NEW YORK — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney’s longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle’s solo band Wings, has died at age 79. His death comes almost exactly 50 years after the release of McCartney’s acclaimed “Band On the Run” album, on which …
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Denny Laine, co-founder of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dies at 79 Enlarge this image toggle caption Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP file photo Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP file photo NEW YORK — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney's longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle's solo …
Denny Laine, a founding member of the Moody Blues who later served as Paul McCartney’s right-hand man in Wings, died on Tuesday at age 79. Wings had a volatile lineup but Laine played guitar in every incarnation of the group, occasionally stepping forward to sing lead — he sang most of the amiable shuffle “I Lie Around,” while the moody …
On the Shelf 'The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73' By Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair Dey Street: 720 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. He has just spent eight years working with Adrian Sinclair on “The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73,” the first …
