The Moody Blues are an English band originally from Erdington
in the city of Birmingham. Founding members Michael Pinder
and Ray Thomas performed an initially rhythm and blues-based
sound in Birmingham in 1964 along with Graeme Edge and
others, and were later joined by John Lodge and Justin
Hayward as they inspired and evolved the progressive rock
style. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical
music, most notably in their seminal 1967 album Days of
Future Passed.
