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Moody Blues singer Ray Thomas dies at his home aged 76 after a battle with prostate cancer
Daily Mail ^ | Jan 07, 2018 | Charlie Bayliss

Posted on 01/07/2018 9:15:11 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom

Moody Blues singer Ray Thomas has passed away after a battle with prostate cancer.

The English rock hero, 76, died at his home in Surrey on Thursday, January 4.

His record label have since released a statement confirming his death.

In a statement, they said: 'It is with profound sorrow and sadness that Cherry Red Records and Esoteric Recordings regret to announce that Ray Thomas, founder member, flautist and vocalist of the Moody Blues, passed away suddenly at his home in Surrey on Thursday.


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To: newfreep

In between he released this nice little undiscovered gem of a song.

Check it out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwg534G-TFU


41 posted on 01/07/2018 10:30:40 AM PST by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: eastforker

So happy for you eastforker. My Hub is high risk (his father had it) and they don’t do his yearly blood work in the past couple of years (PSA?) due to it being a slow growing cancer.


42 posted on 01/07/2018 10:31:52 AM PST by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Ray wrote Legend of a mind, about Timothy Leary. Great tune! RIP


43 posted on 01/07/2018 10:39:14 AM PST by lone star annie
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Love it. Nothing comes close........


44 posted on 01/07/2018 10:42:11 AM PST by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: lone star annie

He’s still on the outside. Looking in.


45 posted on 01/07/2018 10:43:29 AM PST by VietVet876
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Thanks for the music.Rest in peace.


46 posted on 01/07/2018 10:45:30 AM PST by OwenKellogg (Merry Christmas!)
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To: newfreep
After that first album, he left the MB and joined a little band on the run called “Wings”.

Did you know that before Wings, Paul McCartney, was in a band called, "The Beatles"?
47 posted on 01/07/2018 10:47:06 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Wow,I just remember his solo career!


48 posted on 01/07/2018 10:49:46 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: SamAdams76

funny- i watched all 15 parts of that lawsuit on youtube this summer...everybody, including the judge, thought Moraz was out of his mind but the jury found in his favor- i think he won $77,000 after initially turning down more than $3 million the Moodies had offered him...

and i would disagree- there are few albums in general which compare to Seventh Sojourn...


49 posted on 01/07/2018 10:50:14 AM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Rest in peace.


50 posted on 01/07/2018 10:55:50 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Ray Thomas was THE founder of the Moody Blues. He kept them going through some lean times and personnel changes. His most famous song was Legend of a Mind (Timothy Leary).

There was a thread on the Mellotron today where I mentioned the Moody Blues.


51 posted on 01/07/2018 11:00:18 AM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
RIP. Days of Future Passed was fifty years ago. A half century. It's as fresh today as the day it was laid down.
52 posted on 01/07/2018 11:10:01 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Texas Eagle

Hayward himself has said that he began to write it after a girlfriend broke up with him, in which case white satin would refer to sheets, I suppose. That sort of ordinary explanation doesn’t quite live up to the very memorable, atmospheric and yes moody sound of the song, which really defined the Moody Blues. “Nights In White Satin” was really the genesis of the band’s musical style.


53 posted on 01/07/2018 11:10:10 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: eastforker

I have a friend who had it about 8 years ago and the docs declared it cured. Just found out it came back and got into his spine . Happened within 3 months.


54 posted on 01/07/2018 11:12:27 AM PST by lilypad
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

“If there’s a rock & roll heaven, you know they have a helluva band.”

RIP & thanks for all the great music.


55 posted on 01/07/2018 11:12:29 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: eastforker

True, you can last for decades with prostate cancer, but if you get it at a younger age (in your fifties or early sixties) it can be extremely aggressive and deadly.

But like everything, someone can still be claimed by it even if caught in time.

In this case, it may have not been the cancer itself, but some side effect of treatment, or other existing conditions.

Glad you beat it, eastforker...


56 posted on 01/07/2018 11:12:39 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: eastforker

True, you can last for decades with prostate cancer, but if you get it at a younger age (in your fifties or early sixties) it can be extremely aggressive and deadly.

But like everything, someone can still be claimed by it even if caught in time.

In this case, it may have not been the cancer itself, but some side effect of treatment, or other existing conditions.

Glad you beat it, eastforker...


57 posted on 01/07/2018 11:13:16 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette.)
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To: lilypad

Cancer is a *itch, don’t believe anyone who every tells you it’s “cured.” Kept at bay is more accurate and it’ll always be a risk for coming back.


58 posted on 01/07/2018 11:14:45 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: God luvs America
You are right, it is on YouTube! What isn't on YouTube these days? I'll have to check it out. I remember watching parts of that trial over 25 years ago and wondering who the heck was Patrick Moraz and why is he suing the Moody Blues! Remember there was no real Internet and no Wikipedia back then so even though I learned later Moraz was the singer on the 1980s albums, which I am very familiar with, I did not connect his name to the music at the time.

I've always been an oddball about my music preferences. For example, my favorite Led Zeppelin album (by far) is "In Through The Out Door" which many Zep fans consider their worst (or at least tied with "Presence"). My favorite Stones album is "Some Girls" and "Blood On The Tracks" is my favorite of Dylan.

I guess it was because I came of age in the late 1970s so missed out on a lot of these bands when they were in their prime.

59 posted on 01/07/2018 11:15:43 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

Moraz also replaced Rick Wakeman in Yes.


60 posted on 01/07/2018 11:16:15 AM PST by dfwgator
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