I love the freedom it gave me to make different rhythms across it. Some fans have expressed anger at the fake report saying it was reckless, distressing and hurtful to fans of the much loved musician. [9] The album featured guest appearances by Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Richard Tandy, with Lynne multi-tracking a majority of the instruments and vocals.

[36], On 2 August 2018, Lynne and his band Jeff Lynne's ELO began a 10-city tour of North America which included the US cities of Oakland, California and Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Rosemont, Illinois, Detroit, New York City, Philadelphia and Toronto. ELO disbanded after that.

I enjoyed that really steady driving beat. [20], In a Reuters article on 23 April 2009, Lynne said that he had been working on the follow-up to his 1990 solo debut album Armchair Theatre with a possible tentative release date of "later this year".

At the age of 13, he first heard Roy Orbison’s ‘Only the Lonely’ on the radio and fell in love with rock music, becoming his loyal fan. Als Produzent war er für folgende Musiker tätig: Tom Petty, Randy Newman, Roy Orbison, Del Shannon, Dave Edmunds, Miss B. [15] Lynne's song "One Way Love" was released as a single by Agnetha Fältskog and appeared on her second post-ABBA album, Eyes of a Woman. [29] On 5 March 2014, Lynne received an honorary doctorate degree from Birmingham City University. He wanted to form a new band."[10]. In 1979, Lynne followed up the success of Out of the Blue with Discovery, which held No. However, the ELO sound and the focus of Lynne's writing was also shaped by Louis Clark's and Richard Tandy's co-arranging, under Lynne's direction (notably the large string sections), and Bev Bevan's drumming, while Richard Tandy's integration of the Moog, harmonium, and Mellotron, with more novel keyboard technology, gave Lynne's songs a more symphonic sound. A 2016 European tour was scheduled, with Dublin, Amsterdam and Zurich being some of the locations toured. In 2014, Lynne reformed ELO and resumed concert touring under the name "Jeff Lynne's ELO". 3), both produced by Harrison and Lynne. In 1996, Lynne was officially recognised by his peers when he was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Contributions to British Music" for a second time.

He was still playing it in 2012. Jeffrey Lynne OBE (born 30 December 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist who co-founded the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). In 2006, he collaborated with Tom Petty to coproduce the latter’s third and final solo studio album, ‘Highway Companion’. [9] The album featured guest appearances by Ringo Starr, George Harrison and Richard Tandy, with Lynne multi-tracking a majority of the instruments and vocals. Possibly in 1954, his parents took him to see ‘The High and the Mighty’, an American disaster film. In 1988, under the pseudonyms Otis Wilbury and Clayton Wilbury, he co-founded the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. When Jeff was nine years old, the family moved to a council house at 368 Shard End Crescent. Jeff Lynne Death Hoax Dismissed Since Musician Is ‘Alive And Well’ On Tuesday (October 27) the musician's reps officially confirmed that Jeff Lynne is not dead. The strings were still featured, but with heavily synthesised textures. Lynn had written the song in thirty minutes as filler. [9] At Harrison's request, Lynne was brought in to assist in reevaluating John Lennon's original studio material. Sie waren auch kommerziell außerordentlich erfolgreich. [15] Lynne's song "One Way Love" was released as a single by Agnetha Fältskog and appeared on her second post-ABBA album, Eyes of a Woman.

In 1991, Lynne returned to the studio with Petty, co-writing and producing the album Into the Great Wide Open for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which featured the singles "Learning to Fly" and "Into the Great Wide Open". His mother, Nancy Lynne nee Osborne, worked at ATV Television. [5] In 1966, Lynne joined the line-up of the Nightriders as guitarist, having responded to an advertisement in the Birmingham Evening Mail.

Jeff Lynne’ Facebook page attracted nearly one million of ‘likes’. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major English network, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a musician of Jeff Lynne's stature would be major news across networks. 2009 produzierte er fünf Lieder des neuen Albums der amerikanischen Singer/Songwriterin Regina Spektor.

He received three Ivor Novello Awards, including the award for Outstanding Services to British Music. 1’, was released on 18 October 1988. He also mentioned he was working with Bryan Adams on new material. Take a look here !. Trump’s Tantrum and the Constitution’s Imaginary ‘No Do-Overs Clause’, Here’s Where Things Stand in the Final 4 States That Will Pick the President, Bernie Sanders and More Politicians Read Mean Tweets on ‘Kimmel’, Kanye West Concedes Self-Serving Presidential Bid, Threatens 2024 Run, Kyle MacLachlan Joins — and Wins — Fleetwood Mac ‘Dreams’ Challenge, Samantha Bee Put ‘Wayne’s World’ Spin on Possible 2020 Election Endings, Hear Jade Bird’s Electrifying New Song ‘Headstart’, Oregon Decriminalizes All Drugs, While D.C. Decriminalizes Psychedelics. The group formed in 1970 as an offshoot of the Move, of which Lynne was also a member. Lynne contributed many songs to the Move's last two albums while formulating, with Roy Wood and Bev Bevan, a band built around a fusion of rock and classical music – a project which would eventually become the highly successful Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). In 2014, Lynne received a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars, and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame the following year. Meanwhile in May 1972, they had started recording their second album, ‘Electric Light Orchestra II’. It received some positive critical attention but little commercial success. Jeff Lynne's ELO played 3 gigs at the Hollywood Bowl, California 9-10-11 sep. 2016 and Laura did the background vocals when Jeff performed "Tightrope","Evil woman","Showdown" & "Love and rain". It was followed by the albums ‘Discovery’ (1979), ‘Time’ (1981), ‘Secret Message’ (1983) and ‘Balance of Power’ (1986). [9] Lynne was heavily involved in the memorial Concert for George, held at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2002, which also featured Traveling Wilburys member Petty. 20), "All Over The World" (UK No. [36], On 2 August 2018, Lynne and his band Jeff Lynne's ELO began a 10-city tour of North America which included the US cities of Oakland, California and Los Angeles, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Rosemont, Illinois, Detroit, New York City, Philadelphia and Toronto. The following year Lynne debuted the first new ELO album in fifteen years, Zoom. In the year 2000, Lynne reactivated ELO and released the retrospective box set Flashback, containing many newly finished, previously unreleased tracks. Lynne ist seit 1979 in zweiter Ehe verheiratet und hat zwei Töchter.[1]. In 1970, Lynne accepted an offer from friend Roy Wood to join the line-up of the more successful band the Move.[9]. Inspired by the song, he asked his father for a guitar. From 2010, he started working on his second solo album, ‘Long Wave’, releasing it on 8 October 2012. [24] Lynne's second solo album, a covers album entitled Long Wave, was released on 8 October 2012. All Rights Reserved. It was attended by around 60,000 people. [39], Lynne has been married twice: first to Rosemary (née Adams, b.

[9] The album featured Harrison and Tandy and included the singles "Every Little Thing" and "Lift Me Up". [13] However, the remaining seven non-disco tracks on the album reflected Lynne's range as a pop-rock songwriter, including a heavy, mid-tempo rock anthem ("Don't Bring Me Down") that, despite its use of a drum loop, could be considered the antithesis of disco. As a native of Birmingham he has a flat Brummieaccent.

He also revived ELO and released number of albums. 1 and Vol. Haven, Joe Cocker, The Beatles (und Soloprojekte der einzelnen Mitglieder), Brian Wilson, Jim Horn, Tom Jones, Rossif Sutherland, Aerosmith und Bryan Adams. Lynne reunited in 2006 with Petty to produce the latter's third solo release, Highway Companion. It received some positive critical attention but little commercial success. Lynne also wrote the song "The Story of Me," which was recorded by the Everly Brothers on their comeback album EB84. Traveling Wilburys’ debut album, ‘Traveling Wilburys Vol.

ELO now had only three remaining official members (Lynne, Bevan and Tandy), and Lynne began devoting more time to producing. The album was accompanied by the release of an eponymous single which premiered on BBC Radio 2 that same day. He found their song ‘Love Me Do’ especially horrible. Lynne also contributed three tracks to an album by Duane Eddy and "Falling in Love" on Land of Dreams for Randy Newman. From Out of Nowhere Has Landed Listen Now. It debuted at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 1 on the UK Top 40 Independent Albums Chart. [9] It was marketed as a "return to the classic ELO sound"[16] in an attempt to connect with a loyal body of fans and to jump-start a planned concert tour (with Lynne and Tandy as the only returning original ELO members). Lynne's now almost complete creative dominance as producer, songwriter, arranger, lead singer and guitarist could make ELO appear to be an almost solo effort.

Jeffrey „Jeff“ Lynne, OBE (* 30. Even before the official end of ELO, Lynne began his move toward focusing almost exclusively on studio production work. The Queen’s Birthday Honours are customarily announced in June, but were postponed until October 10th due to the coronavirus pandemic.

[21] He also produced four tracks on Regina Spektor's fifth album Far, released 23 June 2009. Lynne subsequently disavowed his limited contribution to the project.[14]. [12] Lynne has often stated that he prefers the creative environment of the studio to the rigours and tedium of touring.

[7][5] He says it "taught me how to be a producer". [9] Thereafter followed a succession of band personnel changes and increasingly popular albums: 1973's ELO 2 and On the Third Day, 1974's Eldorado and 1975's Face the Music. It was a good, money-earning band. [9] Bevan has, however, since suggested that Lynne had little interest in the Move, stating: "The only reason Jeff Lynne ever joined the Move was to form a new band.