Electric Light Orchestra ( B10 )

Legacy and influence

When ELO emerged, they were often dismissed by musical cognoscenti as Beatles copyists. According to music journalist Simon Price, ELO was "arguably the most uncool, even defiantly anti-cool, of the lot, and have been the slowest to be rehabilitated since ... They've been sampled by dozens upon dozens of acts, from Company Flow to the Pussycat Dolls!, if you go looking. Every now and then, in my journalistic career, it's been possible to coax a contemporary band to admit to an ELO influence, the Flaming Lips and Super Furry Animals being two examples. But the band with, arguably, the greatest amount of ELO DNA are outside the rock genre altogether: Daft Punk."

In November 2016, Jeff Lynne's ELO won Band of the Year at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards. In October 2016, ELO were nominated for the 2017 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. It was the first time that the Hall had announced in advance the members of bands who would be inducted; the members of ELO listed were Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, Bev Bevan and Richard Tandy. On 20 December 2016, it was announced ELO had been elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2017.

Personnel

Members

Current members

• Jeff Lynne – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, cello, keyboards, drums, percussion, producer, songwriter, composer, arranger (1970–1986, 2000–2001, 2014–present)
• Richard Tandy – keyboards, synthesisers, bass, guitar, backing vocals, producer, arranger (1971–1986, 2000–2001, 2014-present)

Current live members (Jeff Lynne's ELO)

• Milton McDonald – lead guitar, backing vocals (2014–present)
• Mike Stevens – guitar, backing vocals (2014–present)
• Iain Hornal – backing vocals, guitar (2014–present)
• Lee Pomeroy – bass guitar (2014–present)
• Marcus Byrne – keyboards (2014–present)
• Bernie Smith – keyboards (2014–present)
• Donavan Hepburn – drums (2014–present)
• Melanie Lewis-McDonald – backing vocals (2014–present)
• Rosie Langley – violin (2016–present)
• Amy Langley – cello (2016–present)
• Jess Cox – cello (2016–present)
• Jo Webb – keyboards (2017–present)

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