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Electric Light Orchestra The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop, classical a ...

(ELO) are an English

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. Formed in 1971, the group's original lineup included songwriters/multi-instrumentalists

Jeff Lynne Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder of the rock music, rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was formed in 1970. As a songwriter, h ...

and

Roy Wood Roy Wood (born 8 November 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a n ...

and drummer

Bev Bevan Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II. Bevan also was drumm ...

. Currently Jeff Lynne and keyboardist

Richard Tandy Richard Tandy (born 26 March 1948) is an English musician. He is best known as the keyboardist in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards (including Minimoog, Clavinet, Mellotron, and piano) was an important in ...

are the only official members of the band. Under the moniker ''Jeff Lynne's ELO'' they tour with additional musicians.

Official members

Current members

Former members

Touring members

Current touring members

Former touring members

Timeline

Touring member timeline

Line-ups

Original ELO Lineups

Jeff Lynne's ELO Lineups

References

External links

Electric Light Orchestra
– The official

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Electric Light Orchestra Legacy Recordings site
– ELO's page at their record label.
Jeff Lynne's ELO
– The official

website.
Face the Music
– ELO and related artists information website.
Jeff Lynne Song Database
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