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Electric Light Orchestra were a symphonic rock band which formed in Birmingham, England in 1970. The band was formed by Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, multiple instruments), Roy Wood (multiple instruments, vocals), Richard Tandy (keyboards, vocals) and Bev Bevan (drums). Lynne, Wood and Bevan were former members of the psychedelic rock band The Move. The band's lineup would fluctuate throughout its original incarnation, although Lynne, Tandy and Bevan would remain constant members.

They incorporated the sounds of string ensembles, vocoders and dub echos into rock songs, thereby creating a very sophisticated studio version of rock. The musical content of ELO songs often went far beyond usual chord structures, mixing pop songwriting with classical romanticism and synthesized sounds. The band claim that their music "picks up where The Beatles' 1967 song I Am the Walrus left off."

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Members

Jeff Lynne
since 1970
Richard Tandy
since 1972 Unknown
Marc Mann
since 2000 Unknown
Kelly Groucutt
since 1974 till 1983 Background vocals, Bass, Lead vocal
Louis Clark
since 1974 till 1981 Unknown
since 1983 till 1986 Unknown
Bev Bevan
since 1970 till 1986
Mik Kaminski
since 1973 till 1979 Violin
since 1981 till 1986 Violin
Hugh McDowell
since 1972 till 1972 Cello
since 1973 till 1979 Cello
Melvyn Gale
since 1975 till 1979 Unknown
Roy Wood
since 1970 till 1972
Mike Edwards
since 1972 till 1974 Cello
Bill Hunt
since 1970 till 1972
Dave Morgan
since 1981 till 1982 Acoustic guitar, Background vocals, Synthesizer
since 1986 till 1986 Acoustic guitar
Gregg Bissonette
since 2000 till 2001 Background vocals, Drum set
Colin Walker
since 1972 till 1973 Cello
Steve Woolam
since 1970 till 1971
Wilfred Gibson
since 1972 till 1973 Unknown
Michael d’Albuquerque
since 1973 till 1974 Unknown
Andy Craig
since 1971 till 1972 Cello
Rosie Vela
since 2001 till 2001 Unknown
Peggy Baldwin
since 2001 till 2001 Unknown
Sarah O’Brien
since 2001 till 2001 Unknown
Martin Smith
since 1986 till 1986 Unknown
Matt Bissonette
since 2001 till 2001 Unknown

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