GO NOW! – The Music of The Moody Blues is the brainchild
of drummer Gordy Marshall.
Gordy toured with The Moody Blues for 25 years. Along with Mick Wilson (known as lead singer of 10cc), the two musicians have brought together some of the very best singers and instrumentalists in the UK to create the ultimate tribute to the greatest classic rock band of a generation. Hit songs such as Nights in White Satin, Tuesday Afternoon, Go Now and Isn’t Life Strange are beautifully recreated live, and sound as close to the initial recordings as you will ever hear.
MEET THE BAND
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Gordy Marshall
Gordy toured the world with The Moody Blues for 25 years. For six of those years, he also toured with Justin Hayward on the arena tours of Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds.
As a session musician the list of artists on his C.V. include: Sir Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Emma Bunton (Spice Girls), Joss Stone, Gary Barlow, Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs), Mike Batt, Katie Melua, Chris Spedding, Herbie Flowers, Level 42’s Mike Lindup, Chris Thompson, Russell Watson, Jason Donovan and Asia’s John Payne.
In 2012 Splendid Books published Gordy’s first travel book ‘Postcards from a Rock & Roll Tour’. It’s available here on the GO NOW! website, Amazon, iTunes, Kindle and as an audio book. Sections of the audio book have been serialised on BBC Radio.
In addition to his pop and rock work, Gordy has been involved in many West End musicals, including Fame, Grease, We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia, Rent, Whistle Down The Wind, Thriller Live!, Wicked and Hamilton.
GO NOW! – The Music of The Moody Blues is the continuing story.
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Mick Wilson
As a vocalist and percussionist, Mick has performed with artists such as Lionel Ritchie, Kylie Minogue, Gary Barlow, Cher, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith, Chris Rea, Smokey Robinson, Jessie J, Robin Gibb, Lulu and the K.L.F. Mick was also honoured to be a part of the band for Jeff Lynne’s ELO concert in London’s Hyde Park.
Joining Graham Gouldman for an acoustic set in London some time ago, Mick soon became a regular in that incarnation of 10cc, taking on lead vocal duties and playing percussion, guitar and keyboards. Graham and the band have performed extensively in Europe and toured Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the US.
He is also a regular member of The SAS Band, which play all over the world, with guest performers such as Brian May, Roger Daltrey, Roger Taylor, Kiki Dee and Tony Hadley.
Mick has his own recording and production facility, from where he has produced and composed music for various TV and live events for companies such as Sky, BBC, ITV, McDonalds, BT, X-Factor, Levi’s, Toyota, Mercedes and Ford, most recently providing the music for this year’s Volvo Ocean Race.
His debut solo album, “So The Story Goes” was co-produced and co-written with Graham Gouldman. His latest release in 2022, Chameleon, is a collection of 12 of Mick’s favourite cover songs that he has performed over the years at his solo acoustic shows. To quote Mick – “Some of them are just a joy to sing and others I wish I had written, but either way, they all have a special connection for me. I hope that everyone enjoys them.”
Mick continues to be much in-demand as a session vocalist in and around London and can be heard on various TV and film productions, including the recent “Cilla” mini – series and “Sunshine On Leith” motion picture.
Most recently Mick was the ‘singing voice’ in the Academy Award-winning movie Bohemian Rhapsody for the actor who portrayed Queen’s drummer.
We are absolutely delighted he is singing and playing with us in GO NOW! – The Music of The Moody Blues.
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Nick Kendall
Nick Kendall has spent the last eight years as one of London’s busiest session guitarists. He has performed with household names which include 10cc, Alice Cooper, Brian May, Tony Hadley, Jimmy Somerville and Gordon Giltrap to name a few. He has held two lead guitar chairs in the West End, Rock of Ages and Jersey Boys, and been a deputy on others including We Will Rock You and Sunny Afternoon. He has worked on the TV show the X Factor and in the recording studio with artists such as Peter Cox (Go West), Kerry Ellis, Rhydian and Grace Kennedy as well as recording guitar for various television and radio jingles. Nick is currently working on his own project under the band name The Kendall Connection.
Photography credit: Andy Holdsworth
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Patrick Duffin
As well as composing the themes for Come Dine With Me, Loose Women and Money for Nothing on television, Patrick has also written production music albums for Universal, De Wolfe and Westar.
He has performed with Natalie Imbruglia, Tony Hadley and Jamie Scott. In the West End productions of Hairspray and Jersey Boys he played guitar, drums and mandolin.