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The Electric Light Orchestra is a Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of The Beatles and Chuck Berry. Those roots explain a lot about how The Electric Light Orchestra arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Klaatu, Wings, Genesis, Boston and Elton John, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Randy Newman, Jai Paul, Led Zeppelin, Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around The Electric Light Orchestra, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Randy Newman. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and drummer Bev Bevan. Their music is characterised by a fusion of pop and classical arrangements with futuristic iconography. After Wood's departure in 1972, Lynne became the band's sole leader, co-arranging and producing every album while writing nearly all of their original material. During their first run from 1970 to 1986, Lynne and Bevan were the group's only consistent members.
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The Electric Light Orchestra connections
The Electric Light Orchestra grew out of The Beatles and Chuck Berry, shares an orbit with Klaatu, Wings, Genesis and Boston, went on to shape Randy Newman, Jai Paul, Led Zeppelin and Olivia Newton-John. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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