The Road To ELO

This follows the evolution of two musicians, Jeff Lynne & Roy Wood, from 1967 to 1971. They each started separately in their own bands, Jeff in The Idle Race and Roy in The Move, and then started working together, each playing with and writing for each other's groups until finally they left their old groups behind and started Electric Light Orchestra. Their original intention was to carry on from where the Beatles left off. The first ELO record, "No Answer", is very cello heavy and lacks any real radio-ready, single material. I close this mix with a song from this 1971 album and, for whatever reasons, Roy Wood soon left the group after this record to start Wizzard and released multiple solo records. Jeff Lynne would carry ELO on to gargantuan heights through hit after hit in the 70's, but I hope you enjoy hearing where they all started.