When Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood formed Electric Light Orchestra in 1970, their goal was to carry the torch of the recently disbanded Beatles, expanding that band’s psychedelic blueprint for “I Am The ...

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 ...

George Harrison said an Electric Light Orchestra song sounded like The Beatles. He went on to work extensively with one member of ELO. John Lennon felt ELO derived their sound from one of the Fab Four ...

Jeff Lynne’s ELO brought the Over and Out Tour to downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, Oct. 29, for a rescheduled concert at Footprint Center on their farewell tour, treating fans at the sold-out concert to a ...

There's no rhyme or reason to generating a classic hit record. In the case of ELO, they had no idea what this song would go ...

The Beatles‘ “I Am the Walrus” might seem like a psychedelic novelty today, but John Lennon adored it. He said it would appeal to fans of the Electric Light Orchestra. Interestingly, ELO has some deep ...

Few classic rock acts were quite as consistent in pumping out hit singles in the United States during the ‘70s and ‘80s as the Electric Light Orchestra. Thanks to Jeff Lynne, the ELO mastermind who ...

The double album seems to be a rite of passage for all great rock bands, and the Electric Light Orchestra delivered theirs in 1977 with Out of the Blue. Jeff Lynne and company were at the top of their ...

Singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield has announced a new album of cover songs called Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO. The album will arrive on Nov. 17 and features 10 covers of Electric Light Orchestra songs ...