Denny Laine, Wings and Moody Blues co-founder, dead at 79
FILE - English singer-songwriter and former Wings and Moody Blues guitarist, Denny Laine posed wearing a leather jacket outside near an harbor 1981. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)
Denny Laine, co-founder of Wings with Paul McCartney, died Tuesday after battling lung disease, his wife Elizabeth Hines confirmed to Fox News Digital. He was 79.
The "Band on the Run" singer formed two of the biggest rock bands of all time, both with The Moody Blues and McCartney's Wings.
"My darling husband passed away peacefully early this morning. I was at his bedside, holding his hand as I played his favorite Christmas songs for him," she shared on social media. "He’s been singing Christmas songs the past few weeks and I continued to play Christmas songs while he’s been in ICU on a ventilator this past week.
FILE - English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist Denny Laine, UK, 25th September 1979. (Mike Moore/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
"He and I both believed he would overcome his health setbacks and return to the rehabilitation center and eventually home. Unfortunately, his lung disease, Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), is unpredictable and aggressive; each infection weakened and damaged his lungs.
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Hines added, "He fought everyday. He was so strong and brave, never complained."
Laine, born Brian Frederick Hines, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Moody Blues in 2018.