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Ray Thomas
12+ albums
Progressive rock80sclassic rockrocksinger-songwriters
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Raymond Thomas (Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England, 29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) was an English musician, best known as a flautist, singer and composer in the rock band, The Moody Blues. In the 1950's, Thomas joined the Birmingham Youth Choir. He began singing with various Birmingham blues and soul groups, including the Saints and Sinners as well as the Ramblers. Taking up the harmonica, he then started bands with keyboardist and future Moody Blues bandmate Mike Pinder. The two performed together in such bands as El Riot and the Rebels and the Krew Cats in Hamburg, Germany, at times opening for a then-little-known band called The Beatles. Thomas and Pinder then recruited Guitarist Denny Laine along with drummer Graeme Edge and bassist Clint Warwick to form a new, blues-based band. The name of the band, chosen by Pinder, was "The Moody Blues." The name was a subtle reference to Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo." Their first album yielded a #1 UK hit (#10 in the US) with "Go Now." Following this album, Laine and Warwick left the band. Thomas suggested an old bandmate, bassist John Lodge, as a replacement for Warwick and also recruited Justin Hayward to replace Denny Laine. The band then released 7 successful albums, and became known for a pioneering orchestral sound. Some of Thomas' compositions on these albums are "Another Morning" and "Twilight Time" (from Days of Future Passed), "And the Tide Rushes In" (from A Question of Balance), "Legend of a Mind" (from
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albums
From Mighty Oaks
From the Mighty Oaks - Remastered Edition
Hopes, Wishes & Dreams - Remastered Edition
From the Mighty Oaks (Remastered Edition)
Words & Music
Hopes Wishes & Dreams
Timeless Flight
Hopes, Wishes & Dreams (Remastered Edition)
The Trouble With Memories
Vintage Kids Songs From The '30s, '40s & '50s
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Prog Rock Giants
Hopes Wishes and Dreams