#jeff bevan

[all-action-all-picture]

The Wizard No. 406, dated 19 November 1977. The Warrior Breed cover by Jeff Bevan. The vehicle shown is a Daimler Armoured Car. DC Thomson.

#19nov #1977 #wizard dc thomson #the wizard dc thomson #jeff bevan #the warrior breed #daimler armoured car

[thegroovyarchives]

Electric Light Orchestra From the March 5th, 1977 issue of Cashbox Magazine (via: archive.org)

#Electric Light Orchestra #ELO #Jeff Lynne #Happy Birthday #Bev Bevan #Richard Tandy #Kelly Groucutt #Mik Kaminski #Hugh McDowell #Melvyn Gale #vintage photography #70's music #mid-century #70's #1977

[harrisonarchive]

A look back at the HeartBeat charity concert, March 15, 1986.

“I don’t like the idea of being on the road and having to be someplace, you know. I think at times, it’s fun being in a band, and it’s got a lot of energy and it can be thrilling, but… I just did a tune with another charity show in Birmingham, it was all the Birmingham bands — the ELO, and the Moody Blues, people like that. And that was fun, just to get up and sing ‘Johnny B Goode’ is easy, but I don’t really want to to go out there singing all my tunes day in, day out.” - George Harrison, The Today Show, April 1986 “That was down to Jeff Lynne. George and Jeff were pals. There hadn’t been any whispers beforehand so it was a complete surprise for the audience. And for the musicians, too. Even we didn’t know he was going to be there. Jeff had said that was a slight possibility he might be able to get George to appear but that’s all it ever was. George didn’t arrive until late so nobody saw him. He turned up at about 9pm while the show was in full swing. He hadn’t done any soundcheck or rehearsal. It was that last minute! The stage was packed not only with the bands but also the backroom team. They all wanted to be onstage with George Harrison. It was a thrill to see him singing with Robert and the rest. I was on a massive adrenalin rush, bouncing round the place.” - Bev Bevan, Birmingham Mail, March 12, 2016 “[M]y father gets up from his seat and tells me to wait for him with this candy man who had taken us to our seats. He walked off and moments after he disappeared from view suddenly he reappeared onstage carrying a guitar. I began to panic because this was first time I had ever seen my dad play an instrument, ever, onstage in my entire life. Out of nowhere, in perfect unison, they all kicked into ‘Johnny B Goode.’ I remember thinking, ‘What is going on? My father is being abducted by an intergalactic space orchestra.’ ELO has taken my father and left me behind.  The candy man assured that he would eventually be returned to us. So we made it back home together eventually and to my joy and surprise with ELO extraterrestrial wizard captain, the man with it all, Jeff Lynne. He had come to live with us on Earth and Jeff was soon a permanent fixture at our house.” - Dhani Harrison in his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame speech for ELO, April 2017 (x)

#George Harrison #Dhani Harrison #Jeff Lynne #Denny Laine #Bev Bevan #et al. #quote #quotes by George #quotes about George #George and Dhani #George and Jeff Lynne #Harrison jams #<3 #fits queue like a glove

[zimtrim]

Electric Light Orchestra - Jeff Lynne

#electric light orchestra #elo #jeff lynne #bev bevan

[bilbao-song]

1973

#another one of my favorite jeffrey eras……locking all that commentary inside my brain #jeff lynne #bev bevan #wilf gibson #electric light orchestra #elo #uploads* #queue

[scarywardrobe]

#ELO #Electric Light Orchestra #Jeff Lynne #The Light Shines On #Roy Wood #Bev Bevan

[boxwright]

The Move - Roy Wood - Jeff Lynne

#the move #roy wood #jeff lynne #bev bevan #electric light orchestra #elo

[cursed-elo-images]

ASDFGHJKL *unbeards the Electric Light Orchestra*

#electric light orchestra #hugh mcdowell #melvyn gale #jeff lynne #bev bevan #mik kaminski #richard tandy #kelly groucutt #cursed #why did I do this #too much creativity #what

[stephi1is1awesome]

#electric light orchestra #elo #richard tandy #jeff lynne #bev bevan

[all-action-all-picture]

The Wizard No. 354, dated 22 November 1976. Chained to his Sword cover by Jeff Bevan. DC Thomson.

#22nov #wizard dc thomson #the wizard dc thomson #1976 #jeff bevan #chained to his sword

[muppetone]

#jeff lynne #elo #electric light orchestra #bev bevan #richard tandy #kelly groucutt

[boyblueisdead]

#jeff lynne #robert plant #bev bevan #elo #electric light orchestra #roy wood #stumbled upon this never saw it before but i had to have it on my blog cuz jeff and bev and robert ahahsj #wish i could find more about this meeting gaahsj #photo #jeff #bev #roy

[zimtrim]

Electric Light Orchestra - Jeff Lynne

#electric light orchestra #jeff lynne #bev bevan

[bilbao-song]

not entirely sure what's going on here but i support it

#electric light orchestra #elo #jeff lynne #bev bevan #wilf gibson #mike edwards #mike de albuquerque #love it when the mikes are together. put them in their proper place. the mike zone. #uploads* #queue #1973

[celeste-fitzgerald]

Hi! I’ve been an elo fan for a while but I’m not really familiar with any of the band members except for jeff lynne because i always thought the rest were coming and going. Can you give me a little intro to the band like who are considered the main band members? Thanks!

AHHHHHHH thank you for asking this omgggggg!! (Also, as a side note, I actually sent another blogger an ask just like this a year ago when I was getting more into the band, so this is a very surreal moment to see that now people are asking ME???!!!!!)

I will begin with Roy Wood.

ELO was the brain child of Roy primarily, and he and Jeff were the driving creative force of the band at the start. Just like Jeff, he knows how to play 47309478193 different instruments, and on his solo work he did practically everything himself. He's a cool guy with awesome crazy hair and awesome fashion sense. But he left the band very early on (after about a year I think) to form a different band called Wizzard.

Now, there are tons of different guys who were members of ELO over the years, but to keep this from becoming super long and complicated, I will now stick to the rest of the Magnificent Seven. This is the longest running line-up of ELO, and the seven of them were together for a lot of the band's most successful period. This line-up was:

Jeff Lynne: guitar, vocals, writer, producer, etc., you know his deal already haha Bev Bevan: drums Richard Tandy: keyboards Kelly Groucutt: bass Mik Kaminski: violin Melvyn Gale: cello Hugh McDowell: cello

Now the fun part! (Well, fun for me at least haha.)

Bev Bevan:

Bev is the gorgeous smashy drummer with big biceps and a terrifyingly deep voice. He founded the band with Jeff and Roy and was with ELO till 1986. He's very opposite to Jeff in many ways (and pulled lots of pranks on Jeff haha). While Jeff loves working in the studio, Bev loves playing live and going on tour - so much so that after Jeff called it quits for the band in 1986, Bev started up another band called ELO Part II with a few of the other members so he could keep things going (which unfortunately ruffled feathers with Jeff quite badly and essentially ended their friendship 😢😢).

Richard Tandy:

Richard is the very-talented keyboard player who joined very soon after the band began - and he is still an official member to this day!!! Unfortunately he only has small roles on the Jeff Lynne's ELO albums now and he doesn't play live much because of health issues, but he and Jeff are still very close. He is a very focused, serious man when it comes to music. I believe I read that he would lock himself away for hours to learn some challenging pieces of music, and he was the only member of the band to actually take sound checks seriously at their shows haha. Also he's really into films and sports.

Kelly Groucutt:

KELLY MY BELOVED!! He is my favorite hehe. The awesome sweetheart bass player who, fun fact, was actually named Michael. But during the early years of ELO, they had lots of Michaels, so they asked Kelly to pick a different name so it would be less confusing haha, and he went by Kelly ever since. He also sang lots of backup vocals, plus occasional lead vocals (check out Poker to hear his voice, he sang that whole song double-tracked). He was very outgoing and goofy, made tons of silly jokes, couldn't sit still, and was a huge chatterbox. I could say tons more on him but I will hold back haha. He was also in ELO Part II with Bev, but Kelly unfortunately passed away in 2009.

Mik Kaminski:

Mik is the adorable boy on the iconic blue violin. He's a very shy boy, but he still loves touring and performing for the fans. He also loooooves gambling and drinking haha. Also he is another of the Michaels lmao. After ELO ended in the 80s, Mik and Kelly made their own band called Orkestra, then later both joined ELO Part II. And after Bev left ELO Part II, the band changed their name to The Orchestra, and Mik is still playing with them to this day!

Melvyn Gale:

Melvyn is the angel on cello. It took him a while to join the group (he was asked to join multiple times but kept recommending other cellists instead haha), but they finally got him! He is apparently also very chatty, and quite the charmer with the ladies. And in addition to cello, he's also a phenomenal pianist (the epic piano solo in Wild West Hero is him). After his time in ELO ended he ran (or at least worked at) a record manufacturing company for a while, and he is currently teaching cello and piano lessons!

Hugh McDowell:

And Hugh is the demon on cello ahaha. He is fucking crazy and I love him for it. He joined ELO very early on, then left with Roy Wood to be in Wizzard, then came back to ELO. He stole the show in all the live performances, jumping around, spinning/throwing his cello, hair flying in his face. He rocks hard. He's just wild all-around. He apparently got kicked out of school for telling a teacher to fuck off because the teacher wouldn't let him play the music the way he wanted or something. He also once broke down his hotel room door when he lost the key haha. Though he was also known to always have his face buried in a book - he loved to read. He unfortunately passed away in 2018.

And that concludes my not-so-brief introduction to the band!! Thank you for the ask!!!!!!! <3

#elo #electric light orchestra #jeff lynne #bev bevan #richard tandy #kelly groucutt #roy wood #mik kaminski #melvyn gale #hugh mcdowell

[magneticelectric]

The ELO Football team. According to Bev Bevan’s ‘The ELO Story’ they’re about to get thumped 7-1 by RAF Berlin. 

#electric light orchestra #Bev Bevan #Richard Tandy #Jeff Lynne #Hugh McDowell