Happy Birthday Denny Laine! Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, 29 October 1944, in Birmingham, England), is an English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was an original member of the Moody Blues, singing the bands first hit Go Now in 1964, and was a member of Wings with Paul McCartney from 1971 to 1981. Denny Laine was educated at Yardley Grammar School in Birmingham, and took up the guitar as a boy under the influence of gypsy jazz (jazz manouche) legend Django Reinhardt; he had his first solo performance as a musician at the age of 12 and began his career as a professional musician fronting Denny Laine & the Diplomats. In 1964, Laine left the Diplomats to join Mike Pinder in the Moody Blues and sang the groups first big hit, Go Now. Laine and Pinder wrote most of The Moody Blues B sides during the 1965-66 period. The last record issued by the Moody Blues that featured Laine was Lifes Not Life/He Can Win in January 1967. After leaving the Moody Blues, he formed the Electric String Band in December 1966, which featured himself on guitar and vocals, Trevor Burton ( of the Move) on guitar and others. After this Laine and Burton went on to the band Balls from February 1969 until the bands breakup in 1971. In 1971, Laine joined Paul McCartney to form Wings, and stayed with the group for 10 years until it disbanded in 1981. On April 27, 1981, Laine announced he was leaving Wings due to McCartneys reluctance to tour in the wake of John Lennons murder. He signed with Scratch records and began working on a new album, Anyone Can Fly. He then went on to record other solo albums such as Hometown Girls, Wings on Your Feet and Lonely Road before returning to Scratch to do his Wings at the Sound of Denny Laine. He has also released two more albums, Master Suite and Reborn. Denny moved to the United States in the 1990s, where he continues to tour, originally with the classic Rock band and later with the Cryers.
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