On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 at 14:07:20, paulholm wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>He was invited by Roy Wood to join the Move in '68, but wanted
>to take his chances with Idle Race first. However, when he was
>asked to join again, he did so in 1970. At the same time, Lynne
>and Wood harbored ideas to start a more experimental outfit, to
>"begin where "I am the Walrus" left off". This outfit turned out
>to be Electric Light Orchestra. Since there was too much talent
>for one group, Wood only stayed for one album, leaving Lynne to
>become the group's lead singer, guitarist and song-writer.
>ELO had a long string of hits during the 70s and early 80s
>
>snip
>
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>Is this the one and the same Roy as the above???
>
>This seems to indicate that I have been enjoying his music with
>out knowing it for a LONG TIME. ELO ??? WOW! WOW!
>I was a big listener of their music when it was NEW.
He had to call himself 'Roy Wierd' professionally to avoid confusion
with that Wood (8-)#
>
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