Artist

Ray Thomas

of English rock band The Moody Blues

United Kingdom · 1941 – 2018

Ray Thomas is a musician from United Kingdom, active 1941–2018. Their discography on Gatefold includes 2 records. They also recorded with The Moody Blues.

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1941

Since

2 projects · 388 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

English flautist, saxophonist, percussionist, keyboardist, harmonicist, singer, and composer. He was a co-founder of the English progressive rock group The Moody Blues and had a powerful baritone voice, which was a feature of the band from 1967 until 1972. He wrote many of the band's songs, especially of the folk genre. As a soloist, he released two albums: From Mighty Oaks in 1975, and Hopes Wishes & Dreams in 1976. He participated in all the reunion of Moody Blues until 2002, the year of his retirement from the music scene.
Born: 29th December 1941, in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England.
Died: 4th January 2018, in Surrey, England. [cancer, aged 76]

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The Moody Blues

A project Ray Thomas was part of. Former member.

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