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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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Lynne, ELO to Release 3 Albums in 2013

Billy Dukes — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:16:20 +0000

Jeff Lynne and ELO are beginning 2013 in the same way they ended 2012, with three new CDs. On April 23, Frontiers Records will release a live album from Electric Light Orchestra, a reissue of one of the band's more recent albums and a reissue of Lynne's debut solo album.

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Tom Petty Sings Jeff Lynne's Praises

Crash — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:40:50 +0000

Tom Petty gave an extensive interview to Record Collector magazine about close friend and collaborator, Jeff Lynne.

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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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Walsh, Weir + More Helping Brooklyn

Crash — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:01:28 +0000

A bunch of A-list artists are donating songs or other items to a Sandy benefit for a hard-hit area of Brooklyn, New York.

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Rock Report: Will Paul McCartney Finish Unfinished Beatles Song?

Crash — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:23:59 +0000

Remember the Beatles Anthology? It had a 'reunion' track called Now and Then which was written by John Lennon in the late 70's and given to McCartney by Yoko Ono along with Free As A Bird and Real Love for consideration as a reunion track. They only laid in a drum track bec

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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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Jeff Lynne Says Touring in Support of 'Long Wave' Album Is Not Likely

Chad Childers — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:45:52 +0000

Electric Light Orchestra singer Jeff Lynne has been busy over the past year, re-recording past favorites for the 'Mr. Blue Sky' album as well as taking on a number of older standards for the companion disc, 'Long Wave.' Despite the wealth of new music, it's likely that Lynne will not be touring.

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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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