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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

JOHN LODGE MOODY BLUES LEGEND RELEASES NEW LIVE ALBUM 'THE ROYAL AFFAIR AND AFTER' EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV EVENT WITH RAY SHASHO ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

M O O D Y B L U E S

LEGEND

RELEASES NEW

L I V E ALBUM

THE ROYAL AFFAIR AND AFTER

EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW

with RAY SHASHO

John Lodge is bass guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the iconic Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2018 inductees, The Moody Blues. Songwriter of such mega Moody Blues hits from “Ride My See-Saw,” to “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band),” “Isn’t Life Strange” and many more.

Lodge has been performing and recording with The Moody Blues for more than five decades, selling in excess of 70 million albums, as well as releasing his three solo albums ‘Natural Avenue’, ’10,000 Light Years Ago’ and ‘B Yond’ John is passionate about “Keeping the Moody Blues Music Alive”, and John and his 10,000 Light Years Band provide a unique opportunity to continue to experience the magic of the Moody Blues. 2021 will see the release of his live album ‘The Royal Affair and After’ and touring is being planned for 2022. THE ROYAL AFFAIR AND AFTER is to be released on January 14, 2022 on CD and digital download.

The limited edition, blue vinyl will be released on January 28, 2022. During the summer of 2019, Lodge was delighted to be part of the ‘The Royal Affair Tour’, with YES, Carl Palmer, Arthur Brown, and ASIA, and what followed was an epic summer. For John it was unique opportunity to bring his electrifying show to both long established fans, and to those new to the Moody Blues. ‘if you love The Moody Blues, checkout John live. He and the band put on a great show!’

PREORDER

JOHN LODGE

THE ROYAL AFFAIR AND AFTER

AVAILABLE JANUARY 14, 2022

The new live album from John Lodge

featuring special guests Graeme Edge from The Moody Blues on "Late Lament" and Jon Davison from Yes on "Nights in White Satin" and "Ride My See-Saw".

Order now at

www.johnlodge.com/the-royal-affair-and-after

Track Listing (CD and Digital)

1. Steppin’ in a Slide Zone
2. Saved by the Music
3. Legend of a Mind
4. Sunset
5. Late Lament (with Graeme Edge)
6. Nights in White Satin (with Jon Davison)
7. Gemini Dream
8. Isn’t Life Strange
9. I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)
10. Ride My See-Saw (with Jon Davison)

For more information

About

JOHN LODGE

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www.johnlodge.com

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JOHN LODGE

TOUR DATES 2022

Date Event Location

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Infinity Hall, Norfolk, CT

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 @ 7:30PM

Levoy Theatre, Millville, NJ

Friday, March 11, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Suffolk Theater, Riverhead, NY

Saturday, March 12, 2022 @ 8:00PM

The Warehouse, Fairfield, CT

Sunday, March 13, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Infinity Hall, Hartford, CT

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Sellersville Theater, Sellersville, PA

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Rams Head on Stage, Annapolis, MD

Thursday, March 17, 2022 @ 8:00PM

The Tin Pan, Richmond, VA

Saturday, March 19, 2022 @ 8:00PM

City Winery Nashville, Nashville, TN

Sunday, March 20, 2022 @ 6:00PM

City Winery Atlanta , Atlanta, GA

Sunday, March 20, 2022 @ 9:00PM

City Winery Atlanta (Late Show)

Friday, March 25, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Saturday, March 26, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Stage 954 Casino at Dania Beach, Dania Beach, FL

Monday, March 28, 2022

Flower Power Cruise

Celebrity Summit, Miami Florida

JOHN LODGE

DISCOGRAPHY

SOLO

Studio albums

Blue Jays (1975) with Justin Hayward UK

Natural Avenue (1977)

10,000 Light Years Ago (2015)

Live albums

Live from Birmingham: The 10,000 Light Years Tour (2017)

THE ROYAL AFFAIR AND AFTER (2021)

With THE MOODY BLUES

Days of Future Passed (1967)

In Search of the Lost Chord (1968)

On the Threshold of a Dream (1969)

To Our Children's Children's Children (1969)

A Question of Balance (1970)

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971)

Seventh Sojourn (1972)

Octave (1978)

Long Distance Voyager (1981)

The Present (1983)

The Other Side of Life (1986)

Sur la Mer (1988)

Keys of the Kingdom (1991)

Strange Times (1999)

December (2003)

JOHN LODGE

APPEARS WEEK OF

JANUARY 28TH 2022

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

with RAY SHASHO

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

JOHN LODGE MOODY BLUES LEGEND SPECIAL GUEST ON THE RAY SHASHO SHOW OCT 9TH 2018 7PM PT/10PM ET ON BBS RADIO 1

J O H N

L O D G E

LEGENDARY BASSIST-SONGWRITER-SINGER

FOR ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER'S

T H E

M O O D Y

B L U E S

JOHN LODGE is the bass guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the iconic rock band, The Moody Blues. Songwriter of such mega Moody Blues hits “Ride My See-Saw”, “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band)”, “Isn’t Life Strange?” and many more. Lodge has been performing and recording with The Moody Blues for more than five decades, selling more than 70 million albums. Lodge has been voted one of the “10 most influential bass players on the planet,” and has been the recipient of many awards, including ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Publishers), and Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, to name just a few. The Moody Blues have released 15 studio albums and countless compilations, and John has also released three solo albums; NATURAL AVENUE in 1977, 10,000 LIGHT YEARS AGO in 2015, and his current LIVE FROM BIRMINGHAM, THE 10,000 LIGHT YEARS TOUR. He also released the duo album BLUE JAYS in 1975 with Justin Hayward, and they were voted the Top Duo for that year.

2017 saw the 50^th Anniversary of the Moody Blues album DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED, and to celebrate, John and the Moody Blues embarked on a very special tour that included a complete performance of this iconic and groundbreaking album, the tour continued in January 2018 with the fourth Moody Blues Cruise, dates in the USA and finishing with a residence at the Wynn, Las Vegas. This celebratory concert ‘Days of Future Passed, Live’ was filmed in Toronto and is also currently being shown on PBS as part of their GREAT PERFORMANCES programme, and has now been released as a DVD, reaching the top of the US DVD charts.

On April 14^th, 2019 the Moody Blues were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the ‘Class of 2018’.