In the latter days of The Move, the band's alpha males — founder Roy Wood and newcomer Jeff Lynne — expressed a desire to go beyond the typical three-minute pop song. Wishing to continue where the ...

2010 is the 40th Anniversary of the Electric Light Orchestra. ELO was formed in 1970 by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood from the ashes of The Move. Roy Wood soon left to form Wizzard and Jeff Lynne led ELO on ...

When Jeff Lynne wrote “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” he probably didn’t mean to be setting up some meta prophetic proclamation. But a few days shy of the 50th anniversary of that song coming out as a ...

ELO's version was originally included on 1973's ELO II, and, as with that original recording, included an opening reference to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The performance followed a lengthy video ...

For the first time in 35 years, American fans are being treated to a full-scale tour from the iconic 1970s prog-pop group Electric Light Orchestra. Today, the Jeff Lynne-led band has announced their ...

The ELO catalog speaks for itself… and it was a glorious thing to behold… in a 19-song set that reprised the closest thing to truly Beatle-level pop the 1970s had to offer,” Variety gushed. A 23-track ...

JEFF LYNNE AND his Electric Light Orchestra, the British rock group that mixed electric guitars with classical cellos, violins and woodwind, are celebrating their 40 th anniversary with new material ...

A gig by Jeff Lynne's ELO in Manchester was called off just before it was due to start. Fans said they were told the performance at the Co Op Live arena would not be going ahead not long before its ...

Jerry Lee Lewis and Edvard Hagerup Grieg have more in common than the piano. In several concerts, ELO (Electric LIght Orchestra) performed Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” and segued into ...