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. Jeffrey Lynne OBE (born 30 December 1947) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer.
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