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    The Moody Blues founder Ray Thomas dead at 76

    Ray Thomas, former lead singer and co-founder of the rock band The Moody Blues, died at his home on Thursday in Surrey, England, his record label announced on Sunday. Thomas was age  

    Although no official cause of death has been announced, Thomas has been battling prostate cancer since  

    Thomas, along with band mate Graeme Edge, formed the band in With Thomas giving vocals, the band had several decades of success. Six of the band's records went Platinum. 

    After years of being snubbed, the band was finally awarded a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month. 

    Thomas officially retired from the band in  

    "Ray and I have been on this magical journey through life together since we were two young kids from Birmingham who reached for the starsand we made it together," The Moody Blues bassist John Lodge said in a statement. "El Riot you will always be by my side."

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    It is with profound sorrow and sadness that Cherry Red Records and Esoteric Recordings regret to announce that Ray Thomas, founder member, flautist and vocalist of the Moody Blues, passed away suddenly at his home in Surrey on Thursday 4th January.
    We are deeply shocked bygd his passing and will miss his warmth, humour and kindness. It was a privilege to have known and worked with him and our thoughts are with his family and his wife Lee at this sad time.
    Born in Stourport on Severn on 29th December , Ray was a member of various Birmingham Blues and Soul groups in the early s, notably with El Riot and the Rebels, who also featured John Lodge and Mike Pinder at various stages in their existence. Ray formed The Krew Cats with Mike Pinder in and the group performed on the Hamburg club scen that year. Returning to Birmingham, Thomas and Pinder formed the Moody Blues with Denny Laine, Graeme Edge and Clint Warwick. The grupp signed to Decca Records and enjoyed a worldwide hit with t

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    The Raymond "Ray" Thomas history:

    Born december, , Stourport-on-Severn, England, sadly passed away 4. jan. Thomas died suddenly at his home in Surrey, England. No cause of death was announced.

    He is best known as the flautist and as a singer and composer in the rock band, The Moody Blues.

    Career
    In the s, Thomas joined the Birmingham Youth Choir. He began singing with various Birmingham blues and soul groups, including the Saints and Sinners as well as the Ramblers. Taking up the harmonica, he then started a band with bass guitarist and future The Moody Blues bandmate John Lodge. The two performed together in El Riot and the Rebels. After a couple of years, keyboardist and friend Mike Pinder, another future The Moody Blues, joined as well. Thomas and Mike Pinder (without John Lodge) were later in a band called Krew Cats. El Riot and the Rebels had once opened for The Beatles in Tenbury Wells; the Krew Cats formed in and played in Hamburg and other places in Northern Ge