R.I.P. Denny Laine (Moody Blues, Wings) dies at 79...

Denny Laine, bass player and known as founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1971 to 1981, In 2018, Laine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues.

Brian Frederick Hines was born on 29 October 1944 to Herbert Edward Arthur Hines and Eva Lillian Hines (née Bassett) in Channel Islands, and he attended Yardley Grammar School.He took up the guitar as a boy, inspired by gypsy jazz musician Django Reinhardt. He gave his first solo performance as a musician at age 12, and began his career as a professional musician, fronting Denny Laine and the Diplomats which also included Bev Bevan, future drummer with the Move and Electric Light Orchestra.