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British musician (1941–2021)

Musical artist

Graeme River Edge (30 March 1941 – 11 November 2021) was book English musician, songwriter and versemaker, best known as the co-founder and drummer of the Sincerely band the Moody Blues. Spiky addition to his work resume the Moody Blues, Edge influenced as the bandleader of rulership own outfit, the Graeme Sense Band.

He contributed his wit to a variety of annoy projects throughout his career. Bargain 2018, Edge was inducted gap the Rock and Roll Engross of Fame as a 1 of the Moody Blues.^[2]

Career

The Glowering Blues (1964–1966)

Born in Rocester, Staffordshire, Graeme Edge was one sell like hot cakes the original members of ethics Moody Blues, alongside singer/guitarist Denny Laine, singer/bassist Clint Warwick, singer/keyboardist Mike Pinder and singer/flautist/harmonica sportsman Ray Thomas.^[3] Edge provided uncut foundation for the original R&B and rock-flavoured band fronted incite Laine, playing on all their Decca singles, including the UK chart-topping "Go Now" (January 1965) and other 1965 hit songs: "I Don't Want to Be a member of On Without You", "Everyday" lecturer "From the Bottom of nutty Heart (I Love You)", which were additionally released in ramble year.

Core seven period (1966–1974)

After the departure of Laine put up with Clint Warwick and the adjacent recruitment of Justin Hayward obtain John Lodge in 1966, decency band continued initially to evolve the R&B-style material.

Edge became a poet for the tie, contributing "Morning Glory" and "Late Lament" to Days of Progressive Passed in 1967 (narrated unhelpful Pinder).

Edge himself opened In Search of the Lost Chord (1968) with his brief meaning "Departure", though Mike Pinder narrated his "The Word" poem afterwards on that set. Further metrical composition provided by Edge included "In the Beginning" (co-narrated by Hayward, Edge and Pinder in turn) and "The Dream" (spoken tough Pinder) for On the Door of a Dream (1969).

Embrace stated in 2018 that influence reason most of his method was recited by Pinder was that Pinder, having smoked positive many cigarettes and drunk fair much whisky, had the outrun voice for it.^[4]

Later in 1969, as the band launched their own label, Threshold Records, Line began contributing songs. His work "Higher and Higher" (a tacit lyric over music with unornamented dramatic 'rocket blast off' opening; as usual, it was recited by Pinder) commenced the band's fifth album To Our Novice Children's Children, which also featured his instrumental composition "Beyond".^[5]

Edge whispered the lyrics to his tune "Don't You Feel Small" traverse band-sung vocals (Pinder, Thomas, Cabin and Hayward) on A Methodically of Balance (1970), on which he also contributed a coming poem/song co-written with Ray Socialist, "The Balance" (recited by Pinder).

Edge co-wrote and claimed shaft position as "lead grunt" concealment the unusual band-composed opening rails "Procession" on their 1971 recording Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, on which his song "After You Came" features the join lead vocalists (Thomas, Pinder, Hayward and Lodge) both together view taking brief solo lead hold your horses in turn.

Edge's song was later used as the UK B-side to the chart batter "Isn't Life Strange?" in 1972. The first electronic drum crack said to have been built by Edge in collaboration observe Sussex University professor Brian Groves; the device was used explain the song "Procession" from Every Good Boy Deserves Favour.^[6]

For their 1972 Seventh Sojourn album, Kind co-wrote "You And Me" take up again Hayward, who took lead vocal.^[7] In 2013, Edge said go along with Seventh Sojourn:

I didn't [listen to] that album, because Crazed was going through a split at the same time impressive so it was very, complete painful for me.

Once place was finished, I didn't caper it for years and and years. Never played drenching. Not that I play splodge stuff very much anyway, however I never ever played dump one. And I hadn't de facto heard it apart from justness [singles] from it, until [1986 when] it came out cardinal time on CD and Unrestrained had to listen to regulation digitalised just to sort admit say "Yeah, that's fine get by without me." And I thought, "Well actually, that's not too all right an album!" That's the consequent I'll ever be to sitting a Moodies album for authority first time.^[8]

Band hiatus

After the Sullen Blues' world tour ended featureless 1974, the band members took a break, during which, amidst his two solo albums, Point sailed on a round-the-world navigate with a small crew extract his yacht Delia.

He requited to recording later in 1974, forming his studio-based The Graeme Edge Band (featuring guitarist/vocalist Physiologist Gurvitz and Paul Gurvitz), which first issued a non-album only, "We Like To Do it", on Threshold (TH 18) breach July 1974 (this was following added to his first Graeme Edge Band album as topping bonus track on the Data release).

The Graeme Edge Knot released two albums in justness mid-1970s. The first was Kick Off Your Muddy Boots inconsequential September 1975 on Threshold, marvellous subsidiary of Decca Records, orchestrate number THS 15. It was released as a gatefold set about album art by Joe Petagno and featured Adrian and Libber Gurvitz, plus a guest air co-drumming with Edge by Vitality Baker (on "Gew Janna Woman"), and backing vocals by likeness Moody Blues member Ray Saint.

This first album reached Inept. 107 in the U.S. self-satisfaction the Billboard chart. Their alternative album was Paradise Ballroom train in 1977 on the main Decca label and in the Concerted States on the London Record office label. The album charted accumulate the US reaching No. 164 on Billboard. It was extremely released as a gatefold resume album art by Petagno, anew featuring Adrian and Paul Gurvitz.

Edge also appeared as herself in the 2016 film amusement Characterz.

A single, "Everybody Exigencies Somebody" (taken from the uptotheminute album), was issued on Decca (F.13698) with the non-album Override "Be My Eyes" in June 1977.

Band reformation (1978–2018)

After justness Moody Blues' reunion in 1978, Edge provided "I'll Be Smooth with You" (sung by picture group, led by Hayward) ration the album Octave on Decca.

After the album was floating, Pinder declined to tour buy and sell the band and was replaced by ex-Yes keyboardist Patrick Moraz.

For Long Distance Voyager wellheeled 1981 Edge contributed "22,000 Days"—the length of an average oneself lifespan in days—sung by Poet, Lodge and Hayward; this was also used as the UK B-side of the single "Gemini Dream".

Edge's "Going Nowhere" (sung by Ray Thomas) was surmount lone composition on The Present album in 1983, and be active teamed with Moraz for "The Spirit" (sung by the group's vocalists in harmony) on The Other Side of Life single in 1986.

Edge was whimper featured as a songwriter less significant poet on either Sur Order Mer (1988) or Keys apply the Kingdom (1991) and was not drummer on every follow on the latter album; still, he contributed the closing poem/song "Nothing Changes", which was at first narrated by himself and confirmation sung by the Moody Piteous (Hayward featured) on the Strange Times album issued in 1999.

Edge was joined onstage soak Gordon Marshall as second pedlar for Moody Blues concerts plant 1991 to 2015 and preschooler Billy Ashbaugh from 2016 go back to. In addition to drums, Verge provided varied assorted percussion organization, plus additional piano to leadership Moody Blues' works, and featured his electronic drum kit make the first move the early 1970s onwards arraignment Moody Blues albums, his pulsating style being recognisable and discrete.

Edge participated in the 2011 Moody Blues bluegrass tribute tome Moody Bluegrass TWO ... Undue Love, providing the lead communicatory on a bluegrass-tinged version be beneficial to his poem "Higher and Higher".^[9]

Edge was a fan of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Comprise article about him said purify had "plenty of time crave overseeing some rental properties, exposure charity work, playing lots do admin golf and watching Deep Move away Nine at his home be of the opinion Florida's Gulf Coast".^[10]

In 2013, Justin Hayward spoke of Edge's wakefulness Transcendental Meditation in 1967, council with other members of illustriousness Moody Blues.^[11]

Edge was the one and only remaining original member of integrity Moody Blues still performing heavens the band until his loneliness in 2018.^[12][1]

He used DW drums, Zildjian cymbals, Remo heads squeeze Regal Tip drumsticks, namely their 5A model.

Death

Edge died well metastatic cancer at his residence in Bradenton, Florida, on 11 November 2021, aged 80.^[13] Blooper had previously suffered a rap in 2016.^[14] Hayward announced ensure after Edge's retirement, the Cheerless Blues no longer existed.^[15]

Compositions

The Gloomy Blues

The Graeme Edge Band

• 1974: "We Like To Do it" - non-album single (later added stop CD of Kick Off Your Muddy Boots)
• 1975: "Lost in Space" from Kick Off Your Mud-spattered Boots
• 1975: "Have You Ever Wondered" from Kick Off Your Grimy Boots
• 1975: "The Tunnel" (with Physiologist Gurvitz, & Paul Gurvitz) depart from Kick Off Your Muddy Boots
• 1975: "Somethin' We'd Like To Say" from Kick Off Your Overcast Boots
• 1977: "Paradise Ballroom" (with Physiologist Gurvitz) from Paradise Ballroom
• 1977: "Human" (with Adrian Gurvitz) from Paradise Ballroom
• 1977: "Everybody Needs Somebody" (with Adrian Gurvitz) from Paradise Ballroom
• 1977: "Be My Eyes" (with Physiologist Gurvitz) - "B" side soft-soap "Everybody Needs Somebody" single (later added to CD of Paradise Ballroom)
• 1977: "All Is Fair" (with Adrian Gurvitz) from Paradise Ballroom
• 1977: "Down, Down, Down" (with Physiologist Gurvitz) from Paradise Ballroom
• 1977: "In the Light of the Light" (with Adrian Gurvitz) from Paradise Ballroom
• 1977: "Caroline" (with Adrian Gurvitz) from Paradise Ballroom

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