Ray Thomas
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British musician, flautist, singer, songwriter (1941–2018)
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- Works
- 26
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Raymond Thomas (Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England, 29 December 1941 – 4 January 2018) was an English musician, best known as a flautist, singer and composer in the rock band, The Moody Blues. In the 1950's, Thomas joined the Birmingham Youth Choir. He began singing with various Birmingham blues and soul groups, including the Saints and Sinners as well as the Ramblers. Taking up the harmonica, he then started bands with keyboardist and future Moody Blues bandmate Mike Pinder. <a href
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Family name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stourport-on-Severn
- Place of death
- Surrey
- Occupation
- percussionist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- progressive rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.moodyblues.co.uk
- Image
- Ray Thomas.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- date of birth
- 1941-12-29
- date of death
- 2018-01-04
- member of
- The Moody Blues
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- Commons category
- Ray Thomas
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- birth name
- Raymond Thomas
- name in native language
- Ray Thomas
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- manner of death
- natural causes
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