John Lodge, longtime bassist and singer for the British rock band the Moody Blues and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died, his family announced. No cause of death was cited; he was 82.

While the band’s biggest hit, 1967’s “Nights in White Satin,” was written and sung by guitarist Justin Hayward, Lodge’s strong voice and bass playing anchored the group’s songs, many of which he sang and co-wrote, including “Ride My See-Saw” and “I’m Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band.” (He is pictured above with the group in 1969, top right.)

“It is with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that John Lodge, our darling husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law and brother, has been suddenly and unexpectedly taken from us,” his family said in a statement. “John peacefully sl

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