The members of the English band The Move created The Electric Light Orchestra. They strived to attach great importance to the sounding of their music. Their decision was to include traditional instruments while performing. The name of band is explained by the fact that the musicians combined electric rock instruments with orchestral instruments.
The first manager of The Electric Light Orchestra was Don Arden. After some time he decided to transfer his management of the band to his daughter Sharon as the ELO did not arouse his interest any more.
The ELO being an English band enlisted greater support from the side of the American public. It means they were more popular in America than in England.
The ELO could not give their concerts on the very first tour because the rehearsals left much to be desired. The music sounded not so well. Only after the lapse of some time the members of the ELO managed to put the sounding in order.
Don Arden was called once by the representatives of United Artists. They wanted to find out the title of the their first album. By that time the secretary of the ELO could not give the precise answer. He just said: “No Answer”. The representatives accepted the answer. After that the first album Electric Light Orchestra was released in the USA under the title “No Answer”.
The members of The ELO broke up in 1986. There were great legal battles concerning the name of the group. Ben Bevan wanted to extend the time of the band existence. So Bevan released his own album as ELO Part 2 in 1991. Nine years later Lynne made up his mind to join the group and they started recording again as ELO.
For the first time The ELO appeared live on TV in 2001. It was an episode of VH1 Storytellers.
In 1978 the members of ELO thought up an interesting beginning for their tour. They opened one of their concerts by emerging from a giant spaceship. Unfortunately the public took the spaceship for a humburger.
Jeff Lynne graduated the Juliyard in New York.