John Lodgeis bass guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the iconic rock band,The Moody Blues. Songwriter of such megaMoody Blueshits“Ride My See-Saw”,“I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band)”,“Isn’t Life Strange?”and many more. Lodge has been performing and recording withThe Moody Bluesfor more than five decades, selling in excess of 70 million albums, whilst also having a successful solo career. Lodge has been voted one of the “10 most influential bass players on the planet,” and has been the recipient of many awards, includingASCAP(American Society of Composers and Publishers), andIvor Novello Awardfor Outstanding Contribution to Music. John was inducted into theHollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2019 was given a star in his hometown ‘Walk of Fame’. In 2018, John and theMoody Blueswere inducted into the‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’,and in 2019 John was given theLifetime Achievement Awardin theProg Awards.
The Moody Blues have released 15 studio albums and countless compilations, and John has also released four solo albums;NATURAL AVENUEin 1977,10,000 LIGHT YEARS AGOin 2015, LIVE FROM BIRMINGHAM, THE 10,000 LIGHT YEARS TOURin 2017, andB Yondin 2019. B Yond included three new tracks plus a ‘best of’ from John’s career. He also released the duo albumBLUE JAYSin 1975 with Justin Hayward, and were voted theTop Duofor that year.