Denny Laine

English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist.

Born: October 29, 1944 in Birmingham, United Kingdom - Died: December 5, 2023 in Naples, Florida, United States.

He started his professional career fronting [a=Denny Laine And The Diplomats]. Leaving the Diplomats, he became an original member of [a=The Moody Blues], singing the band's first hit "[m=86598]" in 1964.

In December 1966, after leaving The Moody Blues, he formed [a=Denny Laine's Electric String Band]. They soon broke up and Laine and bandmate [a=Trevor Burton] went on to join the band [a=Balls (3)] from February 1969 until their break-up in 1971, with both also taking time to play in [a=Ginger Baker's Air Force] in 1970. In 1971, he joined forces with [a=Paul McCartney] and [a=Linda McCartney] to form [a=Wings (2)], and he remained with the group for ten years until they disbanded in 1981. After leaving Wings, Laine pursued a career as a solo artist. From 1997 to 2002, he toured with the rock supergroup [a=World Classic Rockers].

Later on, he formed his own band, [a=The Denny Laine Band].

Recipient of two Grammy Awards, he moved to the United States in the mid-1990s.

He was briefly married to [a=Jo Jo Laine] (1978-?), with whom he had a son, [a=Laine Hines], & a daughter, [a=Heidi Jo Hines].

Father of three other children from other relationships: Lucianne Grant (with Helen, daughter of [a=Led Zeppelin] manager [a=Peter Grant]), Damian James (with model [a=Catherine James]) and Ainsley Laine-Adams.