At the end of 1964, Lynne decided to leave the band to replace Mick Adkins of the local band "the Chads". However, in 1964, Robert Reader and David Walsh left the band and Lynne brought in replacements. They practised at Shard End Community Centre and performed weekly. They were originally named the Rockin' Hellcats, then the Handicaps and finally the Andicaps. In 1963, he formed a group with Robert Reader and David Walsh using little more than Spanish guitars and cheap electrical instruments. His father bought him his first guitar, an acoustic instrument, for £2. As a native of Birmingham, he still has his Brummie accent. Lynne was born in Erdington, Birmingham, to Nancy and Philip Lynne and grew up in Shard End, Birmingham, England, where he attended Alderlea Boys' Secondary School. In 2017, Lynne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ELO, and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Birthday Honours. He received three Ivor Novello Awards, including the award for Outstanding Services to British Music. In 2014, Lynne received a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars, and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame the following year. Outside of ELO, Lynne's producing credits include the UK or US Top 10 albums Cloud Nine (Harrison, 1987), Mystery Girl (Orbison, 1989), Full Moon Fever (Petty, 1989), Into the Great Wide Open ( Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1991), Flaming Pie ( Paul McCartney, 1997), and Get Up! ( Bryan Adams, 2015). In 2014, Lynne reformed ELO and resumed concert touring under the name "Jeff Lynne's ELO". In the 1990s, Lynne co-produced the Beatles' Anthology reunion singles from John Lennon demos, " Free as a Bird" (1995) and " Real Love" (1996). In 1988, under the pseudonyms Otis Wilbury and Clayton Wilbury, he co-founded the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. Additionally, he began producing various artists. After ELO's original disbandment in 1986, Lynne released two solo albums: Armchair Theatre (1990) and Long Wave (2012). Lynne produced all fifteen ELO singles that rose to the Top 10 record charts in the UK. Two ELO albums reached the top of British charts: the disco-inspired Discovery (1979) and the science-fiction-themed concept album Time (1981). Following Wood's departure from ELO in 1972, Lynne assumed sole leadership of the band and wrote, arranged, and produced virtually all of its subsequent records.ĭuring the 1970s and 1980s, ELO released a string of top 10 albums and singles, including the band's most commercially successful album, the double album Out of the Blue (1977). Later that year, Lynne and Wood disbanded the Move to form the band ELO, which was formed out of Lynne's and Wood's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. In 1970, Lynne accepted Wood's offer to join the Move, with Lynne contributing heavily to the band's last two albums. From 1966 to 1970, Lynne was a founding member and principal songwriter for the Idle Race, a group which also featured Roy Wood. He began his music career in 1963 as a member of the Andicaps, leaving the group a year later to join the Chads. Blue Sky", " Don't Bring Me Down", and " Hold On Tight".īorn in Birmingham, Lynne became interested in music during his youth, being heavily inspired by the Beatles. As a songwriter, he has contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of ELO, including " Evil Woman", " Livin' Thing", " Telephone Line", " Mr. He is best known as the co-founder of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra (a section of ELO standards re-recorded with today’s technology), 2013’s Electric Light Orchestra Live and Lynne’s early 90s solo debut all being given the deluxe vinyl reissue treatment, it seems that Jeff Lynne’s ELO is in for a fantastic 2016.Jeffrey Lynne OBE (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. With a new ELO album imminent, as well as 2001’s Zoom, Mr. Thu Ap– Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena The UK and Ireland tour dates announced are as follows After a career in which even their frontman / creative director regarded them more as studio specialists than a live act, Electric Light Orchestra’s Jeff Lynne has finally decided that, following their well received Hyde Park Performance and a recent BBC special, the time is finally right for ELO to be able to do a substantial tour to perform their multitude of hits in a way that he always wanted them to be played.
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