Electric Light Orchestra fans know him as “the guy on the blue violin.” And Mik Kaminski’s been rocking that blue electric violin onstage for five decades now ― both as a member of ELO and later ...

Jeff Lynne performs during the Jeff Lynne's ELO "The Over and Out Tour" at TD Garden in Boston, MA - September 23 Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne canceled what was thought to be his final ...

Shortly after the release of Electric Light Orchestra‘s sixth album A New World Record, Jeff Lynne went to work on the band’s next release and locked himself inside a chalet near Lake Geneva in ...

While Jeff Lynne had a lot of hangups when trying to play a lot of his material live, he knew all he needed was the right project to turn himself around.

Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The story is told by the British artist himself and such distinguished ...

An intimate half-hour of singer-songwriter Jeff Lynne and long-time collaborator Richard Tandy on piano, playing acoustic versions of many of Jeff's greatest songs including such ELO hits as Evil ...

Who would have thought to feature ELO on the Grammys in a performance slot in 2015? It worked, and teaming him with Ed Sheeran certainly helped. Seeing Beyonce out of her seat for it capped it. Grade: ...

After the news of Aretha Franklin's passing on Thursday, Detroit was in need of some healing. As the touring gods would have it, "Mr. Blue Sky" himself, Jeff Lynne, was lined up for a sold-out concert ...

In 1970, the English studio-rock perfectionist Jeff Lynne started the orchestral, Beatle-esque band Electric Light Orchestra. In the decades that followed, Jeff Lynne has done a lot of things — the ...

Jeff Lynne has said he is now at home recuperating after cancelling the final shows of his Electric Light Orchestra tour due to illness. The 77-year-old musician was forced to withdraw from BST Hyde ...

ELO has genres numerous comparisons to The Beatles. According to a 2022 article from The Telegraph, Lynne discussed meeting Paul for the first time. “He said to me, ”Mr. Blue Sky?’ I know where you ...

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