played a
major role in the composition of many songs, includi...