Denny Laine, star musician with Moody Blues and Wings, dies aged 79

Denny Laine was the voice of Go Now, one of the defining ballads of the 1960s. Photograph: David Cole/Alamy

Denny Laine, the frontman of the Moody Blues who went on to huge success with Paul McCartney in Wings, has died aged 79.

He had lung damage caused by interstitial lung disease. His wife, Elizabeth Hines, wrote on Instagram: “My darling husband passed away peacefully early this morning. I was at his bedside, holding his hand as I played his favourite Christmas songs for him … My world will never be the same.”