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Watch Don Powell’s All Star Drum Circle ‘Let There Be Drums’

When former Slade drummer Don Powell decided to contribute to the UK’s out of work musicians during lockdown he recruited his famous friend for an all star recording of the Sandy Nelson classic ‘Let There Be Drums’.

Tagged as: 70s, Bev Bevan, Don Powell, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Let There Be Drums, rock, UK

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ELO’s Bev Bevan Is Now In A Band Called Quill

by Paul Cashmere

In 2019 legendary The Move and Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan started a new band, Quill.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bev Bevan, Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Quill, rock, The Move, UK

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Don Powell Gathers His Famous Friends For An All-Star ‘Let There Be Drums’

by Paul Cashmere

Slade’s Don Powell has gathers up around 20 of his drumming mates for a new charity song to raise funds for out of work musicians and crew sidelined by the pandemic.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bev Bevan, Don Powell, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Let There Be Drums, rock, Sandy Nelson, Slade, The Move, UK

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Jeff Lynne Says There Are Thousands of Unused ELO Tracks In Their Vault

by Music-News.com

Electric Light Orchestra founder Jeff Lynne believes he has around 2,000 cassette tapes with recordings from his legendary band, which he’d love to listen to again, but he doesn’t have a tape player to play them on.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, pop, rock, UK

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Hugh McDowell of Electric Light Orchestra Dies Aged 65

by Paul Cashmere

Hugh McDowell of Electric Light Orchestra Dies Aged 65

Tagged as: 70s, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Hugh McDowell, rock, UK

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Electric Light Orchestra Out of the Blue

ELO To Release Picture Disc Of Out Of The Blue

by Noise11.com

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Electric Light Orchestra’s (ELO) top-selling double album, Out of the Blue, Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release the first-time-ever picture disc edition of the ELO classic available everywhere on Friday, September 29.

Tagged as: 70s, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, rock, UK

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Electric Light Orchestra Play London REVIEW

by Music-News.com

Jeff Lynne wasn’t really planning to tour the Electric Light Orchestra again until Chris Evans persuaded and badgered him into headlining the Radio 2 Hyde Park gig in 2014 almost 30 years after they had last toured. I’m sure he can afford to buy his own, but a lot of people owe Evans a pint

Tagged as: 70s, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, rock, UK

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Setlists From Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held their annual induction ceremony on Friday night at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY with an evening with a few surprises, just as many disappointments and a VERY long running time of four hours and fifty minutes.

Tagged as: ELO, Joan Baez, music industry, Pearl Jam, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, USA, Yes

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Bev Bevan Will Not Attend ELO Hall of Fame Induction

by Paul Cashmere

Bev Bevan, drummer for the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) from 1970 to 1986, will not be attending the induction of the band to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but it isn’t the typical infighting between members of the group. He’s just busy.

Tagged as: 70s, Bev Bevan, ELO, rock, UK

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Rock And Roll Hall of Fame To Induct ELO Pearl Jam

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the latest inductees on Tuesday morning with a total of six new members who were voted in out of the nineteen nominees and one special inductee who, in essence, was also among the nominated.

Tagged as: ELO, Journey, Nile Rodgers, Pearl Jam, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Yes

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ELO Has First UK No 1 In 35 Years

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jeff Lynne’s ELO has now officially scored their first number 1 album in 35 years.

Tagged as: Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, music news

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Electric Light Orchestra May Have A UK No 1 This Week

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Two things may be coming together to give ELO (or Electric Light Orchestra, for those not up on the latest lingo) their first number 1 album in Britain in 35 years.

Tagged as: All Over The World, Electric Light Orchestra, Electric Light Orchestra May Have A UK No 1 This Week, ELO, UK charts

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Jeff Lynne Rained Supreme At Glastonbury

by Paul Cashmere

Jeff Lynne had a rock solid setlist planned for Glastonbury on the weekend. The one thing he didn’t plan on was the rain.

Tagged as: Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Jeff Lynne Rained Supreme At Glastonbury, music news

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Jeff Lynne ELO’s To Play Glastonbury

by Music-News.com

Jeff Lynne’s ELO have been confirmed to play the legendary tea time slot on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Sunday 26th June.

Tagged as: Electric Light Day, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Jeff Lynne ELO's To Play Glastonbury, music news

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More New Jeff Lynne Music ‘One Step Out Of Time’ LISTEN

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jeff Lynne’s ELO amazingly sound both modern and like their original 70’s selves on the new single One Step Out Of Time.

Tagged as: ELO, Jeff Lynne, More New Jeff Lynne Music 'One Step Out Of Time' LISTEN, music news, One Step Out Of Time

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Listen To The First New ELO Music In 15 Years

by Music-News.com

Jeff Lynne’s ELO is set to deliver a new album which will be the first new ELO music in 15 years.

Tagged as: Alone In The Universe, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Listen To The First New ELO Music In 15 Years, music news

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Jeff Lynne Resurrects ELO Brand For New Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are officially returning to the recording studio.

Tagged as: Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Jeff Lynne Resurrects ELO Brand For New Album

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Jeff Lynne Produces New Bryan Adams Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Bryan Adams will release his 13th studio album, Get Up, in October.

Tagged as: Bryan Adams, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, music news

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Jeff Lynne Hyde Park Show Heads To DVD

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

One of the highlights of the 2014 festival season was Jeff Lynne returning to the concert stage with his new version of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park, London.

Tagged as: Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lyne

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Jeff Lynne Returns To The Stage For First Time In 28 Years

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jeff Lynne took the stage at the Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park festival on Sunday with the BBC Concert Orchestra for his first full concert in 28 years.

Tagged as: 70s, classic rock, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, music news, rock, Traveling Wilburys, UK

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Jeff Lynne Honoured In Hometown Birmingham

by Music-News.com

Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra has been given a hometown honour by the City of Birmingham.

Tagged as: Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne

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Two Jeff Lynne And ELO Reissues And One Live Album Set For Release

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Frontiers Records is continuing their Electric Light Orchestra and Jeff Lynne campaigns with two reissues and one new release, all coming on April 23.

Tagged as: Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy, Tom Petty

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Latest ELO And Jeff Lynne Releases Reviewed

by Music-News.com

A fascinating BBC documentary on Jeff Lynne recently revealed a strangely modest Brummy, in awe at working alongside the likes of the Beatles (in the mid-nineties as a producer) but also showed an artist who is both a perfectionist and a control freak.

Tagged as: Chuck Berry, ELO, Etta James, Glenn Miller, Jeff Lynne, Les Paul, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, The Move, The Traveling Wilburys

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Electric Light Orchestra And Jeff Lynne Have 3 Albums In UK Top 10

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s a total Electric Light Orchestra week on the British Album chart with Jeff Lynne’s new albums coming in at 7 and 8 and the previous collection, All Over the World, at number 10.

Tagged as: Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne

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Jeff Lynne Releases Two Albums On Same Day

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jeff Lynne is going to have a very busy day October 9 with the release of two new albums via Frontiers Records.

Tagged as: Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Jeff Lynne, Long Wave, Mr Blue Sky

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Electric Light Orchestra’s First Album Turns 50

‘Electric Light Orchestra’, the first album for Electric Light Orchestra, was released 50 years ago on 3 December 1971.

December 4, 2021

Watch Don Powell’s All Star Drum Circle ‘Let There Be Drums’

July 16, 2021

ELO’s Bev Bevan Is Now In A Band Called Quill

In 2019 legendary The Move and Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan started a new band, Quill.

June 7, 2021

Don Powell Gathers His Famous Friends For An All-Star ‘Let There Be Drums’

Slade’s Don Powell has gathers up around 20 of his drumming mates for a new charity song to raise funds for out of work musicians and crew sidelined by the pandemic.

June 3, 2021

Jeff Lynne Says There Are Thousands of Unused ELO Tracks In Their Vault

Electric Light Orchestra founder Jeff Lynne believes he has around 2,000 cassette tapes with recordings from his legendary band, which he'd love to listen to again, but he doesn't have a tape player to play them on.

December 6, 2019