DENNY LAINE
29 October 1944 – 5 December 2023
Brian Frederick Hines was born in Tyseley, Birmingham, later adopting the stage name Denny Laine, the surname chosen to reflect his sister’s love of pop crooner Frankie Laine. He took up the guitar early on, inspired by Gypsy jazzer Django Reinhardt, and made considerable headway on the instrument, culminating in him giving his first public performance at the tender age of 12. Later, and with a professional music career set firmly in his sights, Denny formed his