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 playing drums 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 musical version of The War of the Worlds. He now runs The Moody Blues tribute band GO NOW! which tours the UK and US performing with Symphonies.
As a session musician the list of artists on his C.V. include: Sir Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Emma Bunton, Joss Stone, Gary Barlow, Leo Sayer, David Essex, Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs), Mike Batt, Katie Melua, Chris Spedding, Herbie Flowers, Russell Watson and Jason Donovan.
In 2012 Splendid Books published Gordy’s critically acclaimed travel book ‘Postcards from a Rock & Roll Tour’. It’s available on Amazon, iTunes, Kindle and Audible 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 Hamilton, Wicked, We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia, Rent, Grease, Fame, Whistle Down the Wind and the Michael Jackson musical Thriller Live!
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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
Guitarist Nick Kendall grew up playing the live music venues in Johannesburg, South Africa. At age sixteen Nick was chosen as the guitarist for the South African production of We Will Rock You with which he toured SA in 2006, and later Asia in 2008. After studying on a partial scholarship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston USA, in late 2008 Nick moved to London where he has built a career as a busy session musician.
Nick has played guitar with the likes of 10cc, Tony Hadley, Alice Cooper, Gordon Giltrap, as well as recording with artists such as Peter Cox (Go West), Cliff Richard, Dame Vera Lynn, and many more. He has worked extensively in the West End having held chairs on six shows including Rock of Ages, Jersey Boys, and We Will Rock You. Nick appeared as a featured soloist in ‘Bowie a Rock & Symphonic Spectacular’, performing with orchestras such as the Birmingham Symphony, Hallé, and BBC Concert Orchestra. He also appears on albums with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Nick is a member of the band GO NOW! performing the music of The Moody Blues with former Moody Blues band member Gordy Marshall.
Nick is the frontman, singer, and songwriter for his own blues-rock outfit, The Kendall Connection, who were invited to support on the 2022 Jools Holland tour. The band’s debut album was described in Blues Matters Magazine as “one of the best debut albums this reviewer has heard in a long time”.
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Patrick Duffin
Patrick has for many years, been a prolific composer for British television shows, including the themes for Come Dine With Me, Loose Women and Money for Nothing. Patrick has also written production music albums for Universal, De Wolfe, Westar and many others.
His live performance work has included Natalie Imbruglia, Tony Hadley and Jamie Scott. In London’s West End Patrick has performed in the productions of Hairspray and Jersey Boys playing guitar, drums and mandolin.
Patrick originally joined GO NOW! The Music of The Moody Blues on keyboards. As a consummate multi-instrumentalist Patrick has also covered the lead guitar position on many occasions. He is now an integral and full-time member playing bass guitar and co-lead singer. He has performed with The Omaha Symphony, The Nashville Symphony, The Philly Pops, The Buffalo Philharmonic, The Houston Symphony, The Columbus Ohio Symphony and The New Mexico Symphony to name a few.