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The person George Harrison said gave Traveling Wilburys an edge

    The person George Harrison said gave Traveling Wilburys an edge

The entire story of the Traveling Wilburys still feels like one of the happiest accidents in rock and roll history. Had the stars not aligned that fateful day when George

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Who played bass in the Traveling Wilburys?

    Who played bass in the Traveling Wilburys?

There was never any type of ego when the Traveling Wilburys first got together. Any one of them could have pulled their seniority card amongst their bandmates and considered themselves

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Who played the iconic solo on the Traveling Wilburys song?

    Who played the iconic solo on the Traveling Wilburys song?

The formation of the Traveling Wilburys wasn’t something anyone could have predicted. The thought of having some of the biggest giants of classic rock together in one group is virtually

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The conversation that formed The Traveling Wilburys

    The conversation that formed The Traveling Wilburys

“Who would be in your fantasy supergroup?” It’s a classic music nerd question, but one that you grow out of pretty quickly, I find. It’s a question normally asked when

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George Harrison explains why the Traveling Wilburys succeeded

    George Harrison explains why the Traveling Wilburys succeeded

Let’s be realistic for a second: The Traveling Wilburys were always going to be a success. You can’t put Bob

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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

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The song that formed The Traveling Wilburys

    The song that formed The Traveling Wilburys

On the October 17th, 1988, the ultimate supergroup emerged. What do you get when you combine the musical power of

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The album that made George Harrison form The Traveling Wilburys

    The album that made George Harrison form The Traveling Wilburys

Every band that’s ever been formed usually has some magic on their side. Regardless of how well every musician might

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The one artist who missed out on joining The Traveling Wilburys

    The one artist who missed out on joining The Traveling Wilburys

Sometimes, the Traveling Wilburys seem like a fever dream. If you took a blow to the head and started telling

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The Traveling Wilburys session Tom Petty said was one of a kind

    The Traveling Wilburys session Tom Petty said was one of a kind

In the late 1980s, George Harrison formed possibly the most star-studded supergroup in history, The Traveling Wilburys. The former Beatle teamed up with his old friend Bob Dylan and the

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