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David Justin Hayward [1] [2] OBE (born 14 October 1946) is an English musician. He was the guitarist and frontman of the rock band the Moody Blues from 1966 until that group's dissolution in 2018. He became the group's principal vocalist and its most prolific songwriter over the 1967–1974 period, and composed several international hit singles ...
Justin Hayward (formerly of Marty Wilde's band) joined on guitar and vocals and John Lodge (an early bandmate of Ray Thomas) joined on bass and vocals. [5] The 'classic' Moody Blues lineup, active from 1966 to 1978, from left to right: Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge, Justin Hayward, Ray Thomas and John Lodge.
L–R: Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Graeme Edge. In 2007, the now defunct Hard Rock Park theme park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, announced the building of a dark ride entitled "Nights in White Satin: The Trip". The ride incorporated multi-sensory experiences as well as a re-orchestrated version of the song by Hayward.
The Moody Blues had little success with singles after "Go Now!" in the mid-1960s, which led to Laine's departure from the band, later being replaced by Justin Hayward. Bassist Clint Warwick had already departed the band by this time. Rodney Clark had replaced him for a while before they recruited John Lodge. With the new lineup, the Moody Blues ...
All songs written by Justin Hayward (except as noted). "Tuesday Afternoon" "It's Up To You/Lovely To See You" "In Your Blue Eyes" "The Western Sky" "You Can Never Go Home" "Watching And Waiting" "I Dreamed Last Night" "One Day, Someday" "The Eastern Sun" "December Snow" "What You Resist Persists" "Your Wildest Dreams"
The album was recorded in Genoa in Italy and in Nashville. On it, Hayward explores new areas – country and bluegrass on tracks like "What You Resist Persists", "Broken Dream" from The View from the Hill and "It’s Cold Outside of Your Heart" from The Moody Blues' 1983 album The Present.
He was replaced by Justin Hayward. The last record issued by the Moody Blues that featured Laine was the single "Life's Not Life" b/w "He Can Win", in January 1967. [13] A compilation album of singles and album tracks of the early Moody Blues, led by Denny Laine, was released in 2006 under the title An Introduction to The Moody Blues. [14]
Pinder was partly responsible for the choice of young Swindon guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Justin Hayward to replace Laine. It was Pinder who phoned Hayward and collected him from the railway station. Rod Clarke briefly replaced Warwick as bassist until John Lodge was recruited as bassist/vocalist, completing the 'classic' Moodies line-up.