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Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO

Documentary about musician/songwriter Jeff Lynne, told by the man himself and collaborators and friends including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh and Eric Idle.

Documentary which gets to the heart of who Jeff Lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world. The story is told by the British artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of Jeff as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle.

The film reveals that Lynne is a true man of music, for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument. With access to Lynne in his studio above LA, this is an intimate account of a great British pop classicist who has ploughed a unique furrow since starting out on the Birmingham Beat scene in the early 60s, moving from the Idle Race to the multimillion-selling ELO in the 70s and then, with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison and George Harrison, as a key member of the Traveling Wilburys.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 3 Jul 2016 01:35

Music Played

  • Ned Washington

    The High and the Mighty聽

    Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Livin' Thing

  • The Idle Race

    Impostors of Life's Magazine聽

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    20538 Overture聽

  • Jeff Lynne

    Steppin' Out

  • Jeff Lynne

    Don't Bring Me Down

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

  • Jeff Lynne

    Do Ya聽

  • Roy Orbison

    Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)

  • Roy Orbison

    California Blue聽

  • Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty

    California Blue聽

  • Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty

    You Got It聽

  • Jeff Lynne

    Telephone Line

  • Tom Petty聽

    Free Fallin'聽

  • George Harrison

    When We Was Fab聽

  • Traveling Wilburys

    Handle with Care聽

  • Traveling Wilburys

    Not Alone Anymore聽

  • Traveling Wilburys

    End of the Line聽

  • Del Shannon

    Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)聽

  • John Lennon

    Free As a Bird

  • The Beatles

    Free As A Bird

  • Jeff Lynne

    Can't Get It Out of My Head

  • Jeff Lynne

    Showdown

  • Jeff Lynne

    厂丑别听

  • Jeff Lynne

    Bewitched, Botherd and Bewildered聽

  • Jeff Lynne

    Running Scared聽

  • Jeff Lynne

    Mercy Mercy聽

  • Tom Petty

    I Won't Back Down聽

  • George Harrison

    When We Was Fab聽

  • Traveling Wilburys

    Handle with Care聽

  • The Beatles

    Free As A Bird

  • Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne & Tom Petty

    You Got It聽

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

"I produce records backwards"

"I produce records backwards"

ELO's Jeff Lynne discusses The Traveling Wilburys, re-recording聽his biggest hits and how he approaches production on 麻豆社 Breakfast.

Credit

Role Contributor
Director Martyn Atkins

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Electric Light Orchestra

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