People - With McCartney in the Wings: Musician Denny Laine is dead
He was the frontman of the British rock band Moody Blues and played alongside ex-Beatle Paul McCartney in the Wings. Now guitarist Denny Laine is dead.
The musician died at the age of 79 after a long lung disease, the BBC quoted from a statement by Laine's wife Elizabeth Hines. "I was by his side and held his hand while I played his favorite Christmas song," she said.
Born in Birmingham in 1944, Laine founded the Moody Blues in the 1960s, who immediately shot to the top of the British charts with their album "Go Now". He left the band in 1966 and tried his hand at a solo career before joining the newly formed Wings around McCartney and his wife Linda in 1971. During his ten years with the band, he co-wrote the hit "Mull of Kintyre", among others. "I was more in the shadows, but that didn't bother me," Laine said in an interview a few months ago.
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Denny Laine, known for his contributions to Great Britain's music scene, spent time in both the Moody Blues and Wings, a rock band led by former Beatle Paul McCartney. Laine and McCartney collaborated extensively, with Laine co-writing hits like "Mull of Kintyre" while in Wings. The announcement of Laine's death was made by the BBC, citing his wife Elizabeth Hines and her account of his passing in London after a long battle with lung disease.
In his early days, Laine was born in Birmingham and established the Moody Blues, which quickly became a sensational British act with their debut album "Go Now." After leaving the band in 1966, Laine embarked on a solo career before joining Wings in the early 1970s.
Visitors to London may want to pay tribute to Laine's musical legacy, which has left a significant mark on the blues and rock genres.
Source: www.stern.de
