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The one album Jeff Lynne called the biggest thrill of his life

    The one album Jeff Lynne called the biggest thrill of his life

Anyone would have been satisfied to have accomplished even a third of what Jeff Lynne has done during his lifetime. The fact that he has rubbed elbows with so many

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The musician Jeff Lynne thought would be “too posh”

    The musician Jeff Lynne thought would be “too posh”

The Traveling Wilburys were lightning in a bottle. A one-time affair that could only happen under the right circumstances. But even then, it took Jeff Lynne a second to understand

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When George Harrison’s idea was killed by The Traveling Wilbury’s

    When George Harrison’s idea was killed by The Traveling Wilbury’s

The word supergroup does enough to send a shiver down my spine these days. Laced with commerciality and usually a self-professed title, the idea of music’s titans forming rarely works

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The story of how George Harrison inspired Jeff Lynne

    The story of how George Harrison inspired Jeff Lynne

Since their emergence in the early 1960s, The Beatles have amassed one of the largest fanbases of any musical artist in history. Sadly, we can’t determine who the band’s biggest

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For ELO’s Jeff Lynne, Meeting George Harrison ‘Was Like a Dream Come True’

    For ELO’s Jeff Lynne, Meeting George Harrison ‘Was Like a Dream Come True’

Becoming friends with George Harrison led to a series of rock ‘n’ roll dream jobs for Jeff Lynne, as the

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The “best producer in the world,” according to Jeff Lynne

    The “best producer in the world,” according to Jeff Lynne

Birmingham’s finest, Jeff Lynne, began his musical career in 1963, aged just 16. His formative groups, The Andicaps and The

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Jeff Lynne on hanging with George Harrison

    Jeff Lynne on hanging with George Harrison

Jeff Lynne was ready to call it a day in the mid-1980s. For more than a decade, Lynne had carved

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Why Jeff Lynne was “reluctant” to become a rock star

    Why Jeff Lynne was “reluctant” to become a rock star

Being a traditional rock star was never what Jeff Lynne had in mind. The Electric Light Orchestra leader had plenty

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Jeff Lynne could “do without” the Travelling Wilburys album

    Jeff Lynne could “do without” the Travelling Wilburys album

There was never any hesitancy that Jeff Lynne had about the Travelling Wilburys. The legendary classic rock supergroup was spearheaded

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The idea of joining a band with Ringo Starr, Elton John, Jeff Lynne, and Eric Clapton appeals to George Harrison. – Techno Trenz

    The idea of joining a band with Ringo Starr, Elton John, Jeff Lynne, and Eric Clapton appeals to George Harrison. – Techno Trenz

Many pеoplе bеliеvеd that Gеorgе Harrison would makе a good band aftеr hе pеrformеd at thе Princе’s Trust Concеrt in 1987 alongsidе Ringo Starr, Elton John, Jеff Lynnе, and Eric

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