Jeffrey Lynne
(Born December 30th 1947)
is an English
musician,
singer-songwriter,
and record producer.
He is the co-founder
and only consistent member
of the rock band
The Electric Light Orchestra
(ELO),
which was
formed in 1970.
He has written
all of the
band's music
since 1972,
including hits
such as
"Evil Woman",
"Livin' Thing",
"Telephone Line",
"Mr. Blue Sky",
"Don't Bring Me Down",
and
"Hold On Tight".
He also has had a
solo career,
with two albums:
Armchair Theatre
(1990)
and
Long Wave
(2012).
Born in Birmingham,
Lynne became interested
in music during his youth
and was heavily inspired by
the Beatles.
He began his music career
in 1963
as a member of
the Andicaps,
then left the group
the next year
to join the Chads.
From 1966 to 1970,
he was a founding member
and principal songwriter
of the Idle Race.
In 1970,
he accepted
Roy Wood's offer to
join the Move
and was a
major contributor
to the band's
last two albums.
Later that year,
Lynne, Wood and Bev Bevan
formed the band
ELO
as a side project
to which they intended
to devote most
of their energies,
out of their desire to
create modern
rock and pop songs
with classical overtones.
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.
During the
1970s and 1980s,
ELO released a string
of top 10 albums
and singles,
After ELO's
original disbandment
in 1986,
he began producing
for various artists.
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.
Lynne co-produced
the Beatles' Anthology
reunion singles from
John Lennon demos,
"Free as a Bird"
(1995),
"Real Love"
(1996)
and
"Now and Then"
(2023).
In 2014,
Lynne re-formed ELO
and resumed concert touring
under the name
"Jeff Lynne's ELO".
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 received a
star on the
Birmingham Walk of Stars
and was awarded
a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame
the following year.
He received three
Ivor Novello Awards,
including the award for
Outstanding Services
to British Music.
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 2020.
TRACKLIST
Don’t Let Go
Lift Me Up
Nobody Home
September Song
Now You’re Gone
Don’t Say Goodbye
What Would It Take
Stormy Weather
Blown Away
Save Me Now
BONUS
Runaway
(Acoustic)
It's Over
(Acoustic)
Can't Get It Out of My Head
(Acoustic)
Ordinary Dream
(Acoustic)
Evil Woman
(Acoustic)
Showdown
(Acoustic)
Save Me Now
(Acoustic)
Telephone Line
(Acoustic)
Steppin' Out
(Acoustic)
Strange Magic
(Acoustic)
Can't Get It Out of My Head
(Acoustic)
Livin' Thing
[Edit]
(Acoustic)
I Want To Tell You
(Live)
Give Me Love
(Give Me Peace On Earth)
(Live)
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