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 ...

Electric Light Orchestra began with the premise of following through on what the Beatles had accomplished bringing classical arrangements to a rock ‘n’ roll aesthetic while seeing how much further ...

CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device. Picking the 10 best Electric Light Orchestra songs is not an easy task. For one thing, there’s something like 27 songs ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why did Jeff Lynne’s ELO perform its many hits in Nationwide Arena on Tuesday night to sound exactly like the original recordings? Because it could. More importantly, because the 13-piece ensemble was ...

On Sept. 14, Jean Smart won her fourth Emmy for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series” for Hacks. Coincidentally, I started watching Hacks not too long ago. I recently started the third season, ...

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 ...