Weekend self-care open thread: the Moody Blues
The Moody Blues, 1968; l-r: John Lodge, Graham Edge, Mike Pinder, Justin Heywood, Ray Thomas Happy weekend, peoples! Once again, it is I, everyone's favorite sidewalking, snidetalking crustacean taking over the Self-Care duties from our beloved Fearless Leader, LL! And this time, I present to you yet another influential band from the British Invasion: the Moody Blues! The Moody Blues were formed in Birmingham, England in 1964, as part of the British Beat/rhythm & blues scene. It's original members were Graham Edge on drums, Denny Lane on guitar and vocals, Clint Warwick on bass, Mike Pinder on keyboard, and Ray Thomas as jack of all trades, playing harmonica, the saxophone, and his trademark flute. In the beginning, the Moody Blues only did cover songs from other blues acts. Yet, a year later, the band scored their first hit with Go Now! , a cover version of a Bessie Banks song, which made it all the way up to number one on the British charts. But despite their instan...
