Electric Light Orchestra
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The Idle Race...predecessor, flopped as well. In January 1970, Lynne accepted Wood's second offer to join the Move, on condition that they would retire the band and concentrate on a new venture, Electric Light Orchestra. Lynne made two albums ("Looking... In this article: The Idle Race, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, The Move, Idle Race, Electric Light Orchestra, and Birmingham |
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Times Online | June 19, 2009
Regina Spektor: Far
...whose involvement they have bankrolled. Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol), David Kahne (Paul McCartney) and E.L.O.'s Jeff Lynne acted as midwives to this fifth album by the Russian-born New Yorker. It's a relief to report, however, that no...
In this article: God, Regina Spektor, David Kahne, Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne, Begin to Hope, Snow Patrol, and E.L.O.
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New York Times | February 26, 2009
Kelly Groucutt, Electric Light Orchestra Bass Player, Dies at 63
Formed in Birmingham, England, in 1971 by the musicians Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood, Electric Light Orchestra, also known as E.L.O., combined rock 'n' roll with orchestral arrangements complete with string sections, choirs and symphonic sweep.
In this article: Kelly Groucutt, Mr. Blue Sky, Livin' Thing, Don't Bring Me Down, Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne, England, and Birmingham
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Wikipedia | October 19, 2009
Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)
...the opening movie and soundtrack of EA 's 2009 video game Skate 2. "In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)" is an Electric Light Orchestra song composed by Jeff Lynne. An edited instrumental version of the song was included as the B-side to...
In this article: Showdown, Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, On the Third Day, Skate 2, DVD, 10538 Overture, and Paul Weller
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The Hindu - News | June 18, 2009
Harrison's unheard song set to release
...the late star. Harrison, who died in 2001, left behind a huge collection of incomplete songs and Electric Light Orchestra leader, Lynne, has reportedly agreed to work on the tracks at the request of Harrison's widow Olivia. Lynne, a close...
In this article: George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Olivia, Daily Express, Travelling Wilburys, Beatles, Brainwashed, and London
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Dave Edmunds
...George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Rosanne Cash. On his 1983 release, Information '', Edmunds collaborated on two songs with Jeff Lynne, the leader of Electric Light Orchestra. One of these songs, a Lynne composition, "Slipping Away",...
In this article: Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Jeff Lynne, Phil Spector, Rockpile, Stray Cats, I Hear You Knocking, Brinsley Schwarz, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison
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New York Daily News | August 17, 2009
New Music Tuesday: Needy tone of lyrics and brilliance of melodies round out Benson's sound
..."I Saw The Light," only to forge it into an original melody. "Garbage Day" has a string arrangement that could have been cribbed from notes left by ELO's Jeff Lynne. But Lynne could never win a law-suit based on it. The most...
In this article: Squeeze, Jeff Lynne, The Raconteurs, The Raspberries, Jack White, The Beatles, Power pop, Candy Butchers, and I Saw the Light
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Time Takes Time
...by outside writers, with Ringo co-writing three songs. Time Takes Time features several celebrity guests including Brian Wilson, Harry Nilsson and former ELO frontman Lynne. Time Takes Time also marked Starr's first alliance with Mark...
In this article: Time Takes Time, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Phil Ramone, Mark Hudson, Private Music, Only You, Don't Be Cruel, Rolling Stone Magazine, and Peter Asher
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boston.com - Celebrity news | June 02, 2009
Ringo Starr makes up Fab three
...Beatle, the late George Harrison. The pair were both members of supergroup the Traveling Wilburys alongside Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Electric Light Orchestra star Jeff Lynne in the 1980s. Sorry, we could not find your e-mail or...
In this article: Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, E mail, Daily Express, Get Back, George Harrison, Traveling Wilburys, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison
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Stranger (Electric Light Orchestra song)
Stranger (Electric Light Orchestra song) Stranger is a song written by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra. This song first appeared on the band's 11th studio album, Secret Messages. Stranger also was the third single from the LP...
In this article: Secret Messages, Stranger, and Jeff Lynne
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Electric Light Orchestra, commonly abbreviated ELO, were a symphonic rock group from Birmingham, England, who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern pop songs with heavily classical overtones, but falling under a light rock category. However, the band's direction for most of their existence was set by Lynne who, after the band's debut record, wrote and arranged all of the group's original compositions and produced every album.
The band was first successful in the United States, billed as 'The English guys with the big fiddles'. They soon gained a cult following despite lukewarm reviews back in their native United Kingdom. They were managed by agent Don Arden, father of Sharon Osbourne.
By the mid-1970s, they had become one of the biggest selling bands in music. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated twenty-seven Top 40 hit single appearances in both the UK and the US. The group also scored twenty Top 20 U.K. hit singles, as well as nineteen Top 20 hit singles in the U.S. Billboard charts, with fifteen in the Hot 100. The band also holds the record for having the most Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits of any band in U.S. chart history without ever having a #1 single.
Despite the fact that the majority of the group's material was never researched, audited and certified, ELO collected 21 RIAA awards, 38 BPI awards, and sold well over 100 million records worldwide, not including singles; 50 million of those being sold in a period of only eleven years, from 1971 to 1982.
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- Rock, progressive rock, pop rock, symphonic rock, cello rock
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