Jeff Lynne

...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

...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

...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

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

...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

...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

...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

...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

...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

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