He was a multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of The Moody Blues, as well as a pioneer of the Mellotron:
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mike-pinder-dies-moody-blues-205111765.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs4RG9u8IVUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPLWBhNW3FM
Rest Easy...
He wrote "Melancholy Man", my fav Moodys song. Great band.
He will be missed. RIP. :(
JB