Roy Wood

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.

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Formed in Birmingham, England, in 1971 by local musicians Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood, ELO short for Electric Light Orchestra combined rock 'n' roll with orchestral arrangements replete with string sections, choirs and symphonic sweep.

In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, Kelly Groucutt, Mr. Blue Sky, Livin' Thing, Don't Bring Me Down, England, Jeff Lynne, and ELO Part II

...left early, bassist Kelly Groucutt was an indispensable part of Electric Light Orchestra during its heyday, grounding Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood's symphonic flights of fancy and helping them to develop the accessible sound that saw them scoring...

In this article: Kelly Groucutt, Lou Diamond Phillips, Randy Bewley, Howard Zieff, Ed McMahon, Jeff Lynne, Oscars, and Dustin Lance Black

...lost' in the mix and Jeff Lynne laid down a new bass line. Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne shared vocal duties on the song much like their previous single California Man , (as The Move). The song is about an escaped prisoner but Jeff Lynne wanted...

In this article: 10538 Overture, Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, The Move, Rick Price, Classical Gas, California Man, and Parthenon Huxley

...this was misconstrued to be the name of the album. The album is focused on the core trio of Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne, and Bev Bevan who were the remaining members of rock group The Move. The Move were still releasing singles in the UK at the...

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...and Jeff Lynne. Nevertheless, Wood and Lynne were determined to maintain some differentiation between the sound of their two groups (for example, by confining Wood's saxes to Message and Wood's cellos to the ELO debut). All the same, there...

In this article: Jeff Lynne, The Move, Electric Light Orchestra, Message from the Country, Electric Light Orchestra, Rick Price, Don't Mess Me Up Bev Bevan, US, and Harvest Records

...the new project. On 12 July 1970, when Wood added multiple cellos to a Lynne-penned song intended to be a Move B-side, the new concept became a reality and "10538 Overture" became the first Electric Light Orchestra song. To help finance the...

In this article: Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Out of the Blue, Hugh McDowell, Mik Kaminski, United Kingdom, Kelly Groucutt, and Louis Clark

...highly successful Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Problems led to Wood's departure in 1972, after the band's eponymous first album , leaving Jeff Lynne as the band's dominant creative force. Thereafter followed a succession of band personnel...

In this article: Jeff Lynne, Electric Light Orchestra, George Harrison, Richard Tandy, Xanadu, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, and Grammy Award

...The Move became a four-piece, with Burton switching to bass. It was also during this line-up transition that the band first invited Jeff Lynne, a friend of Wood's, to join. He declined at the time, as he was still working toward success...

In this article: The Move, Jeff Lynne, Trevor Burton, Bev Bevan, Carl Wayne, Tony Secunda, Do Ya, and Rick Price