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Clint Warwick (born Albert Eccles; 25 June 1940 – 15 May 2004) was an English rock musician and the original bassist for the rock band the Moody Blues. Life and career. Warwick was born in Aston, Birmingham, England.
Clint Warwick (pseudonimo di Albert Eccles) (Birmingham, 25 giugno 1945 – 15 maggio 2004) è stato un bassista inglese. Fu il bassista originale del gruppo rock inglese dei Moody Blues, con cui ha realizzato un solo album, The Magnificent Moodies.
14 set 2016 · Clint Warwick played bass for the Moody Blues on the first album Go Now. He quit citing touring and family in 1966 and divorced in 1967. Unlucky choice.
- Pre-History, 1958–1964
- Early Years, 1964–1967
- Classic Years, 1967–1974
- Hiatus and Solo Work, 1974–1977
- Reunion, 1977–1991
- Later Years, 1991–2018
- Post-2018
- Legacy and Honours
- Moody Bluegrass
- Members
In 1958, rock and roll band El Riot & the Rebels formed in Birmingham, England, featuring vocalist and harmonica player Ray Thomas ("El Riot") and bassist John Lodge. At the beginning of 1963 they were joined by keyboardist Mike Pinder, who had just returned home from time in the army. Other Birmingham rock and roll bands around during these years ...
Formation and early success
Thomas and Pinder formed their new band in May 1964, recruiting Edge and Laine with the line-up completed by Warwick after Lodge turned down an offer to join; the other members intended to move to London as a professional band after a few local gigs, while he was still in college and determined to finish. The new band hoped to receive sponsorship from the local Mitchells & Butlers Brewery (who owned numerous live music clubs), even naming themselves the "M & B 5", though the sponsorship faile...
Commercial struggles
The band struggled to continue the success of "Go Now". They enjoyed a minor British hit with a cover of the Drifters' "I Don't Want to Go On Without You", reaching No. 33 in February 1965. Wanting to capitalise quickly on the No. 1 hit, Decca had rush-released the single before the band had completed its recording (as Edge recalled in a 1978 interview regarding the track, "there's a great big bit in the middle where nothing happens, it was supposed to be Ray playing flute"). "I Don't Want to...
Departures of Warwick and Laine
In July 1966, Warwick retired from the group and the music business.He was briefly replaced by Rod Clark until the beginning of October, when he and Laine both left the band. Decca released a new Moody Blues single just a few days later — "Boulevard de la Madeleine" with "This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)" as the B-side — as the Moody Blues seemed to be disintegrating (the single had been released in the US in June 1966, though the A- and B-sides were switched for the UK release). Shortly a...
Days of Future Passed
By the autumn of 1967 the Moody Blues' contract with Decca Records was set to expire and they owed the label several thousand pounds in advances. They had the support, however, of Decca A&R manager Hugh Mendl, who had been instrumental in the recent establishment of London/Decca's new subsidiary imprint Deram Records. With Mendl's backing, the Moody Blues were offered a deal to make a rock version of Antonín Dvořák's New World Symphony to promote the company's new Deramic Stereo Sound audio f...
In Search of the Lost Chord
The band's next album, 1968's In Search of the Lost Chord, included "Legend of a Mind", a song written by Ray Thomas in tribute to LSD guru Timothy Leary which encompassed a flute solo performed by Thomas – four members of the group had taken LSD together for the first time in early 1967. Lodge provided a two-part song "House of Four Doors" set either side of Thomas's epic piece. Hayward began playing sitarand incorporating it into Moody Blues music ("Voices in the Sky", "Visions of Paradise"...
On the Threshold of a Dream
The band released two albums in 1969. The first, On the Threshold of a Dream, became their first No. 1 album in the UK.It opened with Hayward, Edge and Pinder sharing narration on Edge's "In the Beginning", leading into Hayward's "Lovely to See You". His "Never Comes the Day" was issued as a UK single, while Thomas contributed wry observations of life in "Dear Diary" and "Lazy Day". Pinder contributed the closing track on side one, "So Deep Within You". Side two closed with the "Dream Sequenc...
Hayward and Lodge released a duo album, the successful Blue Jays in 1975, followed by a UK No. 8 charting non-album single, "Blue Guitar", featuring 10cc as the backing band.The album had originally been intended as a Hayward and Pinder collaboration, but after Pinder dropped out, Lodge stepped in, with Tony Clarke producing. Pinder said he hoped t...
Octave and departure of Pinder
In 1977, the group made a decision to record together again, with their record company Decca urging a reunion album. Decca in the UK and London in the US released Caught Live + 5 in 1977, a double album with three sides of a December 1969 live recording from the Royal Albert Hall and one side of five leftover studio tracks from the late 1960s. Decca/London did this in an attempt to revive interest in the Moody Blues before their anticipated new album, although the band themselves were not ple...
Arrival of Moraz, Long Distance Voyager and The Present
Former Yes keyboardist Patrick Moraz joined the Moody Blues for the Octave World Tour. The album sold well and produced two minor hits in "Steppin' in a Slide Zone" (No. 39 in the US) and "Driftwood" (No. 59 in the US). The Moody Blues toured the US and Europe during much of 1979. By 1980 they were ready to record again, this time bringing in producer Pip Williams. Moraz was retained as the band's permanent keyboardist, though Pinder had originally understood that he would continue to record...
The Other Side of Life and Sur La Mer
In 1986 they enjoyed renewed success with their album The Other Side of Life and in particular with the track "Your Wildest Dreams" – a US Top 10 hit (and No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary singles chart for two weeks). The song's video garnered a Billboard Video of the Year award after being frequently featured on MTV. It was the first of three albums with producer Tony Visconti, best known for his extensive work with T. Rex and David Bowie, who together with synth programmer Barry Radm...
Departure of Moraz and Court TV lawsuit
In 1991, during the recording of their new studio album, Patrick Moraz gave an interview with Keyboard magazine and made some comments in the article that suggested dissatisfaction with his role in the Moodies. His complaints ranged from the Moodies' music becoming too simple in structure to the other members' reluctance to allow him to make significant contributions to the songwriting on their albums. He also was occupied with spending large amounts of time planning a music concert to celebr...
Keys of the Kingdom and Strange Times
Keys of the Kingdom, released in 1991, had modest commercial success, peaking at No. 54 on the UK Albums Chart. Once again, Hayward's songs led off the album, with the new singles "Say It with Love" and "Bless the Wings (That Bring You Back)". The album also included Thomas's first writing contributions since The Present in 1983, with an ambient flute piece, "Celtic Sonant", and the closing track "Never Blame the Rainbows for the Rain", co-written with Hayward. Lodge contributed three songs,...
Departure of Thomas and December
The new millennium saw the Moody Blues reducing their touring schedule. At the end of 2002, founding member Ray Thomas retired from the group, reducing the Moody Blues to a trio of Hayward, Lodge and Edge, the last being the only original member. Flautist and rhythm guitarist Norda Mullen was recruited early the following year for their North American tour, and worked with the band live and in the studio thereafter. Toward the end of 2003, they released a Christmas album, December. The songs...
Graeme Edge died on 11 November 2021, at the age of 80. Upon Edge's death, Justin Hayward announced that the Moody Blues had no longer been active since Edge had retired in 2018.Edge was the only member to remain with the band from formation to ending. Denny Laine, the Moody Blues' original singer and guitarist, died on 5 December 2023, at the age ...
The Moody Blues' "rich symphonic sound" influenced groups such as Yes, Genesis, the Electric Light Orchestra and Deep Purple. They also helped make synthesizers and philosophy "part of the rock mainstream". The Moody Blues are members of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. In 2013, readers of Rolling Stone voted for them as one of the ten bands that shou...
The Moody Bluegrass project is a group of Nashville artists who have recorded two tribute albums of Moody Blues songs in the bluegrass style. The first album, Moody Bluegrass – A Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues, was released in 2004. Those involved included Alison Krauss, Harley Allen, Tim O'Brien, John Cowan, Larry Cordle, Jan Harvey, Emma Ha...
Albert Eccles (Clint Warwick), bassist, singer and carpenter: born Birmingham 25 June 1940; twice married (one son, and one son deceased); died Birmingham 15 May 2004.
British musician. Also known as: Clinton Eccles. Learn about this topic in these articles: role in the Moody Blues. In the Moody Blues. ), and Clint Warwick (original name Clinton Eccles; b. June 25, 1939, Birmingham—d. May 15, 2004, Birmingham). Later members included Justin Hayward (in full David Justin Hayward; b.
Clint Warwick was bass guitarist/vocalist in the original line-up of Birmingham's internationally famous band that also featured drummer Graeme Edge, guitarist Denny Laine, keyboard player Mike Pinder, and flute player Ray Thomas.
