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Ray Thomas

real name Raymond Thomas

of English rock band The Moody Blues

United Kingdom · 1941-12-29 – 2018-01-04

Ray Thomas is credited on 1,283 releases across 92 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,283

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92

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7

Decades active

519

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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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1,283 releases · 92 albums · active 1966–2025

  • Performance · 2,870
  • Other credits · 148
  • Production · 34

Studios: Ramport Studios · Good Earth Studios · Eel Pie Sound · Decca Tollington Park Studios

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