Brian Frederick Hines (29 October 1944 – 5 December 2023), known professionally as Denny Laine, was an English musician who co-founded two major rock bands: the Moody Blues and Wings.

Laine was a constant member of Wings for their entire run from 1971 to 1981, playing guitar, bass and keyboards, and singing backing and lead vocals.

Laine worked with a variety of other artists, such as Ginger Baker, Trevor Burton and Bev Bevan, as a part of groups over a six-decade career.

"[9] At the beginning of 1964, Laine left the Diplomats and in May of that year he received a call from Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder to form a new band, the M&B 5,[10] who within a few months changed their name to the Moody Blues.

In June 1967 the Electric String Band shared a bill with The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Procol Harum at the Saville Theatre in London.

[3] At the same time, Laine recorded two singles as a solo artist, both released on the Deram label: "Say You Don't Mind" b/w "Ask the People" (April 1967) and "Too Much in Love" b/w "Catherine's Wheel" (January 1968).

[3] Laine and Burton then went on to join the band Balls, from February 1969 until their break-up in 1971,[3] with both also taking time to play in Ginger Baker's Air Force in 1970.

[15] The top side was re-edited and reissued on UK Wizard, and in the United States on Epic Records, under the name of Trevor Burton; he and Laine shared lead vocals on the B-side.

[15] In 1971, Laine joined forces with Paul McCartney and wife Linda to form Wings,[11] and he remained with the group for 10 years until they disbanded in 1981, being the only three permanent members of the band.

"Deliver Your Children" (from the album London Town), similarly co-written with McCartney and sung by Laine,[16] was released as a double A-side with "I've Had Enough" in the Netherlands, where it charted at No.

[17] In January 1980, after Wings leader McCartney was arrested for possession of marijuana, on arrival at an airport in Japan where they were booked to perform a sell-out tour, the band's future became uncertain.

[3] Laine released his third solo album, Japanese Tears, with the title track as the single;[18][19] it included several songs recorded by Wings over the years.

[22] Laine continued to release solo albums through the 1980s, such as Hometown Girls, Wings on My Feet, Lonely Road and Master Suite.

After his wife launched a GoFundMe page, Laine's musician friends and supporters organized a benefit concert at the Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood, California, on 27 November 2023.