Denny Laine, star musician with Moody Blues and Wings, dies aged 79

Laine, who sang Go Now and co-wrote Mull of Kintyre, had suffered lung disease in recent years

Denny Laine, the frontman of the Moody Blues who went on to huge success with Paul McCartney in Wings, has died aged 79.

He had suffered lung damage caused by interstitial lung disease. My darling husband passed away peacefully early this morning," his wife, Elizabeth Hines, wrote on Instagram. I was at his bedside, holding his hand as I played his favorite Christmas songs for him ... My world will never be the same."