In the 1970s, Jeff Lynne and his band Electric Light Orchestra brought a new progressive yet danceable edge to popular rock ...

John Lennon revealed he had an affinity for one of the Electric Light Orchestra’s songs. In addition, he compared the song to one of The Beatles’ classic tunes. John also said the song sounded like a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electric Light Orchestra began with the premise of following through on what the Beatles had accomplished bringing classical ...

Electric Light Orchestra stood out from their rock and roll peers in the 70s and 80s thanks to Jeff Lynne’s willingness to include classical vibes even into their hardest-rocking songs. Lynne’s ...

Shortly after the release of Electric Light Orchestra‘s sixth album A New World Record, Jeff Lynne went to work on the band’s next release and locked himself inside a chalet near Lake Geneva in ...

The group is going on a 31-show, North American farewell tour. Known for hits including "Xanadu" and "Mr. Blue Sky," ELO has sold more than 50 million albums since the band formed in the 1970s.

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Electric Light Orchestra's initial tour got underway a few months after their Top 40 U.K. hit debut album arrived, and there were issues from the first: issues with cost overruns, issues with the ...

In 1981, the British rock band Electric Light Orchestra was riding high. Fresh off a seven-year streak of albums that had succeeded on both sides of the Atlantic and with multiple top-40 singles, ELO ...

When a band launches a tour titled “Over and Out,” is it a promise or a threat? For an ELO fan, either way, you’d feel compelled not to miss it. And the audience for Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light ...

The veteran hit-maker behind "Evil Woman," "Mr. Blue Sky" and "Livin' Thing" will headline this year’s BBC Radio 2 Live festival. By Stuart Kemp Jeff Lynne Headshot - P 2012 LONDON—Jeff Lynne‘s iconic ...