Denny Laine, Moody Blues singer and co-founder, dead at 79

Denny Laine, the singer and co-founder of Moody Blues who was also a member of the British-American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings, has died. He was 79.

“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,” his wife, Elizabeth Hines, reportedly said in a statement, according to multiple outlets.

“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,” she continued, elsewhere in the lengthy statement claiming that he had a longtime battle with lung disease.

“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.”

“He fought every day. He was so strong and brave, never complained. All he wanted was to be home with me and his pet kitty, Charley, playing his gypsy guitar.”

The Post has contacted a rep for Moody Blues for comment.

Laine formed Moody Blues in Birmingham in May 1964 with Graeme Edge, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, and Clint Warwick. The group’s biggest hits include “Nights in White Satin,” “Your Wildest Dreams,” and “Melancholy Man.”

He co-wrote the Wings classic “Mull of Kintyre” in 1978 with McCartney.