John Lodge - The Moody Blues

musicianbassrocksingercomposerbritish invasionenglish

Dec 27

Episode Summary

John Lodge is the longtime bassist, vocalist and composer for The Moody Blues. In 2018 he and the band were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He’s written many of their hits including “Ride My See-Saw” and “I’m Just a Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)”. We discuss his experiences in the British Invasion era, his career with the Moodys, and much more. And we do a Songfest!

Episode Notes

My featured song in this episode is “The Captain Of Her Heart”, our reimagined version of the song by Double, from the album “Play” by my band, Project Grand Slam.

https://open.spotify.com/track/33DDR8OjNrx9WfA1JgrXRj?si=HgSgHhZ1Qm2lJpW6GhoF1A

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In this episode John and I discuss:

How he’s the 2nd Moody to be interviewed on this podcast
“Go Now”, the first pre-Lodge Moody hit
His memories of the British Invasion
The Moody’s U.S. tour
The “Days Of Future Passed” album
His Fender Precision bass
How he almost became a car designer

In the Songfest portion of the episode we play and discuss:

“Ride My See-Saw”

“I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)”

“Gemini Dreams”

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