Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dies at 79 December 6, 2023 by Washington Times Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney’s longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle’s solo band Wings, has died at age 79.