With Out of the Blue, everything got more expansive for the Electric Light Orchestra – the songs, the concept, the shows and the issues. The October 1977 follow-up to their first-ever platinum release ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Electric Light Orchestra fans know him as “the guy on the blue violin.” And Mik Kaminski’s been rocking that blue electric violin ...

Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra had been building toward the breakthrough success of A New World Record for some time. But first there was some housecleaning to do. Released on Sept. 11, ...

When Electric Light Orchestra made their Madison Square Garden debut on Feb. 11, 1977, they were near the zenith of their popularity due to a string of hits over the previous couple of years that ...

It looks like Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra will soon be no more. The beloved classic rock band, which was formed in 1970, will embark on a final North American tour this summer/fall. The Over ...

Jeff Lynne‘s recently revived Electric Light Orchestra played the Grammys, indoor sunglasses and all, where they pulled out a couple of their Seventies Top 40 hits: the piano-rocking 1975 single “Evil ...

Electric Light Orchestra released "Don't Bring Me Down" with a disco edge and a first for the band that had one of their most ...

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced The Orchestra starring Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II Former Members; Blue Skies Forever Tour at Patchogue Theatre on Wednesday, ...

Electric Light Orchestra began with the premise of following through on what the Beatles had accomplished bringing classical arrangements to a rock ‘n’ roll aesthetic while seeing how much further ...

One advantage to forgoing a showy rock ’n’ roll persona is that you never get too old to pull it off. Fronting a version of the band once known as the Electric Light Orchestra on Saturday night at ...

It’s understandable that people focus on the strange magic (pun intended) that was created by the Electric Light Orchestra’s melding of rock and classical textures. But don’t overlook for a second the ...

Jeff Lynne‘s Electric Light Orchestra are going to call it quits after one final run they’re dubbing The Over and Out Tour. The 27-date tour kicks off Aug, 24 in Palm Desert, California, and wraps up ...