# Graeme Edge (Co-Founder Moody Blues) Dead at 80 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [November 12, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248 "2021-11-12T15:17:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/1 "2021-11-12T15:17:59Z")
[Link.](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-11-12/moody-blues-drummer-cofounder-graeme-edge-dead) Breaking story. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/2 "2021-11-12T15:32:31Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oDLOP-zlBsU/hqdefault.jpg "The Dream ~ Graeme Edge") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDLOP-zlBsU) Drummer. Poet. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/3 "2021-11-12T18:47:02Z")
They (Hayward and Lodge) still have tour dates set for next year. Founding members Laine (age 77) and Pinder (79) are still with us. They haven’t been part of the group for decades. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/4 "2021-11-12T18:59:48Z")
My first concert was the Moody Blues in 1971. I’ve seen them several times since, including the show documented in the “Lovely To See You” DVD. Always a great time. Graeme’s “Higher and Higher” dance was a highlight of the live gigs for me. _Vast vision must improve our sight_ _Perhaps at last we’ll see an end to our home’s endless blight_ _And the beginning of the free_ _Climb to tranquility, finding its real worth_ _Conceiving the heavens, flourishing on Earth_ I don’t think any other band used his type of poetry/spoken interlude (voiced by Mike Pinder) as successfully and as such an integral part of their albums. Thanks for the memories Graeme. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/5 "2021-11-12T19:39:26Z")
My brother is a huge Moodies fan, which is kinda weird because he’s only 43. So I spent my teenage years listening to the typical 90s teenage stuff…and The Moody Blues. I’ve seen them in concert more than most other bands. We also spent a lot of time watching and re-watching [Legend Of A Band : The Story of the Moody Blues](https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Band-Story-Moody-Polydor/dp/B00UGPSUZG). Edge definitely seemed to be the most delightful, playful and cheeky member. He will be missed! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/6 "2021-11-12T19:44:20Z")
“Cold hearted orb that rules the night. . .” I remember when **Days of Future Passed** was released in 1967. It was a blockbuster album and unique in that it was a rock band paired with an orchestra (at least in the “Nights in White Satin” cut) and had spoken poetry. I ended up buying their subsequent albums, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/7 "2021-11-12T19:46:14Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I don’t think any other band used his type of poetry/spoken interlude (voiced by Mike Pinder) as successfully and as such an integral part of their albums. Thanks for the memories Graeme. _Cold-hearted orb that rules the night_ _Removes the colours from our sight_ _Red is grey is yellow white_ _But we decide which is right_ _And which is an illusion_ I love those words every bit as much as the music. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/8 "2021-11-12T20:07:20Z")
We saw them perform in the 90s with the Virginia Symphony. Great show. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/9 "2021-11-14T03:16:32Z")
_the wonder of flowers, to be covered_ _and then to burst up_ _Thru tarmac, to the sun again_ _Or to fly to the sun without burning a wing_ _To lie in the meadow and hear the grass sing_ _To have all these things in our memories hoard_ _And to use them_ _To help us_ _To find…_ _God…_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q0DaehYtDnc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Moody Blues - Departure/Ride My See-Saw") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0DaehYtDnc) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/10 "2021-11-14T03:27:22Z")
I played _This Is The Moody Blues_ a lot during my college years in the '80s, which also overlapped with their 1980s resurgence. Still one of my favorite bands. Rest in peace, Graeme. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/11 "2021-11-14T03:49:29Z")
I saw them in AC two maybe three times. Always a great show. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graeme-edge-co-founder-moody-blues-dead-at-80/954248/12 "2021-11-14T18:57:18Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > So I spent my teenage years listening to the typical 90s teenage stuff…and The Moody Blues. My dad went through a Moody Blues phase when I was in my teens in the mid 90s and I had a much higher than average exposure to them, too. Pretty cringey at the time, pulling over to pick me up with their synth strings section blaring.