List of Electric Light Orchestra members

ELO performing live in Oslo, Norway, in 1978

The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band from Birmingham. Formed in 1970, the group's original lineup included songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and drummer Bev Bevan.^[1] Currently Jeff Lynne and keyboardist Richard Tandy are the only official members of the band. Under the moniker Jeff Lynne's ELO they tour with additional musicians.^[2]

Official members[]

Current members[]

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Jeff Lynne	1970–1986, 2014–present	lead and backing vocals guitar piano bass drums keyboards	all Electric Light Orchestra releases
	Richard Tandy	1972–1986, 2014–2016, 2019-present	piano keyboards backing vocals occasional guitar occasional bass	all Electric Light Orchestra releases from ELO 2 (1973) to Balance of Power (1986), Guest appearances on Zoom (2001) and From Out of Nowhere (2019)

Former members[]

Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
Roy Wood	1970^[1]–1972	vocals guitar bass cello oboe bassoon	The Electric Light Orchestra (1971) ELO 2 (1973)
Bev Bevan	1970–1983, 1985-1986^[1]	drums percussion backing vocals	all Electric Light Orchestra releases from The Electric Light Orchestra (1971) to Balance of Power (1986)
Bill Hunt	1971–1972	keyboards French horn hunting horn	The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
Steve Woolam	1971 (died 1971)^[3]	violin	The Electric Light Orchestra (1971)
Hugh McDowell	1972, 1973–1979 (died 2018)	cello	Eldorado (1974) Face the Music (1975) A New World Record (1976) Out of the Blue (1977)
Andy Craig	1972		none
Mike Edwards	1972–1975^[4] (died 2010)^[5]		ELO 2 (1973) On the Third Day (1973) Eldorado (1974)
Wilfred Gibson	1972–1973^[6] (died 2014)^[7]	violin	ELO 2 (1973) On the Third Day (1973)
Mike de Albuquerque	1972–1974	bass backing vocals	ELO 2 (1973) On the Third Day (1973) Eldorado (1974)
Colin Walker	1972–1973^[8]	cello	ELO 2 (1973) On the Third Day (1973)
Mik Kaminski	1973–1979, 1981–1986	violin occasional keyboards	all Electric Light Orchestra releases from On the Third Day (1973) to Out of the Blue (1977) Secret Messages (1983)
Kelly Groucutt	1975–1983 (died 2009)	bass backing and lead vocals	all Electric Light Orchestra releases from Face the Music (1975) to Secret Messages (1983)
Melvyn Gale	1975–1979	cello occasional piano	Face the Music (1975) A New World Record (1976) Out of the Blue (1977)

Touring members[]

Current touring members[]

Name	Years active	Instruments
Milton McDonald	2014–present	guitar backing vocals
Mike Stevens		guitar backing vocals
Iain Hornal		guitar backing and lead vocals percussion
		bass backing vocals
Marcus Byrne		keyboards piano
Bernie Smith		keyboards
Donavan Hepburn		drums
Melanie Lewis-McDonald		backing vocals percussion
Rosie Langley	2016–present	violin
Amy Langley		cello
Jess Cox		cello
Jo Webb	2017–present	keyboards
Steve Turner	2017–present	keyboards

Former touring members[]

Name	Years active	Instruments
Louis Clark	1981–1986 (died 2021)^[9]	synthesizers keyboards
Dave Morgan	1981–1986	guitar synthesizers backing vocals
Martin Smith	1986	bass
Marc Mann	2001, 2014	guitar keyboards backing vocals
Rosie Vela	2001	backing vocals
Gregg Bissonette		drums backing vocals
Matt Bissonette		bass backing vocals
Peggy Baldwin		cello
Sarah O'Brien		cello
Mick Wilson	2013-2014	percussion backing vocals
Chereene Allen	2013-2014	violin

Timeline[]

Touring member timeline[]

Line-ups[]

Original ELO Lineups[]

Personnel	Studio albums
1970–1971 Roy Wood - vocals, guitar, cello Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar Bev Bevan - drums Rick Price - bass	—
1971 Roy Wood - vocals, guitar, bass, cello, oboe Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar, bass Bev Bevan - drums Bill Hunt - French horn Steve Woolam - violin	The Electric Light Orchestra, December 1971
January 1972 – July 1972 Roy Wood - vocals, guitar, bass, cello, saxophone Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar, bass Bev Bevan - drums Bill Hunt - piano, French horn Richard Tandy - bass, piano Wilfred Gibson - violin Andy Craig - cello Hugh McDowell - cello Mike Edwards - cello	—
August 1972 – May 1973^[4] Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar Bev Bevan - drums Richard Tandy - piano, Moog synthesizer Mike de Albuquerque - bass, backing vocals Wilfred Gibson - violin Colin Walker - cello Mike Edwards - cello	ELO 2, January 1973
May 1973 – September 1973 Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar Bev Bevan - drums Richard Tandy - piano, Moog synthesizer Mike de Albuquerque - bass, backing vocals Mik Kaminski - violin Mike Edwards - cello	On the Third Day, November 1973
September 1973–1974 Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar Bev Bevan - drums Richard Tandy - piano, Moog synthesizer Mike de Albuquerque - bass, backing vocals Mik Kaminski - violin Mike Edwards - cello Hugh McDowell - cello	Eldorado, September 1974
1975–1979 (classic line-up) Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar Bev Bevan - drums Richard Tandy - piano, Moog synthesizer Kelly Groucutt - vocals, bass Mik Kaminski - violin Melvyn Gale - cello Hugh McDowell - cello	Face the Music, September 1975 A New World Record, September 1976 Out of the Blue, October 1977
1979–1981 Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar Bev Bevan - drums Richard Tandy - piano, Moog synthesizer Kelly Groucutt - vocals, bass	Discovery, May 1979 Xanadu, August 1980 Time, July 1981
1981–1982 Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar Bev Bevan - drums Richard Tandy - piano, Moog synthesizer Kelly Groucutt - vocals, bass touring members: Mik Kaminski - violin Louis Clark - string synthesizer Dave Morgan - acoustic guitar, backing vocals	—
1983 Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar Bev Bevan - drums Richard Tandy - piano, Moog synthesizer Kelly Groucutt - vocals, bass	Secret Messages, June 1983
1986 Jeff Lynne - vocals, guitar, bass Bev Bevan - drums Richard Tandy - piano, Moog synthesizer touring members: Mik Kaminski - violin Louis Clark - string synthesizer Dave Morgan - acoustic guitar, backing vocals Martin Smith - bass, backing vocals	Balance of Power, February 1986

Jeff Lynne's ELO Lineups[]


Years	Lineup	Albums
Sept 2014-present	Jeff Lynne - lead vocals, guitar Richard Tandy - piano, vocoder (2014-2016, 2019-) Milton McDonald - guitar, backing vocals Mike Stevens - guitar, backing vocals Iain Hornal - guitar, backing & lead vocals, percussion Melanie Lewis-McDonald - backing vocals, tambourine Lee Pomeroy - bass, backing vocals Marcus Byrne - keyboards, piano (2017-), vocoder Bernie Smith - keyboards Donavan Hepburn - drums, percussion Rosie Langley - violin (2016-) Amy Langley - cello (2016-) Jess Cox - cello (2016-)	Alone in the Universe (2015) From Out Of Nowhere (2019)

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Ankeny, Jason. "Electric Light Orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Best Classic Bands Staff. "Jeff Lynne's ELO Open 2018 North American Tour". Best Classic Bands. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Nielsen, Ken Stavensoe (20 November 2017). "Steve Woolam". 10538 Overture. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Mike Edwards: Cellist with the original line-up of the Electric Light Orchestra". 10 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017. Mike Edwards [...] recorded with them from April 1972 until January 1975. [...] In August [1972], when they played the Reading Festival, the newly expanded line-up comprised Lynne, Bevan, Richard Tandy on keyboards, Michael de Albuquerque on bass and Wilfred Gibson on violin, as well as Colin Walker and Edwards on cello.
^ "ELO cellist Mike Edwards hay bale death: Farmers cleared". BBC. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.
^ Haines, Marc; Guttenbacher, Patrik; von Petersdorff, Alexander (26 February 2000). "Wilf Gibson". Face The Music Germany. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021.
^ Kinch, Martin (October 2003). "The Wilf Gibson Interview". Cherry Blossom Clinic. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-01-14. Wilf passed away after a short illness in October 2014
^ Haines, Marc; Guttenbacher, Patrik; von Petersdorff, Alexander (26 February 2000). "Colin Walker". Face the Music. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Ultimate Classic Rock Staff (14 February 2021). "Louis Clark, ELO Arranger and Conductor, Reportedly Dies at 73". ultimateclassicrock.com. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

External links[]

Electric Light Orchestra – The official Facebook page by Legacy Recordings.
Electric Light Orchestra Legacy Recordings site – ELO's page at their record label.
Jeff Lynne's ELO – The official Jeff Lynne website.
Face the Music – ELO and related artists information website.
Jeff Lynne Song Database

[AllMusicBio-1] Ankeny, Jason. "Electric Light Orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[bestclassicbands-2] Best Classic Bands Staff. "Jeff Lynne's ELO Open 2018 North American Tour". Best Classic Bands. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[overture-3] Nielsen, Ken Stavensoe (20 November 2017). "Steve Woolam". 10538 Overture. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[EdwardsObit-4] "Mike Edwards: Cellist with the original line-up of the Electric Light Orchestra". 10 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2017. Mike Edwards [...] recorded with them from April 1972 until January 1975. [...] In August [1972], when they played the Reading Festival, the newly expanded line-up comprised Lynne, Bevan, Richard Tandy on keyboards, Michael de Albuquerque on bass and Wilfred Gibson on violin, as well as Colin Walker and Edwards on cello.

[haybale-5] "ELO cellist Mike Edwards hay bale death: Farmers cleared". BBC. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.

[ftm-6] Haines, Marc; Guttenbacher, Patrik; von Petersdorff, Alexander (26 February 2000). "Wilf Gibson". Face The Music Germany. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021.

[kinch-7] Kinch, Martin (October 2003). "The Wilf Gibson Interview". Cherry Blossom Clinic. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2016-01-14. Wilf passed away after a short illness in October 2014

[8] Haines, Marc; Guttenbacher, Patrik; von Petersdorff, Alexander (26 February 2000). "Colin Walker". Face the Music. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[9] Ultimate Classic Rock Staff (14 February 2021). "Louis Clark, ELO Arranger and Conductor, Reportedly Dies at 73". ultimateclassicrock.com. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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Jeff Lynne Richard Tandy Bev Bevan Roy Wood Bill Hunt Steve Woolam Mike Edwards Wilfred Gibson Hugh McDowell Andy Craig Mike de Albuquerque Colin Walker Mik Kaminski Kelly Groucutt Melvyn Gale Louis Clark Dave Morgan Martin Smith Peggy Baldwin Gregg Bissonette Matt Bissonette Marc Mann Sarah O'Brien Rosie Vela
Studio albums	The Electric Light Orchestra (No Answer) ELO 2 (Electric Light Orchestra II) On the Third Day Eldorado Face the Music A New World Record Out of the Blue Discovery Time Secret Messages Balance of Power Zoom Alone in the Universe From Out of Nowhere
Live albums	The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach Live at Wembley '78 Live at Winterland '76 The BBC Sessions Live at the BBC Electric Light Orchestra Live Wembley or Bust
Extended plays	The ELO EP
Soundtrack	Xanadu
Compilations	Showdown Olé ELO The Light Shines On Three Light Years The Light Shines On Vol 2 ELO's Greatest Hits A Box of Their Best Four Light Years Afterglow ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra Strange Magic Light Years Definitive Collection Friends & Relatives Flashback The Ultimate Collection The Essential Electric Light Orchestra All Over the World Ticket to the Moon The Essential Electric Light Orchestra (2 CD Edition) Mr. Blue Sky
Videography	Discovery (1979) Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley (1980) Fusion – Live in London (1990) The Very Best of ELO (1991) Zoom Tour Live (2001) ELO – Total Rock Review (2006) In Performance (2010) Live: The Early Years (2010) Jeff Lynne's ELO: Live in Hyde Park (2015) Wembley or Bust (2017)
Tours	Jeff Lynne's ELO Tour 2019
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