Jeff Lynne
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Jeff Lynne

Personal information
Birth nameJeffrey Lynne
Also known asOtis Wilbury/Clayton Wilbury
Born30 December 1947(age 62)
OriginShard End, Birmingham, England, UK
GenresProgressive rock, pop rock, symphonic rock, art rock, pop
OccupationMusician, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsVocals&
Guitar&
Keyboards&
Bass&
Drums&
Percussion&
Cello
Years active1966-present
LabelsUnited Artists, Jet, Harvest, Epic, SonyBMG, Reprise
Associated actsElectric Light Orchestra, Traveling Wilburys, The Idle Race, The Move, George Harrison, Tom Petty, The Beatles
Notable instrumentsGibson Les Paul
Fender Telecaster

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Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947; Shard End, Birmingham) is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, guitarist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys. Lynne has produced recordings for artists such as The Beatles, Brian Wilson, Roy Orbison, Del Shannon and Tom Petty. He has co-written songs with Petty and also with George Harrison whose 1987 album Cloud Nine was co-produced by Lynne and Harrison. His compositions include "Do Ya", "Livin' Thing", "Evil Woman", "Turn to Stone", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Telephone Line", "Mr. Blue Sky", "Hold on Tight" and "Don't Bring Me Down".
In 2008, The Washington Times named Lynne the fourth greatest record producer in music history.

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Good times with the blues: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers distill their ... - Washington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Washington Post (blog)--He also recorded twice with the Traveling Wilburys, the supergroup that included George Harrison, -Jeff Lynne-, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan. ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:12:04 GMT+00:00
Gibson Les Paul favoured for new Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album - Gear4music.com Tweet this news
Gear4music.com---...- known for his solo material, as well as his Traveling Wilbury's project with ex-Beatle George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and ELO frontman -Jeff Lynne-.--- - Date : Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:46:45 GMT+00:00
Live Nation to Give Tom Petty Fans a Break on Fee - Uptrend SEO Company (blog) Tweet this news
Uptrend SEO Company (blog)--Tom collaborated with George Harrison, -Jeff Lynne-, Bob Dylan, and Roy Orbison to form the Traveling Wilburys. He was with them for so long that The ... - Date : Mon, 17 May 2010 15:48:17 GMT+00:00
Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 - The Traveling Wilburys (1988) - TODAYonline Tweet this news
TODAYonline--Harrison's collaborator -Jeff Lynne-, was producing some tracks for Roy Orbison, and Orbison and Lynne agreed over dinner to help. Needing a studio on short ... - Date : Wed, 19 May 2010 22:08:55 GMT+00:00
Electric Light Orchestra "Live - The Early Years" for the first time on DVD - Altsounds.com Tweet this news
Altsounds.com--ELO was formed in 1970 by -Jeff Lynne- and Roy Wood from the ashes of The Move. Roy Wood soon left to form Wizzard and -Jeff Lynne- led ELO on to become one of ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 21:20:10 GMT+00:00
Five things to do today: May 17 - Time Out Chicago (blog) Tweet this news
Time Out Chicago (blog)--This Montreal combo plays pleasantly arty pop that sometimes suggests a collaboration between Jeff Buckley and -Jeff Lynne-. Schubas, $15, 8pm. ... - Date : Mon, 17 May 2010 05:04:56 GMT+00:00
Patrick Watson & The Wooden Arms - Time Out Chicago Tweet this news
Time Out Chicago--This Montreal combo plays pleasantly arty pop that sometimes suggests a collaboration between Jeff Buckley and -Jeff Lynne-. For just $19.99 a year, ... - Date : Mon, 17 May 2010 05:30:58 GMT+00:00
Budweiser Select 55 Commercial -- What's the Song? - AOL Radio Blog (blog) Tweet this news
AOL Radio Blog (blog)--Also known by their abbreviated ELO moniker, the -Jeff Lynne--led band with the spaceship logo flew high on the charts repeatedly throughout the '70s with ... - Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 19:17:12 GMT+00:00



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