Mike Pinder

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Mike Pinder
Pinder in 1970
Background information
Birth name	Michael Thomas Pinder
Born	(1941-12-27)27 December 1941 Erdington, Birmingham, England
Died	24 April 2024(2024-04-24) (aged 82) California, U.S.
Genres	Psychedelic rock R&B progressive rock symphonic rock
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Keyboards vocals
Years active	1964–1978, 1994–2024
Labels	Threshold One Step
Spouse(s)	Donna Arkoff Roth ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1974)​ Tara Lee ​ (m. 1980)​

Michael Thomas Pinder (27 December 1941 – 24 April 2024) was an English rock musician. He was a founding member and the original keyboard player of the rock group the Moody Blues. He left the group following the recording of the band's ninth album Octave in 1978. Pinder was renowned for his technological contributions to rock music, most notably in the development and emergence of the Mellotron in 1960s rock music. In 2018, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Moody Blues. He was the last surviving member of the group's original lineup.