The Passing of John Lodge

[IamScotticus]

If Rock N Roll had a back bone, I think John Lodge would be one.

Unwavering devotee of Buddy Holly and the Fender Precision bass that he never put down for another, left us Oct 10, 2025 unceremoniously but peacefully In Naples Florida. 

 

Comming off of 20 dates in late 2024, straight into 33 dates in 2025 ending on Aug 7, you would think Lodge, at 82, was just taking a rest.  

 

Never mind the raucous hits, Lodge penned and cut the best melodies of those Moody tunes.  Hayward made great contributions, but Lodge, Pinder and Thomas brought on the Astral plains and psychedelics like nobody else but the Beatles and Hawkwind.  A hard sell after the early 70s, all that hippie acid trip pixie dust would die off eventually.  But it would be John's writing that would keep the Moodys on the radio into the 80s.

 

A true 60s rock troubadour to the end.  That's what I think anyway.

 

A veteran cosmic rocker 

 

 

Edited February 10 by IamScotticus

[slowdude]

Need to dig out thr vinyl and play some Tuesday afternoon.

[pethier]

My turntable is only giving me one channel.  Good job I also have the album on CD.

[EdWills]

Also, sad to read of the death of Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night a few days ago from heart failure and COPD.  She who must be obeyed and myself really enjoy listening to this band.

Floyd Sneed, who passed away in 2023, was Calgary, Alberta, born and raised.  His family was one of the first to settle in Alberta under a programme to entice U.S. farmers to settle in the prairies. W