Recent content by TonyBrown

Yes, that's so true, the fickle hand of fate can take you in completely opposite directions, and, to some extent, irrespective of your talents. Actually Ray retired in 2002, apparently suffering from balance problems that has stumped the doctors. The new (October) issue of Record Collector...

Yes, the "family trees" do make fascinating reading. There's a big overlap with ELO and other Brumbeat bands in the Moodies' tree - Pete Frame did a good book setting all these out - and a fantastic TV programme was also made on this. I've put together a comprehensive one just for the...

Mossy Many thanks for your messages. I was good friends with Clint too (& Danny King), I was at also at the funeral, very moving. Btw, I took Clint to a Moodies gig in London (around 2000) where he met some of the band after the show, a very interesting evening. Would you mind dropping...

Wow - lots of replies!! There's a copy of the programme for the Chuck Berry show on my site ; https://www.themoodyblues.co.uk/tourbooks.htm Wish I'd been around to have seen them (not born until '66!) It was signed by the band plus a few others on the show, inc. Dick Heckstall-Smith...

Hi Shardeen, Wow - can you expand on this? You were in another band that shared the bill? If you can let me have some names, I'll have a word with some of the guys - am meeting up with some next month. Regards Tony

Heather, It was Ray Thomas that was the lead singer. Justin was from Swindon, Wilts, and didn't join the Moodies until 1966, after Denny & Clint had left. He joined at the same time as John Lodge, who'd previously played with Ray & Mike in the Rebels. I have a poster from the...

Hi, I run a website dedicated to the Moody Blues and their earlier bands ( www.TheMoodyBlues.co.uk ) I've interviewed dozens of musicians from those bands and several of their personal photo albums are included on my site, I would love to hear from anyone who may have any original photos...