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When Jeff Lynne reactivated the ... was the last they thought they’d see of ELO. A band who rose from psychedelia, arrived on the coat-tails of progressive music, and took that sound to the ...
Electric Light Orchestra began with the premise of following through on what the Beatles had accomplished bringing classical arrangements to a rock ‘n’ roll aesthetic while seeing how much ...
Considering Jeff Lynne has ... on High” from Face the Music (1975) ELO was scoring hit singles with regularity by the time Face the Music rolled around in 1975. But Lynne didn’t yet want ...
Tom Petty found a kindred musical spirit in Jeff Lynne. "Yer So Bad" turned into one of the most potent examples of their collaboration.
It was a night for favourites in the dramatic setting of the BBC Radio Theatre. Jeff and the band broke out one hit after another in front of a packed BBC Radio Theatre. All of our favourites were ...
20 Years Ago: Jeff Lynne Relaunches ELO With Underrated 'Zoom' 20 Years Ago: Jeff Lynne Relaunches ELO With Underrated 'Zoom' This lean, tune-focused LP was the one he should have put out as the ...
Paul's producer Brendan Lynch sampled the ELO song, on the understanding that if Jeff Lynne sued, the settlement would come out of his share of the royalties. But the original recording was far ...
Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff ... ELO in the 70s and then with Bob Dylan Tom Petty Roy Orbison and George Harrison as a key member of the Traveling Wilburys StarringJeff Lynne ...
Nobody really knew where to place the Electric Light Orchestra ... of music The Beatles might have made had they continued – wasn’t really taken seriously until years later, when Jeff Lynne ...
Explosive Light Orchestra is a powerful tribute to ELO and a celebration of the music of Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra. Performing all the classic hits such as Mr Blue Sky, Livin' Thing ...
Jeff Lynne announced this week that he’s recording a new album, after his triumphant first gig in 28 years at London’s Hyde Park in September. In this piece from the archives (May 2013 issue ...