The Electric Light Orchestra has had an interesting history. Founded in 1970 by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood, the band saw commercial success and several lineup changes before disbanding in 1986. Around ...

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 ...

It’s understandable that people focus on the strange magic (pun intended) that was created by the Electric Light Orchestra’s melding of rock and classical textures. But don’t overlook for a second the ...

Jeff Lynne is saying goodbye to the road with his brand of the Electric Light Orchestra, only a decade after relaunching and just a handful of years after returning to the States. Lynne’s ELO will ...

Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra canceled what was meant to be their final concert Sunday due to the frontman battling an infection. Lynne and ELO's farewell tour, which launched in August 2024, ...

Richard Tandy, who played keyboards for Electric Light Orchestra on all of its records since 1972 including the Top 10 hits “Evil Woman,” “Telephone Line” and “Don’t Bring Me Down,” died Wednesday. He ...

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 ...

Jeff Lynne‘s Electric Light Orchestra are going to call it quits after one final run they’re dubbing The Over and Out Tour. The 27-date tour kicks off Aug, 24 in Palm Desert, California, and wraps up ...

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 problem wasn't so much the music, which reflected a turn toward more compact, mainstream sound that began with 1979's Discovery, as it was being associated with such a notable box-office flop.