Graeme Edge ✝

Graeme Charles Edge (born 30 March 1941) is an English musician, songwriter and poet best known as the drummer and one of the songwriters for the English band the Moody Blues. Edge is the only remaining original member of the Moody Blues still performing in the band. In addition to his work with the Moody Blues, Edge has worked as the bandleader of his own outfit, the Graeme Edge Band. He has contributed his talents to a variety of other projects throughout his career. In 2018, Edge was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues.\n', ' Graeme Edge is one of the original members of The Moody Blues, alongside singer/guitarist Denny Laine, singer/bassist Clint Warwick, singer/keyboardist Mike Pinder and singer/flautist/harmonica player Ray Thomas. Edge provided a foundation for the original R&B and rock-flavoured band fronted by 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 Go On Without You", "Everyday", and "From The Bottom of my Heart (I Love You)", which were additionally released in that year.\n', ' After the departure of Laine and Clint Warwick and the later recruitment of Justin Hayward and John Lodge in 1966, the band continued initially to play the R&B style material; however, after an irate fan dismissed one of their concert performances as poor, Edge is quoted as speaking up to say to his bandmates: "That guy was right ... we WERE rubbish!" leading the band to decide henceforth to drop the blues-style covers and begin writing and recording their own songs only.\n', '