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The Inside History of the Electric Light Orchestra
FEATURES:The Dennis Elsas Conversation
by Dennis ElsasBev Bevan, smiling at center (to Jeff Lynne’s right) via an undated photo from Bevan’s Facebook page
Though the Electric Light Orchestra was eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, it wasn’t until December 2016 that they were selected to the Class of 2017.
The ELO members honored were Bev Bevan, Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy and Roy Wood.
Bevan announced, however, that he wouldn’t be able to attend the induction ceremony, which took place on April 7, 2017 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Bevan, born November 25, 1944, was an original member of The Move—which earned five straight Top 5 U.K.
singles in 1966-1968—and co-founder of ELO in 1970, and stayed with them until they disbanded in 1986.
Bevan explains how the Move evolved into ELO in this interview with Dennis Elsas from December 5, 1977, on New York City