
Elo
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Year:
2017
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Inducted by:
Dhani Harrison
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Category:
Performers
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Bev Bevan
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Jeff Lynne
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Richard Tandy
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Roy Wood
Introduction
Picking up where the Beatles left off, ELO expanded the concept of great melodies, epic song structures and grand orchestrations.
ELO added an exciting mix of elements into rock and roll, including disco rhythms and electronic studio wizardry.
Dhani Harrison Inducts ELO
Dhani Harrison Inducts ELO at the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony-
Dhani Harrison Inducts ELO00:10:43
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ELO Acceptance Speeches00:03:38
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"Evil Woman"00:04:20
Hall of Fame Essay
2017
Imagine a marriage of tuneful, rocking pop songs with instruments from the symphonic realm, and you’ve got the blueprint for what made ELO one of the most popular groups of the 1970s and beyond.
Jeff Lynne, ELO’s vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, co-founder, and frontman, conceived of a rarefied musical sphere in which cellos coexisted with guitars, and where classically tinged progressive rock intersected with hook-filled, radio-friendly pop.
The result: ELO’s boundary-breaking approach to rock that resonated with a global audience, both as a pop singles act and as album-oriented rockers with deep-track appeal.


joyous hybrid rock classical harmonies, those killer songs
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