Jeff Lynne
Producer and Musician
Snub club...but not the Rock and Roll - and for that, Cleveland doesn't rock. * Electric Light Orchestra: ELO was amazing and Jeff Lynne is a genius. The string arrangements in "Evil Woman"? Enough said. * Sonic Youth: The underground... In this article: Rachael Ray, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Hall & Oates, Todd Rundgren, Neil Diamond, Pulp Fiction, R.E.M., Electric Light Orchestra, and Billboard |
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Centre Daily Times | October 29, 2009
TV on DVD: Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)'
...though, ranging from a Cream reunion to Mick Jagger and Tina Turner honky-tonkin' to Prince with Tom Petty, Steve Winwood and Jeff Lynne. Of course, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are all over the place. (Unfortunately, so's the audio...
In this article: DVD, Monty Python, Python, Sam Kinison, PBS, Blu-ray Disc, Cartoon Network, and Mick Jagger
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SFGate: Entertainment | October 25, 2009
A guide to Regina Spektor's album 'Far'
...Chronicle Pop Music Critic She was raised on Russian folk songs and bootleg Queen records, loves Nirvana and the Ramones, and asks Jeff Lynne to produce her music without checking out his resume first. These are just some of the things...
In this article: Regina Spektor, Ramones, Nirvana, San Francisco Chronicle, Another Side of Bob Dylan, Reptilia, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Manhattan School of Music, and David Kahne
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San Diego Union-Tribune | October 18, 2009
Rare chance to see a group that's super: Monsters of Folk
...references to CSN&Y or the Traveling Wilburys (the late 1980s band that teamed Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne). "I love the Traveling Wilburys and I like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, so it's not anything...
In this article: Jim James, M. Ward, Mike Mogis, Traveling Wilburys, Bright Eyes, John Lennon, Conor Oberst, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
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SFGate: Entertainment | October 18, 2009
Monsters of Folk take it nice and easy
Although it might be easy to make a comparison to the Traveling Wilburys, the late '80s collaboration among George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, don't bother. When asked if they thought of the Baby Boomer power...
In this article: Jim James, Mike Mogis, M. Ward, Bob Dylan, Bright Eyes, Mountain View, Shoreline Amphitheatre, and She & Him
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
Jeff Lynne
...by Ringo Starr, George Harrison and original ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy, it was essentially a second Jeff Lynne solo album, with Lynne multi-tracking a majority of the instruments and vocals. The album received positive reviews but had...
In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, George Harrison, Richard Tandy, Xanadu, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, and Grammy Award
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Wikipedia | October 10, 2009
Jeff Lynne and The Beatles
...and Roy Orbison. He has collaborated on projects with one or more members of The Beatles. The Beatles were a major influence on Jeff Lynne. In 1968, while performing with the Idle Race Lynne met The Beatles during the making of "the white...
In this article: The Beatles, George Martin, Traveling Wilburys, Brainwashed, John Lennon, and Electric Light Orchestra
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | October 02, 2009
Sir Alan Parker on the making of Fame
...Moroder (who had done the score of Midnight Express) to do the music, but he was busy on a new Donna Summer album. I also asked Jeff Lynn of the ELO, who were very big in America at the time, but he declined. Michael Gore (no relation to...
In this article: Fame, Alan Marshall, Michael Gore, Irene Cara, Barry Miller, New York, Midnight Express, and Fame
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L.A. Times - Music News | September 20, 2009
Monsters of Folk are just playing around
...Oct. 18. Although it might be easy to make a comparison to the Traveling Wilburys, the late '80s collaboration among George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, don't bother. When asked if they ever thought of the...
In this article: Jim James, Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, Bob Dylan, My Morning Jacket, She & Him, George Harrison, and Traveling Wilburys
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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
...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 consistent influence on the new CD comes from Paul...
In this article: Squeeze, The Raconteurs, The Raspberries, Jack White, The Beatles, Power pop, Candy Butchers, and I Saw the Light
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Reuters | April 23, 2009
ELO rocker Jeff Lynne working slowly on solo album
By Dean Goodman For a musician who claims to live a leisurely existence, British rocker Jeff Lynne has plenty of projects on his plate. The brains behind the '70s art-rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) recently took a break from...
In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, Joe Walsh, Regina Spektor, Mr. Blue Sky, Livin' Thing, Traveling Wilburys, and Roy Orbison
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Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947 in Shard End, Birmingham) is a Grammy Award-winning English rock songwriter, singer, guitarist and record producer who gained fame as the leader of ELO and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys.
Lynne has produced recordings for artists such as The Beatles and Tom Petty. He has co-written songs with Petty and also with George Harrison whose 1987 album Cloud Nine was co produced by Lynne and Harrison. His compositions include Evil Woman, Telephone Line, Livin' Thing, Mr Blue Sky, Don't Bring Me Down and Sweet Talkin' Woman.
- Name At Birth:
- Jeffrey Lynne
- Birth Date:
- December 30, 1947
- Occupation:
- Singer-songwriter, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Cello, Violin
- Record Label:
- Jet Records, Harvest Records, Epic records, SonyBMG, Reprise Records
- Years Active:
- 1966–present
- Associated With:
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Website:
- http://www.ftmusic.com
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