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thegroovyarchives · 4 months

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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

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cursed-elo-images · 5 months

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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

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wilbury-sam · 8 months

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ELO Doodles c: (Mik doesn't look like Mik, HELP)

Extra, a draw of Jeffrey I did while I was in a music class (I haven't finished it yet)

#my art lol #Jeff Lynne is the easiest men alive to draw lmao #art #rock #jeff lynne #hugh mcdowell #Richard Tandy #Mik Kaminski

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quite-actually-a-nacho · 9 months

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do YOU like the Electric Light Orchestra? are you a mega fan of the string section from their classic years—consisting of Melvyn Gale, Mik Kaminski, and Hugh McDowell? those are really unsubtle questions because that’s what I have to offer!

ELO Resident String Trio design

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if you want them on things, you can get them on things! originally I was making this for myself to add to my collection of ELO strings shirts, my original two shirts are from like five years ago now and that’s not what my style looks like anymore. but I figure other people might want something like this too, so now it’s on my Redbubble 😌

one of the original String Trio shirts from about 2018, not available on my Redbubble because I printed it at my family’s print shop

#electric light orchestra #elo #digital art #art #self promo #resident string trio #melvyn gale #mik kaminski #hugh mcdowell #redbubble

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stephi1is1awesome · 7 months

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#HUGH MCDOWELL FUCKING DIES #electric light orchestra #hugh mcdowell #elo #swag #epiccellostunts #epiccellofail

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celeste-fitzgerald · 1 year

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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

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magneticelectric · 11 months

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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

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the-diary-of-bev-bevan · 9 months

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Jeff and Hugh were always late to scheduled flights. Hugh was sometimes bad enough that they had to drag him out of bed and carry him to the car to make it to the airport on time.

Hugh was a qualified pilot. Even so, no one trusted him with a plane.

#elo #electric light orchestra #bev’s book #jeff lynne #hugh mcdowell

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longliverockback · 1 year

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Wizzard Wizzard Brew 1973 Harvest ————————————————— Tracks: 1. You Can Dance the Rock ‘n’ Roll 2. Meet Me at the Jailhouse 3. Jolly Cup of Tea 4. Buffalo Station • Get on down to Memphis 5. Gotta Crush (about You) 6. Wear a Fast Gun —————————————————

Mike Burney

Charlie Grima

Bill Hunt

Hugh McDowell

Nick Pentelow

Rick Price

Keith Smart

Roy Wood

* Long Live Rock Archive

#Wizzard #Mike Burney #Charlie Grima #Bill Hunt #Hugh McDowell #Nick Pentelow #Rick Price #Keith Smart #Roy Wood #Wizzard Brew #LP #Glam #1973 #Debut

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chad-jeff-lynne · 7 months

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(this is @cursed-elo-images on my primary blog, for some reason I can’t send asks on that blog sadly but oh well)

What are your opinions on Melvyn Gale and Hugh McDowell?

this is @cursed-elo-images? That explains why you haven’t posted in a while on this account. I think Hugh is wild and crazy. He’s the most unique cello player I’ve ever seen. There’s truly no one like him. He’s the only one I’ve ever seen make playing cello look cool. As for Mel, I honestly don’t think about him too much. I think it sucks that he rejected being in ELO twice in 1972. Idk why he would do that.

#Electric Light Orchestra #ELO #Melvyn Gale #Hugh McDowell

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ms-blue-sky · 8 months

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Gonna gather a compilation of Hugh spinning his cello and upload it to youtube

#elo #electric light orchestra #hugh mcdowell #spin all the cellos 😈#help is also appreciated

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cursed-elo-images · 2 months

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WHILE I AM SAD that only we get to hear Jeff and Bev talk, I AM SO GLAD to see the seven sillies ONCE AGAIN, IN A NEW VIDEO I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!!

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wilbury-sam · 4 months

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@stephi1is1awesome @cursed-elo-images

You guys gave me a lot of ideas

The only thing that saves Mik from being the smallest of them all are his ears, they always end up making him look bigger, He is the only one who has raised ears instead of folded like everyone else.

Would Bev like to bite his drumsticks?

Is Melvyn the loudest of them all?

Would Hugh hide things from them?

How the hell am I going to draw Richard???

Find out in the next chapter—

I would like to make some kind of comics out of this, it seems funny

#electric light orchestra #hugh mcdowell #mik kaminski #my art lol #bev bevan #melvyn gale

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elictriclightorchestra · 1 year

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