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John Charles Lodge (born 20 July 1945, in Erdington, Birmingham, England) is an English musician, best known as bassist and singer of the longstanding rock group The Moody Blues. Lodge attended school at Birches Green Junior School, Central Grammar School and later went to college at the Birmingham College of Advanced Technology for engineering. His early influences were musicians like Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis, and by age 15 met up with future band-mate Ray Thomas. Lodge after being initially involved in the Birmingham music scene then temporarily dropped out to continue his studies... MORE

John Charles Lodge (born 20 July 1945, in Erdington, Birmingham, England) is an English musician, best known as bassist and singer of the longstanding rock group The Moody Blues. Lodge attended school at Birches Green Junior School, Central Grammar School and later went to college at the Birmingham College of Advanced Technology for engineering. His early influences were musicians like Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis, and by age 15 met up with future band-mate Ray Thomas. Lodge after being initially involved in the Birmingham music scene then temporarily dropped out to continue his studies doing his City and Guilds, however in 1966 after Moody Blues original Bassist Clint Warwick had left the band, Lodge succeeded the temporary deputy Rod Clarke as permanent Moodies Bassist/vocalist rejoining Ray Thomas & co around the same time as the band recruited a young Swindon born Guitarist/vocalist Justin Hayward to replace Denny Laine. Lodge's disinctive falsetto ranged high harmony voice plus Lead vocals would be a major asset to the revised Moody Blues from this point on. Lodge's prolific songwriting for the Moody Blues has created such songs as: "Peak Hour", "Evening, Time To Get Away", LESS