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John Lodge, who played bass and sang in the Moody Blues — including on the English band’s “Nights in White Satin,” a No. 2 hit in the United States in 1972, and on “Your Wildest Dreams,” which cracked the top 10 more than a decade later — has died. He was 82.

His death was announced in a statement by his family, who said he died “suddenly and unexpectedly,” but didn’t specify a cause or say when or where he died.

“John peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loved-ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly,” the statement said. According to Lodge’s website, he had tour dates scheduled this year starting Dec. 4 in Cerritos.

Born in Birmingham, England, in 1943, Lo

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