Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra Facts
1- Jeff Lynne is known as a founding member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra
2- He was a member of the Traveling Wilburys along with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty.
3- Jeff Lynne was born in Birmingham, England, in 1947
4- He attended Alderlea Boys Secondary School
5- In 2015, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
6- Jeff Lynne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of ELO
7- He has produced records for Ringo Starr.
8- Their first live TV appearance was an episode of VH1 Storytellers in 2001.
9- Jeff Lynne planned a tour with the new version of the group in 2001, but canceled it when they could not sell enough tickets to justify the expense.
10 – Lynne released two solo albums: Armchair Theatre (1990) and Long Wave (2012).
11- Lynne has produced albums for Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and George Harrison. He joined them, along with Bob Dylan, in 1988 to form The Traveling Wilburys.
12- earlier in 2001, Lynne began working with George Harrison on what would turn out to be Harrison’s final album, Brainwashed
13- On 8 February 2015, Lynne appeared at the Grammy Awards, playing “Evil Woman” and “Mr. Blue Sky” with Ed Sheeran
14- On 24 June 2017, Lynne performed at Wembley Stadium to a crowd of 60,000. Playing a 24 song setlist including ‘Xanadu’, ‘Do Ya’ and ‘Twilight’ – Followed by the concerts release on DVD and CD, Wembley or Bust
Jeff Lynne Awards and Honours
- 2009: Golden Note Award from the ASCAP
- 2013: Songwriters Hall of Fame nominee for 2014 induction.
- 2014: Star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars.
- 2015: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 2015: Songwriters Hall of Fame nominee for 2016 induction.
- 2016: Songwriters Hall of Fame nominee for 2017 induction.
- 2017: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.