The late musician helped steer the Moody Blues into an exciting and groundbreaking new era of psychedelia Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82 The late musician helped steer the Moody Blues into an exciting and groundbreaking new era of psychedelia Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82 T he moment everything changed for John Lodge and his bandmates in the Moody Blues came one night at the Fiesta club in Stockton. Lodge and Justin Hayward were new to the band,