- Target:
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Region:
- United States of America
We believe that the contribution of the Moody Blues to the evolution of rock music is beyond debate.
This band has gone unrecognized for far too long and should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Moody Blues formed on 4 May 1964, in Erdington, Birmingham, England. Ray Thomas, John Lodge, and Michael Pinder had been members of El Riot & the Rebels. They disbanded when Lodge, the youngest member, went to technical college and Michael Pinder joined the army. Michael Pinder then rejoined Thomas to form the Krew Cats. The pair recruited guitarist/vocalist Denny Laine, band manager-turned-drummer Graeme Edge, and bassist Clint Warwick. The five appeared as the Moody Blues for the first time in Birmingham in 1964. The name developed from a hoped-for sponsorship from the M&B Brewery which failed to materialise, the band calling themselves both "The M B's" and "The M B Five" and was also a subtle reference to the Duke Ellington song, "Mood Indigo".
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Blues
We believe that the contribution of the Moody Blues to the evolution of rock music is beyond debate.
This band has gone unrecognized for far too long and should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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The Induct the Moody Blues into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame petition to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was written by Gregg Bender and is in the category Arts & Entertainment at GoPetition.