John Lodge (musician)
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| Birth name | John Charles Lodge |
| Born | July 20, 1943 |
| Origin | Erdington, Birmingham, England |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1965 - present |
| Associated acts | The Moody Blues |
| Website | John Lodge official site |
John Charles Lodge (born 20 July 1943, in Erdington, Birmingham, England) is best known as bass guitar player, singer, and current member of The Moody Blues.
He also collaborated with fellow Moody Blues member Justin Hayward on the 1975 album Blue Jays, and released a solo album, Natural Avenue, in 1977. During the 1970s, he produced the band Trapeze.
Lodge has been married to his first and only wife, Kirsten, since 1968, and they are the parents of two grown children. Their first child, a daughter named Emily, was born in 1970, and son Kristian was born two years later. Although he is a private man, Lodge has spoken on several occasions about his Christian beliefs, and credits his faith with keeping him from the dangerous pitfalls and excesses to be found in the often dark world of rock and roll.
Lodge's prolific songwriting for the Moody Blues has created such songs as "Ride My See-Saw", "Send Me No Wine", "Candle of Life", "Minstrel's Song", "Emily's Song", "Isn't Life Strange" (which earned Lodge an ASCAP songwriting award), "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)" (which also won him an ASCAP songwriting award), "Steppin' in a Slidezone", "Talking Out of Turn", "Sitting at the Wheel", "Lean on Me (Tonight)" and "Gemini Dream" — the latter being a co-composition with Justin Hayward that won them jointly an ASCAP songwriting award. Bass Player magazine voted him amongst the most influential bass players.
Through most of his career he played a Fender Precision Bass. For the last several years he has been playing a Fender Jazz Bass. Other instruments include a custom-made Fender double-neck bass and guitar (which replaced a similar model by Rickenbacker), acoustic bass and acoustic 12-string by Guild.
In 1985, the Moody Blues picked up the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
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