British singer and guitarist John Lodge died at the age of 82, his family announced on Friday.
Lodge, a bass player, vocalist and songwriter who joined the English rock band two years after its 1964 formation
Between 1969 and 1972 he featured on the albums On the Threshold of a Dream, To Our Children’s Children’s Children
He married Kirsten in September 1968 and they had two children. The Moody Blues’ Emily’s Song referred to his daughter.