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Denny Laine, who has died aged 79, was a singer and guitarist with the Moody Blues before spending the 1970s with Wings, Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles outfit; he featured prominently on two chart-toppers, singing lead vocals on the Moodys’ first big hit, Go Now!, going on to co-write Wings’ Mull of Kintyre, which outsold all The Beatles’ singles.
George has a laugh at Eric Clapton's expense. "'Savoy Truffle' on The White Album was written for Eric [Clapton]. He's got this real sweet tooth and he'd just had his mouth worked on. His dentist said he was through with candy. So as a tribute I wrote, 'You'll have to have them all pulled out…