Laine

/ leɪn /

noun

1. Dame Cleo (ˈkliːəʊ), full name Clementina Dinah Laine . born 1927, British jazz singer, noted esp for her recordings with her husband John Dankworth

Example Sentences

McCartney started Wings in 1971 with his late wife Linda McCartney and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine.

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The memories of Linda McCartney, Wings’ mainstay Denny Laine, and former lead guitarist Jimmy McCulloch—all of whom are now deceased—are well-represented here, as is the movable feast of musicians who filled out Wings’ ranks.

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The two had met years earlier, when the Beatles were partying in Birmingham with Laine and his band the Diplomats.

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Once in Africa, Paul, Linda and Denny Laine were mugged, their tapes stolen.

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Ray Thomas, a founding member of the group who played flute, died in 2018; Graeme Edge, the band’s founding drummer, died in 2021; Laine died in 2023; Mike Pinder, who played keyboards in the band until 1978, died last year.

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