John Lodge , singer, songwriter and bass player for the British rock band The Moody Blues for more than 50 years, has died. He was 82.

His family announced his death in a statement today. ‘It is with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that John Lodge, our darling husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law and brother, has been suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us.” The statement did not include a cause of death, but noted, “John peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loved ones and the sounds of the Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly.”

Joining the band in 1966, Lodge would go on to write or co-write many of the bands songs, some of which he’d also sing: “Ride My See-Saw”, “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band)”, “Isn’t Life Strange,” “Gemini Dream”, and “Steppin in

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