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Jeff Lynne: 'I Haven't Given Up the Idea of' Touring

Matt Wardlaw — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:09:31 +0000

Jeff Lynne has contributed a wealth of important influence to the world of recording over the decades that he’s been engaged in making music. If the albums crafted with Electric Light Orchestra had been his sole contribution as an artist, it still would have been an impressive legacy to leave behind.

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ELO's Jeff Lynne on Touring: 'My Heart Wasn't in It'

Jeff Giles — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:15:50 +0000

Jeff Lynne seems to be in a reflective mood lately -- the two albums he released in 2012, 'Long Wave' and 'Mr. Blue Sky - The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra,' found him recording classic pop standards and revisiting hits from the ELO catalog -- and he continued his focus on the past in a recent Clash interview that looked back on the earliest years of his career.

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ELO Doc Available As Download

Crash — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:48:52 +0000

Now available via iTunes as a digital download is Mr. Blue Sky: The Story Of Jeff Lynne And ELO.

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ELO: Farmers Not Guilty In Edwards Death

Crash — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:28:20 +0000

A pair of British farmers have been found not guilty in connection with the death of ELO cellist Mike Edwards.

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Jeff Lynne: ELO Doc Airing On VH1 Classic

Crash — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:21:42 +0000

Now airing throughout October on VH1 Classic is Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne And ELO. The documentary, which contains unbelievable access to Lynne at work in him home studio in L.A., features testimonials from such high profile friends and collaborators as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, ELO bandmate Richard Tandy, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Roy Orbison's widow Barbara Orbison, and Monty Python's Eric Idle. Check you local listings for stations and times.

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ELO's Jeff Lynne Has Two New Albums Out

Crash — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:41:00 +0000

One is a covers collection and the other, a note-for-note re-recording of the Electric Light Orchestra's biggest hits.

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Jeff Lynne: Didn't Want To Reinvent ELO Covers For New Album [VIDEO]

Crash — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:50:28 +0000

ELO leader Jeff Lynne says that his new covers collection was meant to pay tribute to his favorite songs -- not reinvent them. Coming on October 9th will be Long Wave -- Lynne's first new set since ELO's 2001 album, Zoom.

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