Editing Jeff Lynne

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'''Jeffrey Lynne''' (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and, latterly, sole member of the [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Electric Light Orchestra]] (ELO) which was formed in 1970. He has written all of the band's music since 1972, including hits such as "[[Evil Woman (Electric Light Orchestra song)|Evil Woman]]", "[[Livin' Thing]]", "[[Telephone Line (song)|Telephone Line]]", "[[Mr. Blue Sky]]", "[[Don't Bring Me Down]]" and "[[Hold On Tight (Electric Light Orchestra song)|Hold On Tight]]". He also has had a solo career, with two albums: ''[[Armchair Theatre (album)|Armchair Theatre]]'' (1990) and ''[[Long Wave]]'' (2012).

Born in [[Birmingham]], Lynne became interested in music during his youth and was heavily inspired by [[the Beatles]]. He began his music career in 1963 as a member of the Andicaps, then left the group the next year to join the Chads. From 1966 to 1970, he was a founding member and principal songwriter of [[the Idle Race]]. In 1970, he accepted [[Roy Wood]]'s offer to join [[the Move]] and was a major contributor to the band's last two albums. Later that year, Lynne, Wood and [[Bev Bevan]] formed the band ELO as a side project to which they intended to devote most of their energies, out of their desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones. Following Wood's departure from ELO in 1972, Lynne assumed sole leadership of the band and wrote, arranged and produced virtually all of its subsequent records. During the 1970s and 1980s, ELO released a string of top 10 albums and singles, including the band's most commercially successful album, the double album ''[[Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Out of the Blue]]'' (1977). Two ELO albums reached the top of the British chart: the [[disco]]-inspired ''[[Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Discovery]]'' (1979) and the [[science fiction]]–themed [[concept album]] ''[[Time (ELO album)|Time]]'' (1981). In 1986, Lynne disbanded the group after losing interest in it. Lynne produced all fifteen ELO singles that rose to the [[Record chart|Top 10]] record charts in the UK. 

After ELO's original disbandment in 1986, he began producing for various artists. In 1988, under the pseudonyms '''Otis Wilbury''' and '''Clayton Wilbury''', he co-founded the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Traveling Wilburys]] with [[George Harrison]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Tom Petty]]. Lynne co-produced the Beatles' ''[[The Beatles Anthology|Anthology]]'' reunion singles from [[John Lennon]] demos, "[[Free as a Bird]]" (1995), "[[Real Love (Beatles song)|Real Love]]" (1996) and "[[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]" (2023). In 2014, Lynne re-formed ELO and resumed concert touring under the name "Jeff Lynne's ELO". Outside of ELO, Lynne's producing credits include the UK or US Top 10 albums ''[[Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine]]'' (Harrison, 1987), ''[[Mystery Girl]]'' (Orbison, 1989), ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'' (Petty, 1989), ''[[Into the Great Wide Open]]'' ([[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], 1991), ''[[Flaming Pie]]'' ([[Paul McCartney]], 1997) and ''[[Get Up! (Bryan Adams album)|Get Up!]]'' ([[Bryan Adams]], 2015).

In 2014, Lynne received a star on the [[Birmingham Walk of Stars]] and was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] the following year. He received [[List of Ivor Novello Award winners|three]] [[Ivor Novello Awards]], including the award for Outstanding Services to British Music.<ref>[http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1996/ "Ivors 1996: Jeff Lynne"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307064556/http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1999/the-ivors-1996/ |date=7 March 2017}}. The Ivors. Retrieved 28 December 2017</ref> In 2017, Lynne was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of ELO,<ref name="rrhofelo">{{cite web|title=Inductees: Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/electric-light-orchestra-elo|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223004913/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/electric-light-orchestra-elo|archive-date=23 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-30 |title=Daily Rock History - Happy Birthday, Jeff Lynne: The Electric Light Orchestra Legend |url=https://dailyrockhistory.com/2024/12/30/happy-birthday-jeff-lynne-the-electric-light-orchestra-legend/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Daily Rock History |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Lynne was born in [[Erdington]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Forte |first=Joe |date=19 November 2023 |title=The 18 famous faces from Erdington and Kingstanding |url=https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/erdington-kingstanding-birmingham-john-oliver-leon-edwards-ufc-jeff-lynee-elo-4108604 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=Birmingham World}}</ref> [[Birmingham]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Lynne facts: The songs, sunglasses, and musical history of ELO's mastermind |url=https://www.goldradiouk.com/hall-of-fame/jeff-lynne-facts-songs-sunglasses-age/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Gold |language=en}}</ref> England, to Nancy and Philip Lynne, and grew up nearby in [[Shard End]], Birmingham, where he attended Alderlea Boys' Secondary School.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.brumbeat.net/andicaps.htm |title=Jeff Lynne |date=May 2019 |journal=[[Brum Beat]] |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref> As a native of Birmingham, he still has his [[Brummie dialect|Brummie]] accent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jeff Lynne's ELO keep the party percolating nicely at Glastonbury – review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/jeff-lynnes-elo-glastonbury-review/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |date=3 October 2017}}</ref> His father bought him his first guitar, an acoustic instrument, for £2.<ref name="MBS">{{cite AV media |people=Atkins, Martyn (Director) |date=5 October 2012 |title=Mr Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n3yf4 |medium=Streaming |publisher=Paralel 28 Equipe}}</ref> He was still playing it as of 2012.<ref name="MBS" />

==Musical career==
===Early years===
In 1963, Jeff Lynne formed a group with Robert Reader and David Walsh using little more than Spanish guitars and cheap electrical instruments. They were originally named the Rockin' Hellcats, then the Handicaps and finally the Andicaps. They practised at Shard End Community Centre and performed weekly. However, in 1964, Robert Reader and David Walsh left the band and Lynne brought in replacements. At the end of 1964, Lynne decided to leave the band to replace Mick Adkins of the local band "the Chads".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.brumbeat.net/andicaps.htm |title=The Andicaps biography |journal=Brum Beat |date=30 December 1947 |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref>

Some time in or after 1965, Lynne acquired his first item of studio recording equipment, a [[Bang & Olufsen]] 'Beocord 2000 De Luxe' stereo reel-to-reel tape recorder, which allowed multi-tracking between left and right channels.<ref name="Beocord">{{cite web |url=http://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=581 |title=BeoCord 2000 Deluxe K Reel to Reel Tape Deck |access-date=6 October 2012 |website=Beoworld |archive-date=14 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014193544/http://beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=581 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="MBS"/> He says it "taught me how to be a producer".<ref name="MBS"/> In 1966, Lynne joined the line-up of the Nightriders as guitarist, having responded to an advertisement in the ''[[Birmingham Mail|Birmingham Evening Mail]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/video-elos-jeff-lynne-says-6826670 |title=Video: ELO's Jeff Lynne says he misses his Birmingham mates and watching Blues |last=Stacey |first=Alison |date=13 March 2014 |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>

The band soon changed their name to [[the Idle Race]]. Despite recording two critically-acclaimed albums with the band and producing the second, success eluded him. 

In 1968, while performing with [[The Idle Race]], Lynne and the other members of the band were invited to a Beatles session at [[Abbey Road Studios]]. While there, he met the Beatles during the making of ''[[The Beatles (album)|The White Album]]'', witnessing the band making it together. He spent an hour at the session, before going back to the sessions with the Idle Race. Years later, he admitted that being in the same room "caused me not to sleep for, like, three days."<ref>{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=Rob |date=5 February 2020 |title=Jeff Lynne interview: from ELO to The Beatles and into the blue sky |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/jeff-lynne-interview-from-elo-to-the-beatles-and-into-the-blue-sky |access-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref> 

In 1970, Lynne accepted an offer from friend [[Roy Wood]] to join the line-up of the more successful band [[the Move]].<ref name=AM>{{cite web|last=Huey |first=Steve |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jeff-lynne-mn0000228266 |title=Jeff Lynne – Music Biography, Credits and Discography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref>

=== 1970–1986: The Move and ELO ===
[[File:Jeff Lynne 1973.png|thumb|Lynne in 1973]]
Lynne contributed many songs to the Move's last two albums while formulating, with Roy Wood and [[Bev Bevan]], a band built around a fusion of rock and [[classical music]] – a project which would eventually become the [[Electric Light Orchestra]] (ELO). The original idea was that both bands would exist in tandem.<ref name=AM/> Bevan has, however, since suggested that Lynne had little interest in the Move, stating: "The only reason Jeff Lynne ever joined the Move was to form a new band. He was never interested in being a part of the Move."<ref>{{cite web |last=Jeff |title=Stone Cold Crazy: A Very Candid Conversation with Bev Bevan |url=http://jeffcramer.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-very-candid-conversation-with-bev.html |website=Stone Cold Crazy |date=11 September 2015 |access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref>

The original aim of [[Electric Light Orchestra]] was to take up "where the Beatles had left off, and to present it on stage." [[John Lennon]] later praised the group, calling them the "sons of the Beatles" on a radio station when discussing the group's 1973 single "[[Showdown (Electric Light Orchestra song)|Showdown]]" on the New York radio station WNEW.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGee |first=Alan |date=16 October 2008 |title=ELO: The band the Beatles could have been |work=Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/oct/16/elo-better-than-beatles |access-date=2 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Showdown by Electric Light Orchestra |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/electric-light-orchestra/showdown |access-date=May 17, 2021 |website=Songfacts}}</ref> Critics often compared Electric Light Orchestra to The Beatles, and they were often criticised for "ripping off" the band. Lynne admitted that he "was very influenced by the Beatles' sound of '68 and '69. That has obviously been a big influence on the way [he] looked at songwriting" and said that being compared with The Beatles was the "ultimate compliment".<ref>{{cite web |title=John Paul George Ringo and Jeff Lynne |url=http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/vip/profile/ELObsessive/blog/5137/John__Paul__George_and_Ringo_____and_Jeff_Lynne.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716045219/http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/vip/profile/ELObsessive/blog/5137/John__Paul__George_and_Ringo_____and_Jeff_Lynne.html |archive-date=16 July 2012 |access-date=2 January 2011 |publisher=Absoluteradio.co.uk}}</ref>

The band's [[The Electric Light Orchestra (album)|eponymous first album]] was released in December 1971, featuring heavy contributions from Lynne and Wood and producing the band's debut single "[[10538 Overture]]". Problems led to Wood's departure in 1972 (he formed the band [[Wizzard]] later that year), a year after the release of the band's first album, leaving Lynne as ELO's dominant creative force.<ref name="AM" /> Thereafter followed a succession of band personnel changes and increasingly popular albums: ''[[ELO 2]]'' and ''[[On the Third Day]]'' (both 1973), ''[[Eldorado (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Eldorado]]'' (1974) and ''[[Face the Music (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Face the Music]]'' (1975). By ''[[A New World Record]]'' (1976), Lynne had almost developed the roots of the group into a more complex and unique pop-rock sound mixed with studio strings, layered vocals and tight, catchy pop singles. Lynne's now almost complete creative dominance as producer, songwriter, arranger, lead singer and guitarist could make ELO appear to be an almost solo effort. However, the ELO sound and the focus of Lynne's writing was also shaped by [[Louis Clark]]'s and [[Richard Tandy]]'s co-arranging, under Lynne's direction (especially the large string sections in addition to ELO's own string trio) and Bevan's drumming, while Richard Tandy's integration of the piano, [[Moog synthesizer|Moog]], [[Pump organ|harmonium]] and [[Mellotron]], with more novel keyboard technology, gave Lynne's songs a more symphonic sound. Bassist [[Kelly Groucutt]]'s distinctive voice mixed with Lynne's to produce the classic ELO harmonic vocal sound.
[[File:Jeff Lynne 1977.jpg|thumb|185x185px|Lynne in 1977]]
The pinnacle of ELO's chart success and worldwide popularity was the expansive double album ''[[Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Out of the Blue]]'' (1977), which was largely conceived in a Swiss chalet during a two-week writing marathon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ftmusic.com/outoftheblue/sleeve_notes.html |title=ELO Remaster Series ''Out of the Blue'' Sleeve Notes |publisher=Ftmusic.com |access-date=6 October 2010 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719185854/http://www.ftmusic.com/outoftheblue/sleeve_notes.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The band's 1978 world tour featured an elaborate "space ship" set and laser light show. In order to recreate the complex instrumental textures of their albums, the band used pre-recorded supplemental backing tracks in live performances. Although that practice has now become commonplace, it caused considerable derision in the press of the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jefflynnesongs.com/ootbtour/ |title=Jeff Lynne Song Database - Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue / The Big Night Tour |publisher=Jefflynnesongs.com |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref> Lynne has often stated that he prefers the creative environment of the studio to the rigours and tedium of touring. Lynne followed up the success of ''Out of the Blue'' with ''[[Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Discovery]]'' (1979), which held No. 1 in the UK for 5 weeks. The album is primarily associated with its two disco-flavoured singles ("[[Shine a Little Love]]" and "[[Last Train to London]]") and with the title's word play on "disco" and "very".<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.lightshineson.de/2008/04/appreciation-jeff-lynne-a-symphony/ |title=Appreciation – Jeff Lynne, A Symphony by The Light Shines on In … Eldorado |publisher=Lightshineson.de |date=11 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110142731/http://www.lightshineson.de/2008/04/appreciation-jeff-lynne-a-symphony/}}</ref> However, the remaining seven non-disco tracks on the album reflected Lynne's range as a pop-rock songwriter, including a heavy, mid-tempo rock anthem ("[[Don't Bring Me Down]]") which uses a drum loop. Lynne later recalled his forays into dance music: "I love the force of disco. I love the freedom it gave me to make different rhythms across it. I enjoyed that really steady driving beat. Just steady as a rock. I’ve always liked that simplicity in the bass drum."<ref name="autogenerated1" />

In 1979, Lynne rejected an offer for ELO to headline the [[Knebworth Festival 1979|Knebworth Concert]] in the UK, allowing [[Led Zeppelin]] to headline instead. In the absence of any touring to support ''Discovery'', Lynne had time to contribute five tracks to the soundtrack for the 1980 film [[musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]''. The score yielded three Top 20 singles for ELO in both the UK and the US: "[[I'm Alive (Electric Light Orchestra song)|I'm Alive]]" (UK No. 20, US No. 16), "[[All Over the World (ELO song)|All Over The World]]" (UK No. 11, US No. 13) and the title track "[[Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra song)|Xanadu]]", featuring Olivia Newton-John joining ELO on lead vocals, which reached number one in the UK (US No. 8). Nevertheless, Lynne was not closely involved with the development of the film, and his material consequently had only superficial attachment to the plot. ''Xanadu'' performed weakly at the box office (although it later has experienced popularity as a [[cult following|cult favourite]]).
Lynne took the band in a somewhat different direction with the science-fiction themed album ''[[Time (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Time]]'' (1981), reaching number one for two weeks in the UK, producing the second Top 3 single in less than two years. The strings were still featured, but with heavily synthesised textures. Following a marginally successful tour, Lynne kept this general approach with ''[[Secret Messages]]'' (1983) and a final contractually-obligated ELO album ''[[Balance of Power (album)|Balance of Power]]'' (1986). Lynne discusses the contractually-obligated nature of the final albums on the short interview included with the 'Zoom' DVD. ELO now had only three remaining official members (Lynne, Bevan and Tandy), and Lynne began devoting more time to producing. During his time in the Electric Light Orchestra, Lynne had managed to release a few recordings under his own name. In 1976, Lynne covered [[the Beatles]] songs "[[With a Little Help from My Friends]]" and "[[Nowhere Man (song)|Nowhere Man]]" for ''[[All This and World War II]]''. In 1977, Lynne released his first solo single, the [[disco]]-flavoured "[[Doin' That Crazy Thing]]"/"[[Goin' Down to Rio]]". Despite ELO's high profile at that time, it received little airplay and failed to chart.

[[File:Electric Light Orchestra (1986).jpg|thumb|left|ELO performing in 1986 (Lynne and Tandy pictured)]]

In 1984, Lynne and Tandy contributed two original songs "[[Video!]]" and "Let It Run" to the film ''[[Electric Dreams (film)|Electric Dreams]]'' (they also provided a third song, "[[Sooner Or Later (Jeff Lynne song)|Sooner Or Later]]", which was released as the b-side of "Video!"). Lynne collaborated with Tandy again in 1986 with Lynne producing the charity single "Action!" for [[Tandy Morgan Band]].  

In contrast to the dense, boomy, [[Baroque pop|baroque]] sound of ELO, Lynne's post-ELO studio work has tended toward more minimal, acoustic instrumentation and a sparse, "organic" quality that generally favours light room ambience and colouration over artificial reverb, especially on vocals. Lynne's recordings also often feature the jangling compressed acoustic guitar sound pioneered by [[Roger McGuinn]] and a heavily gated [[snare drum]] sound.

=== 1980s: Production work ===
Even before the official end of ELO, Lynne began his move toward focusing almost exclusively on studio production work. Lynne produced and wrote the 1983 top-40 hit "[[Slipping Away (Dave Edmunds song)|Slipping Away]]" for [[Dave Edmunds]] and played on sessions (with Tandy) for Edmunds's album, ''Information''. Lynne also produced six tracks on Edmunds's follow-up album in 1984, ''[[Riff Raff (album)|Riff Raff]]''. 

Lynne also wrote the songs "The Story of Me," which was recorded by the [[Everly Brothers]] on their comeback album ''[[EB 84|EB84]]'', and "[[One Way Love (Agnetha Fältskog song)|One Way Love]]" from [[Agnetha Fältskog]] her second post-[[ABBA]] album, ''[[Eyes of a Woman]]''.

Lynne started working with [[George Harrison]] very closely in the late 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://somethingelsereviews.com/2015/11/02/jeff-lynne-george-harrison-traveling-wilburys/ |title=Jeff Lynne discusses career-changing introduction to George Harrison: 'It was like a dream come true' |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Something Else! |date=November 2, 2015 |website=Something Else Reviews |access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> This friendship eventually led to Harrison's appearance at the [[Heart Beat 86|Birmingham Heartbeat Charity Concert]], showing up as the finale of the concert and joining many other musicians in a rendition of "[[Johnny B. Goode]]", as well as a one-off Electric Light Orchestra concert, both in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/how-beatle-george-harrison-appeared-11025343 |title=How Beatle George Harrison appeared at Birmingham's own Live Aid 30 years ago |last=Cole |first=Paul |date=March 12, 2016 |website=BirminghamLive |access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> In 1987, he appeared with Harrison at Prince's Trust in Wembley Arena.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/george-harrison-and-eric-clapton-play-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps-1987-video |title=George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Ringo Starr Play The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" in 1987 |last=Fanelli |first=Damian |date=February 23, 2016 |website=Guitar World |access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref>

=== 1987–1991: Traveling Wilburys ===
Lynne's Beatles influence was clearly evident in his ELO work, and the connection to the Beatles was strengthened when Lynne produced [[George Harrison]]'s ''[[Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine]].''<ref name="AM" /> The latter was a successful comeback album for Harrison, released in 1987, featuring the popular singles "[[Got My Mind Set on You]]", "[[When We Was Fab]]" (appearing in the video) and "[[This Is Love (George Harrison song)|This Is Love]]", the last two of which were co-written by Lynne. Lynne's association with Harrison led to the 1988 formation of the [[Traveling Wilburys]], a studio "[[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]]" that also included [[Tom Petty]], [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Roy Orbison]] and resulted in two albums (''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1|Vol. 1]]'' and ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3|Vol. 3]]''), both produced by Harrison and Lynne.<ref name="AM" /> In 1988, Lynne also worked on Orbison's album ''[[Mystery Girl]]'',<ref name="AM" /> co-writing and producing Orbison's last major hit, "[[You Got It (Roy Orbison song)|You Got It]]", plus two other tracks on that album. 

In the late 80's Lynne co-wrote and produced the track "[[Let It Shine (Brian Wilson song)|Let It Shine]]" for [[Beach Boys]] founder [[Brian Wilson]]'s [[Brian Wilson (album)|first solo album]]. Lynne also contributed three tracks to an album by [[Duane Eddy]] and "Falling in Love" on ''[[Land of Dreams (Randy Newman album)|Land of Dreams]]'' for [[Randy Newman]].

In 1989, Lynne co-produced ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'' by Tom Petty,<ref name="AM" /> which included the hit singles "[[Free Fallin']]", "[[I Won't Back Down]]" and "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]", all co-written by Lynne. This album and ''Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'' received nominations for the [[Grammy Award]] for Best Album of the Year in 1989. The Traveling Wilburys won a Grammy for "[[Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance By a Duo or Group with Vocal]]" that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night |url=http://www.grammy.com/ |access-date=6 October 2010 |publisher=GRAMMY.com}}</ref>

In 1990, Lynne collaborated on the Wilburys' follow up ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3]]''<ref name="AM" /> and released his first solo album ''[[Armchair Theatre (Jeff Lynne album)|Armchair Theatre]]''.<ref name="AM" /> The album featured Harrison and Tandy and included the singles "[[Every Little Thing (Jeff Lynne song)|Every Little Thing]]" and "Lift Me Up". It received some positive critical attention but little commercial success. Lynne also provided the song "Wild Times" to the motion picture soundtrack ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]''. 

In 1991, Lynne returned to the studio with Petty, co-writing and producing the album ''[[Into the Great Wide Open]]'' for [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], which featured the singles "[[Learning to Fly (Tom Petty song)|Learning to Fly]]" and "Into the Great Wide Open". The following year he produced two songs on Roy Orbison's posthumous album ''[[King of Hearts (Roy Orbison album)|King of Hearts]]'', including the single "[[I Drove All Night]]".

===1990s–2000s===
For 1991 ''[[Rock On! (Del Shannon album)|Rock On!]]'', the final [[Del Shannon]] album, Lynne co-wrote "Walk Away" and finished off several tracks after Shannon's death.

In February 1994, Lynne worked with the three surviving Beatles on the ''[[The Beatles Anthology|Anthology]]'' album series.<ref name=AM/> At Harrison's request, Lynne was brought in to assist in reevaluating [[John Lennon]]'s original studio material. The songs "[[Free as a Bird (song)|Free as a Bird]]"<ref name=AM/> and "[[Real Love (John Lennon song)|Real Love]]" were created by digitally processing Lennon's demos for the songs and overdubbing the three surviving band members to form a virtual Beatles reunion that the band had mutually eschewed during Lennon's lifetime. He also worked on the song "[[Now and Then (Beatles song)|Now and Then]]", which remained unfinished until 2023. Lynne has also produced records for [[Ringo Starr]] and worked on [[Paul McCartney]]'s Grammy-nominated album ''[[Flaming Pie]]''.<ref name=AM/>

Lynne's work in the 1990s also includes production of a 1993 album for singer-songwriter [[Julianna Raye]] titled ''Something Peculiar'' and production or songwriting contributions to albums by [[Roger McGuinn]] (''[[Back from Rio]]'') and [[Joe Cocker]] (''[[Night Calls (album)|Night Calls]]''), songs by [[Aerosmith]] ("Lizard Love"), [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] ("Lift Me Up"), [[Bonnie Tyler]] ("[[Time Mends a Broken Heart]]"), the film ''[[Still Crazy]]'', [[Hank Marvin]] ("[[Wonderful Land]]" and "Nivram") and Et Moi ("Drole De Vie"). In 1996, Lynne was officially recognised by his peers when he was awarded the [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for "Outstanding Contributions to British Music" for a second time.

In the year 2000, Lynne reactivated ELO and released the retrospective box set ''[[Flashback (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Flashback]]'', containing many newly finished, previously unreleased tracks. The following year Lynne debuted the first new ELO album in fifteen years, ''[[Zoom (Electric Light Orchestra album)|Zoom]]''.<ref name=AM/> The album featured guest appearances by [[Ringo Starr]], George Harrison and Richard Tandy, with Lynne multi-tracking a majority of the instruments and vocals. The album received positive reviews but had no hit singles.<ref name=AM/> It was marketed as a "return to the classic ELO sound"<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r537789|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( Zoom > Overview ))) |website=allmusic |date=12 June 2001 |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref> in an attempt to connect with a loyal body of fans and to jump-start a planned concert tour (with Lynne and Tandy as the only returning original ELO members). While a live performance was taped at [[CBS Television City]] over two consecutive nights and shown on [[PBS]] (with subsequent DVD release), the tour itself was cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lights Dim on ELO Fall Tour |newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=17 August 2001 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78664/lights-dim-on-elo-fall-tour}}</ref>

Earlier in 2001, Lynne began working with George Harrison on what would turn out to be Harrison's final album, ''[[Brainwashed (George Harrison album)|Brainwashed]]''.<ref name=AM/> After Harrison's death from cancer on 29 November 2001, Lynne returned to the studio in 2002 to help finish the uncompleted album.<ref name=AM/> Lynne was heavily involved in the memorial ''[[Concert for George]]'', held at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2002, which also featured Traveling Wilburys member Petty. Lynne sang the lead vocal on "[[The Inner Light (song)|The Inner Light]]", "[[I Want to Tell You]]" and "[[Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)]]", and subsequently produced the [[Surround Sound]] audio mix for the ''Concert for George'' DVD, released in November 2003, which later received a [[Grammy]]. Lynne reunited in 2006 with Petty to produce the latter's third solo release, ''[[Highway Companion]]''.<ref name=AM/> In 2004, Lynne and Petty inducted Harrison into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-MJKoZaS1k | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/B-MJKoZaS1k| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne induct George Harrison Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2004 |publisher=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |date=20 October 2010 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and performed "[[Handle with Care (song)|Handle with Care]]" with [[Dhani Harrison]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmoYG0S8fcc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/ZmoYG0S8fcc| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=George Harrison-Rock&Roll Hall of Fame induction - Handle With Care|date=9 August 2010|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and "[[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]]" with [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Steve Winwood]] and others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/6SFNW5F8K9Y| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" |website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |date=10 April 2012 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In a [[Reuters]] article on 23 April 2009, Lynne said that he had been working on the follow-up to his 1990 solo debut album ''[[Armchair Theatre (album)|Armchair Theatre]]'' with a possible tentative release date of "later this year".<ref>{{cite news |last=Goodman |first=Dean |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/email/idUKTRE53M62R20090423?sp=true |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718060329/http://uk.reuters.com/article/email/idUKTRE53M62R20090423?sp=true |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2012 |title=ELO rocker Jeff Lynne working on solo album |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=23 April 2009 |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref> He also produced four tracks on [[Regina Spektor]]'s fifth album ''[[Far (album)|Far]]'', released on 23 June 2009.<ref name=AM/>

===2010s===
In a March 2010 interview with the ''[[Daily Express]]'' newspaper, Lynne confirmed he was working on a new album with [[Joe Walsh]] and simultaneously "writing a couple of albums under his own name, though he won't tell us in which musical direction he's heading." Lynne contributed a cover of [[Buddy Holly]]'s "[[Words of Love]]" for the tribute album ''[[Listen to Me: Buddy Holly]]'', which was released on 6 September 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Leggett |first=Steve |title=Listen to Me: Buddy Holly – Various Artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/listen-to-me-buddy-holly-mw0002204256 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref> On 31 December 2011, [[Brian Williams]] reported on NBC New Year's Eve with [[Carson Daly]] that "2012 releases will include rare new work from Jeff Lynne."<ref>{{cite web |title=New Jeff Lynne solo album in 2012... | date=January 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEH9H9g1gQE |publisher=YouTube |access-date=1 September 2012 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/sEH9H9g1gQE |archive-date=30 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2012, Walsh released his ''[[Analog Man (album)|Analog Man]]'' album which was produced by Lynne.<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Analog Man – Joe Walsh: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/analog-man-mw0002343771 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref> Lynne's second solo album, a [[covers album]] titled ''[[Long Wave]]'', was released on 8 October 2012. A greatest hits collection of re-recorded ELO songs by Lynne titled ''[[Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra]]'' was also released under the ELO moniker on the same day.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ken |last=Greenwell |url=http://www.ftmusic.com/longwave_jeff/index.html |title=Face The Music – Jeff Lynne – Long Wave |publisher=Ftmusic.com |date=1 August 2012}}</ref> Lynne suggested that a new album with original material could be released during 2013.<ref name=BillQ&A>{{cite magazine |last=Graff |first=Gary |title=Jeff Lynne Q&A |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474917/jeff-lynne-qa-elo-guru-reboots-old-songs-preps-new-ones |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=26 September 2014 |access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref> In 2012, Lynne and Tandy teamed up at Lynne's Bungalow Palace home studios to record a live set of ELO's songs. This was broadcast on TV as part of the ''Mr. Blue Sky'' documentary.<ref name="MBS" /> Lynne and Tandy reunited again on 12 November 2013 to perform, under the name Jeff Lynne and Friends, "Livin' Thing" and "Mr. Blue Sky" at the [[Children in Need Rocks 2013|Children in Need Rocks]] concert at [[Hammersmith Eventim Apollo]], London.<ref name="b-post">{{cite news |last=Cole |first=Paul |title=ELO's Jeff Lynne: The lad from Birmingham who reunited The Beatles |url=http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/elos-jeff-lynne-lad-birmingham-6805487 |newspaper=[[Birmingham Post]] |date=14 March 2014 |access-date=29 September 2015}}</ref>

On 9 February 2014, Lynne performed George Harrison's "[[Something (Beatles song)|Something]]" with Joe Walsh and [[Dhani Harrison]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKOoDBm4YR0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/dKOoDBm4YR0| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison and Joe Walsh - Something|last=Dabbi Vals|date=10 November 2014|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> on ''[[The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles]]'', as well as "[[Hey Bulldog]]" from the ''[[Yellow Submarine (album)|Yellow Submarine soundtrack]]'', while accompanying [[Dave Grohl]], commemorating the 50th anniversary of [[the Beatles]]' performance on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radio.com/2014/01/28/beatles-tribute-ed-sullivan-anniversary-cbs/ |date=28 January 2014 |access-date=29 September 2015 |publisher=Radio.com |title=Celebrating The Beatles on Ed Sullivan 50 Years Later, With a Little Help From Reunited Eurythmics, Perry, Grohl & Wonder |last=Ives |first=Brian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001051702/http://radio.com/2014/01/28/beatles-tribute-ed-sullivan-anniversary-cbs/ |archive-date=1 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 5 March 2014, Lynne received an [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorate degree]] from [[Birmingham City University]]. He also mentioned he was working with [[Bryan Adams]] on new material.<ref name="b-post"/> On 14 September 2014, Jeff Lynne and his touring band, under the name [[Jeff Lynne's ELO]], played a public concert for the first time in over 25 years, headlining at the [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] [[Radio festival|festival]] in [[Hyde Park, London]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeff-lynne-electric-light-orchestra-711681 |title=Jeff Lynne, Electric Light Orchestra to Play London's Hyde Park |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=13 June 2014 |access-date=4 July 2014}}</ref> Never particularly enthusiastic for live performance even in his younger days, Lynne has called this event "easily the best concert I've ever been involved with".<ref name="Price">{{cite journal |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/19138-jeff-lynne-interview-elo-electric-light-orchestra |title=It's A Livin' Thing: Jeff Lynne Interviewed By Simon Price |last=Price |first=Simon |author-link=Simon Price |date=2 November 2015 |journal=[[The Quietus]] |access-date=22 August 2016 }}</ref>

On 8 February 2015, Lynne appeared at the Grammy Awards, playing "Evil Woman" and "[[Mr. Blue Sky]]" with [[Ed Sheeran]].<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/electric-light-orchestra-delight-paul-mccartney-taylor-swift-at-grammys-20150208| title=Electric Light Orchestra Delight Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift at Grammys| last=Grow| first=Kory| access-date=29 September 2015| date=15 February 2015| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| archive-date=22 November 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122012910/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/electric-light-orchestra-delight-paul-mccartney-taylor-swift-at-grammys-20150208| url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Jeff Lynne April 2016.jpeg|thumb|Lynne performing at the Genting Arena in April 2016]]
On 10 September 2015, Lynne's website announced he had signed a contract to deliver an album of new ELO music for [[Columbia Records]] marking the first time in 14 years new ELO music would be released.<ref>{{cite web |title=JEFF LYNNE'S ELO SIGNS WITH COLUMBIA... |url=http://jefflynneselo.com/news/258463 |website=Jefflynneselo.com |date=10 September 2015 |access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> On 24 September 2015, "[[When I Was a Boy (Electric Light Orchestra song)|When I Was a Boy]]", the first single from ''[[Alone in the Universe]]'' was released on the internet with a music video scheduled not long after. The album was released on 13 November 2015<ref>{{cite web |last=Hilton |first=Robin |title=Electric Light Orchestra Returns in Fine Form |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/09/24/442856182/electric-light-orchestra-returns-in-fine-form |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=24 September 2015 |access-date=29 September 2015 |series=[[All Things Considered]]}}</ref> and was followed by promotional shows including the first ELO shows in the United States in 30 years. A 2016 European tour was scheduled, with [[Dublin]], [[Amsterdam]] and [[Zürich]] being some of the locations toured. Notably, the Dublin concert was delayed by a week due to medical advice given to Lynne.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/jeff-lynnes-elo-forced-to-cancel-tonights-dublin-gig-following-doctors-advice-34671603.html |title=Jeff Lynne's ELO forced to cancel tonight's Dublin gig 'following doctors advice' |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref> In September, 2016, shortly after the European dates, ELO played three shows at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, with full orchestra and fireworks. Jeff Lynne's ELO also played two concerts at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, on 16 and 18 September 2016 respectively.

On 24 June 2017, Lynne performed at Wembley Stadium to a crowd of 60,000, playing a 24-song setlist including "Xanadu", "Do Ya" and "Twilight". The concert was released on DVD and CD, under the title ''Wembley or Bust''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jefflynneselo.com/album/wembley-or-bust/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116075831/http://jefflynneselo.com/album/wembley-or-bust/|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2017|title=Wembley or Bust - Electric Light Orchestra and Jeff Lynne|website=Jefflynneselo.com}}</ref> On 2 August 2018, Lynne and his band [[Jeff Lynne's ELO]] began a 10-city tour of North America which included [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], Los Angeles, [[Denver]], [[Houston]], [[Dallas]], [[Rosemont, Illinois]], [[Detroit]], New York City, [[Philadelphia]] and [[Toronto]].<ref name="jefflynneselo.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.jefflynneselo.com/events/|title=Events – Jeff Lynne's ELO|website=Jefflynneselo.com}}</ref> On 12 September 2018, Jeff Lynne's ELO began a tour throughout Europe including dates in [[Stockholm]], [[Oslo]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Hamburg]], [[Berlin]], [[Munich]], [[Mannheim]], [[Vienna]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Nottingham]], [[Glasgow]], [[Manchester]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[Birmingham]], [[Leeds]], London, [[Liverpool]], [[Dublin]] and [[Belfast]].<ref name="jefflynneselo.com"/> On 20 June 2019, Jeff Lynne's ELO began a North American tour with [[Dhani Harrison]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Jeff Lynn's ELO Adds Dhani Harrison to 201 North American Summer Tour |url=https://jefflynneselo.com/jeff-lynnes-elo-adds-dhani-harrison-to-2019-north-american-summer-tour/ |publisher=Jeff Lynne's ELO |date=18 March 2019 |access-date=25 June 2019 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626140644/https://jefflynneselo.com/jeff-lynnes-elo-adds-dhani-harrison-to-2019-north-american-summer-tour/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 26 September 2019, Jeff Lynne's ELO announced a new album, called ''[[From Out of Nowhere (Jeff Lynne's ELO album)|From Out of Nowhere]]'', which was subsequently released on 1 November of the same year. The album was accompanied by the release of an eponymous single which premiered on [[BBC Radio 2]] that same day. The album went to number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Reed |first=Ryan |title=Jeff Lynne's ELO Ready New LP 'From Out of Nowhere,' Issue Title Track |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeff-lynne-elo-new-album-from-out-of-nowhere-890787/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=26 September 2019 |access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>

===2020s===

On 18 March 2024, Jeff Lynne's ELO announced the Over And Out Tour, a final tour of North America that would span from August to October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=JEFF LYNNE'S ELO ANNOUNCES 2024 NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR – Jeff Lynne's ELO |url=https://www.jefflynneselo.com/2024/03/18/jeff-lynnes-elo-announces-2024-north-american-fall-tour/ |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=www.jefflynneselo.com}}</ref> Tandy died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 76. Announcing his death on social media, Lynne memorialised Tandy as "a remarkable musician and friend".<ref>{{cite news |last=Novak |first=Lauren |title=Richard Tandy, Keyboardist of ELO Dies at 76 |url=https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/13886/richard-tandy-elo-keyboardist-dead/ |work=Remind Magazine |date=1 May 2024 |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref> In late 2024, the band announced the addition of five extra shows in the United Kingdom, all of which are due to take place during the following summer. In December 2024, Lynne received an award from Spotify celebrating 1 billion streams of ELO's biggest hit, "[[Mr. Blue Sky]]".

==Personal life==
Lynne was married to his first wife Rosemary Adams, from 1972 to 1977, and then to Sandi Kapelson, with whom he has two daughters, in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U9IxDwAAQBAJ&q=Sandi+kapelson&pg=PT94|title=Electric Light Orchestra: Song by Song|first=John Van der|last=Kiste|date=19 August 2017|publisher=Fonthill Media|via=Google Books}}</ref> After divorcing Kapelson, Lynne married Camelia Kath in 2017.

Despite his success, Lynne has spoken of his aversion to the stereotypical rock star lifestyle. Reflecting on the 1970s, he told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine: "I was reluctant to become a real rock star. I was shy and was always told to not get a big head. And my favourite thing in the world was to work 14 hours a day in the studio. Everything else was peripheral to me, like having the record out and promoting it. I did have a big house, but I didn't do rock-star things. I never saw myself like that. I was a songwriter, singer and producer. Rock stars are different. They dress all flashy and hang out in nightclubs. That just wasn't my priority. I liked to spend my spare moments at the pub."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2016-01-21 |title=ELO's Jeff Lynne: My Life in 15 Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/elos-jeff-lynne-my-life-in-15-songs-29250/ |access-date=28 December 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

Lynne was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2020 Birthday Honours]] for services to music.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63135|supp=y|page=B24|date=10 October 2020}}</ref> He is a fan of [[Birmingham City F.C.]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/video-elos-jeff-lynne-says-6826670| title=Video: ELO's Jeff Lynne says he misses his Birmingham mates and watching Blues| last=Stacey| first=Alison| date=13 March 2014| newspaper=Birmingham Mail| access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
[[File:Jeff Lynne star in Walk of Fame Birmingham.jpg|thumb|260x260px|Lynne's star on the Walk of Fame in Birmingham]]
* 2009: Golden Note Award from the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Goodman |first=Dean |url=http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2009/04/21/heart-jeff-lynne-to-be-honored-by-music-biz-in-hollywood/ |title=Heart, Jeff Lynne to be honored by music biz in Hollywood |publisher=Blogs.reuters.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422175919/http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2009/04/21/heart-jeff-lynne-to-be-honored-by-music-biz-in-hollywood/ |archive-date=22 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eskimo.com/~noanswer/showdown.html |title=Showdown: ELO Mailing List |publisher=Eskimo.com |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=6 October 2010}}</ref>
* 2013: [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] nominee for 2014 induction<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_2013_nominees_for_induction_announced |title=Songwriters Hall of Fame 2013 Nominees For Induction Announced |publisher=SongHall |date=11 October 2012 |access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref>
* 2014: Star on the [[Birmingham Walk of Stars]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-26566485| title=ELO's Jeff Lynne returns to Birmingham for star honour| publisher=BBC News| date=13 March 2014| access-date=21 July 2019}}</ref>
* 2014: Honorary doctorate degree from [[Birmingham City University]]<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/laura-mvula-jeff-lynne-receive-6775308 | title=Jeff Lynne received honorary award from Birmingham City University | work=Birmingham News| date=5 March 2014| access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>
* 2015: Star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/music/news/jeff-lynne-hollywood-walk-of-fame-1201477909/|title=Jeff Lynne Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|work=Variety|date=23 April 2015|access-date=9 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jeff-lynne/| title=Jeff Lynne| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref>
* 2015: [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] nominee for 2016 induction<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/10/05/george-harrison-madonna-among-those-nominated-for-songwriters-hall-of-fame.html |title=George Harrison, Madonna among those nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=5 October 2015 |access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref>
* 2016: [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] nominee for 2017 induction<ref>{{cite web| url=http://songhall.org/news/entry/songwriters_hall_of_fame_2017_nominees_for_induction_announced| title=Songwriters Hall of Fame 2017 Nominees For Induction Announced| publisher=Songwriters Hall of Fame}}</ref>
* 2017: [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees|Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee]] as a member of Electric Light Orchestra
* 2018: [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] nominee for 2019 induction<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.songhall.org/news/view/songwriters_hall_of_fame_2019_nominees_for_induction_announced| title=Songwriters Hall of Fame 2017 Nominees For Induction Announced| publisher=Songwriters Hall of Fame}}</ref>
* 2019: ASCAP Founders Award from the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2019/04/04-11-2019-ASCAP-Pop-Awards|title=Iconic Hit Songwriter Jeff Lynne to be Honored with Prestigious ASCAP Founders Award at 2019 ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Beverly Hills May 16|website=Ascap.com}}</ref>
*2023: [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] induction.<ref name="2023swhof">{{Cite web |url=https://americansongwriter.com/bryan-adams-patti-smith-r-e-m-ann-wilson-doobie-brothers-among-2023-songwriters-hall-of-fame-nominees/ |title=Bryan Adams, Patti Smith, R.E.M., Ann Wilson, Doobie Brothers Among 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Nominees |work=[[American Songwriter]] |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |date=2022-11-14 |accessdate=2022-11-16}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=OCC>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21842/jeff-lynne/ | title= Jeff Lynne| publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS">{{cite web| url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Jeff+Lynne&cat=a |title=australian-charts.com Jeff Lynne discography| publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association| access-date=8 August 2011}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL]]<br /><ref name="BEL (FL)">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jeff+Lynne | title=Discografie Jeff Lynne | work=ultratop.be | publisher=Hung Medien | access-date=19 September 2017 | language=nl}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref>Canadian Albums:
* "Armchair Theatre": {{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1284&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1284.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1284 |title=Jeff Lynne - Armchair Theatre |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Jeff+Lynne|title=Discographie von Jeff Lynne|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=6 November 2019}}{{Dead link|date=May 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jeff+Lynne |title=dutchcharts.nl Jeff Lynne discography |publisher=[[MegaCharts]] |access-date=26 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513215706/http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jeff%2BLynne |archive-date=13 May 2013}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR">{{cite web| url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jeff+Lynne| title=norwegiancharts.com Jeff Lynne discography | publisher=[[VG-lista]]|work=Hung Medien| access-date=2 August 2011}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE">{{cite web| url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jeff+Lynne| title=swedishcharts.com Jeff Lynne discography | work=Hung Medien| access-date=2 August 2011}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="swi">{{cite web | url=http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jeff+Lynne | title=Discographie Jeff Lynne | publisher=Hung Medien | work=swisscharts.com | access-date=20 July 2010 | format=select "Charts" tab}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:75%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name=billboardalbums>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeff-lynne/chart-history/tlp/ | title=Jeff Lynne Chart History: Billboard 200| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|'' [[Armchair Theatre (album)|Armchair Theatre]]'' 
|
*Released: 12 June 1990
*Label: [[Reprise Records]] 
| 24 || 35 || — || 23 || 52 || 44 || 7 || 8 || — || 83
|
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Long Wave]]''
|
*Released: 26 September 2012
*Label: [[Frontiers Records]]
| 7 || — || 153 || — || 83 || 74 || — || 24 || 64 || 113
|
|}

===Compilation albums===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Title
! Album details
|-
!scope="row"|''A Message from the Country – The Jeff Lynne Years 1968/1973''<br /><small>(as Jeff Lynne featuring ELO, The Idle Race, The Move)</small>
|
*Released: 1989
*Label: [[Harvest Records|Harvest]] 
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="4"| Chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:25px;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=OCC/>
! style="width:25px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2021/10/week-commencing-29-october-1990.html|title=Bubbling Down Under|date=29 October 2021|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:25px;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref>Canadian Singles:
* "Every Little Thing": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.8003&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.8003.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.8003 |title=Jeff Lynne - Every Little Thing |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |access-date=27 November 2019}}
* "Lift Me Up": {{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.1354&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.1354.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.1354 |title=Jeff Lynne - Lift Me Up |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>
! style="width:25px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name=billboardsingles>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jeff-lynne/chart-history/hsi/ | title=Jeff Lynne Chart History: Hot 100| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1977
| "[[Doin' That Crazy Thing]]"
| Non-album single
| –
| –
| –
| –
|-
| 1984
| "[[Video!]]"
| ''[[Electric Dreams (soundtrack)|Electric Dreams: Original Soundtrack from the Film]]''
| 87
| –
| –
| 85
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1990
| "[[Every Little Thing (Jeff Lynne song)|Every Little Thing]]"
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Armchair Theatre (album)|Armchair Theatre]]''
| 59
| 31
| 18
| –
|-
| "Lift Me Up"
| –
| 125
| 37
| –
|}

===Compilation appearances===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="width:3em"|Year
!style="width:23em"|Song
!style="width:29em"|Album
|-
|align="center"|1976
| "[[With a Little Help from My Friends]]"/"[[Nowhere Man (song)|Nowhere Man]]"
| ''[[All This and World War II#Soundtrack|All This and World War II: Original Soundtrack]]''
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"|1984
| "[[Video!]]"
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Electric Dreams (soundtrack)|Electric Dreams: Original Soundtrack from the Film]]''
|-
| "Let it Run"
|-
|align="center"|1991
| "Wild Times"
| ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves#Soundtrack|Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
|align="center" rowspan="4"|2003
| "[[The Inner Light (song)|The Inner Light]]"<br/>(with [[Anoushka Shankar]])
| rowspan="4"| ''[[Concert for George (album)|Concert for George]]''
|-
| "[[I Want to Tell You]]"
|-
| "[[Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)]]"
|-
| "[[Handle with Care (song)|Handle with Care]]"<br/>(with [[Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]] and [[Dhani Harrison]])
|-
| align="center"|2011
|"[[Words of Love]]"
|''[[Listen to Me: Buddy Holly]]''
|-
| align="center"|2013
|"Stream of Stars"
|''[[American Hustle]]: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''
|-
| align="center"|2014
|"[[Junk (song)|Junk]]"
|''[[The Art of McCartney]]''
|}

===As producer, composer or session musician===
{{Expand list|date=February 2025}}
''For releases of bands which Lynne was a member of see [[The Idle Race#Discography|The Idle Race discography]], [[The Move#Discography|the Move discography]], [[Electric Light Orchestra discography]], [[Traveling Wilburys#Discography|Traveling Wilburys discography]]''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! rowspan="1" | Year
! rowspan="1" | Artist
! rowspan="1" | Release
! rowspan="1" | Subject 
! rowspan="1" | Comment
|-
| 1974
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Del Shannon]]
| style="text-align:left;"| "Ghost"
| —
| Co-producer
|-
| 1975
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Jasper Carrott]]
| style="text-align:left;"| "Funky Moped"
| "Funky Moped"
| Producer
|-
| 1983
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[Dave Edmunds]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Information (Dave Edmunds album)|Information]]''
| "[[Slipping Away (Dave Edmunds song)|Slipping Away]]"<br/>"Information"
| Producer, writer ("Slipping Away), bass, synthesizer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Riff Raff (album)|Riff Raff]]''
| —
| Co-producer
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[The Everly Brothers]]
| style="text-align:left;" | EB 84
| "The Story of Me"
| Writer, bass, arrangements
|-
| 1985
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Agnetha Fältskog]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Eyes of a Woman]]''
| "[[One Way Love (Agnetha Fältskog song)|One Way Love]]"
| Writer
|-
| 1986
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Tandy Morgan Band]]
| style="text-align:left;"| "Action!"
| —
| Producer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| style="text-align:left;"| [[George Harrison]] 
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine]]''
| —
| Co-producer, co-writer on "That's What It Takes", "[[This Is Love (George Harrison song)|This Is Love]]" and "[[When We Was Fab]]", bass, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Duane Eddy]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Duane Eddy''
| "Theme For Something Really Important"<br/>"The Trembler"<br/>"Rockabilly Holiday"
| Producer, writer ("Theme For Something Really Important", "Rockabilly Holiday"), keyboards, synthesizer, bass, guitar, drums
|-
| rowspan="3"|1988
| style="text-align:left;"| [[George Harrison]]
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[When We Was Fab]]"
| "Zig Zag"
| Co-producer, co-writer
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Brian Wilson]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Brian Wilson (album)|Brian Wilson]]''
| "Let it Shine"
| Co-producer, co-writer, keyboards, bass, six-string bass, guitar
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Randy Newman]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Land of Dreams (Randy Newman album)|Land of Dreams]]''
| "Falling In Love"
| Producer, arrangement, keyboards, guitar, bass, backing vocals
|-
| rowspan="5" |1989
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Roy Orbison]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Mystery Girl]]''
| "[[You Got It]]"<br/>"A Love So Beautiful"<br/>"[[California Blue]]"
| Producer, co-writer, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, bass guitar, backing vocals
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3" | [[Tom Petty]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Full Moon Fever]]''
| —
| Co-producer, co-writer ("[[Free Fallin']]","[[I Won't Back Down]]", "[[A Face in the Crowd (Tom Petty song)|A Face in the Crowd]]", "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]", "[[Yer So Bad]]", "A Mind with a Heart of Its Own", "Zombie Zoo"), bass guitar, rhythm guitar, guitar synthesizer, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, handclaps, 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[I Won't Back Down]]"
| "Don't Treat Me Like a Stranger"
| Co-producer
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]"
| "Down the Line"
| Co-producer
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[George Harrison]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Lethal Weapon 2#Soundtrack|Lethal Weapon 2]]''
| "[[Cheer Down]]"
| Co-producer, bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
|-
| 1990
| style="text-align:left;"| Miss B. Haven
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Nobody's Angel''
| —
| Co-producer
|-
| 1991
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Into the Great Wide Open]]''
| —
| Co-producer
|-
| 1991
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Del Shannon]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Rock On! (Del Shannon album)|Rock On!]]''
| —
| Co-producer, co-writer ("Walk Away"), guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
|-
| 1992
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | [[Ringo Starr]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Time Takes Time]]''
| "Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go"<br/>"After All These Years"
| Producer, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
|-
| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Weight of the World (Ringo Starr song)|Weight of the World]]"
| "[[Don't Be Cruel]]"
| Producer
|-
| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| George Harrison
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Songs by George Harrison 2]]''
| "Hottest Gong in Town"
| Co-producer
|-
| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| Roy Orbison
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[King of Hearts (Roy Orbison album)|King of Hearts]]''
| "Heartbreak Radio"<br/>"[[I Drove All Night]]"
| Producer
|-
| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[A Very Special Christmas 2]]''
| "Christmas All Over Again"
| Co-producer
|-
| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Julianna Raye]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Something Peculiar''
| —
| Producer
|-
| 1995
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[The Beatles]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Anthology 1]]''
| "[[Free as a Bird]]"
| Co-producer
|-
| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Anthology 2]]''
| "[[Real Love (Beatles song)|Real Love]]"
| Co-producer
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[Paul McCartney]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Flaming Pie]]''
| "The Song We Were Singing"<br/>"[[The World Tonight (song)|The World Tonight]]"<br/>"Flaming Pie"<br/>"Heaven on a Sunday" "Souvenir"<br/>"Little Willow"<br/>"[[Really Love You]]"<br/>"[[Beautiful Night (Paul McCartney song)|Beautiful Night]]"
| Co-producer, harmony vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, backing vocals, spinette, harpsichord
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Young Boy]]"
| "Looking for You"
| Co-producer
|-
| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"| Del Shannon
| style="text-align:left;"| ''A Complete Career Anthology: 1961-1990''
| one previously unreleased song produced by Lynne
| Co-producer
|-
| 1998
| style="text-align:left;"| Various Artists
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Still Crazy (soundtrack album)|Still Crazy]]''
| "Dirty Town"<br/>"A Woman Like That"
| Co-writer
|-
| 2000
| style="text-align:left;"| Paul McCartney
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Maybe Baby (2000 film)#Soundtrack|Maybe Baby]]''
| "[[Maybe Baby (song)|Maybe Baby]]"
| Co-producer
|-
| 2002
| style="text-align:left;"| George Harrison
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Brainwashed (George Harrison album)|Brainwashed]]''
| —
| Co-producer, bass guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, electric piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
|-
| 2003
| style="text-align:left;"| Various artists
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Concert for George (album)|Concert for George]]''
| —
| Producer
|-
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;"| Tom Petty
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Highway Companion]]''
| —
| Co-producer
|-
| 2009
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Regina Spektor]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Far (album)|Far]]''
| "Blue Lips"<br/>"Folding Chair"<br/>"Genius Next Door"<br/>"Wallet"<br/>"The Sword & the Pen"
| Producer
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Joe Walsh]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Analog Man (album)|Analog Man]]''
| —
| Co-producer
|-
| 2015
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Bryan Adams]]
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Get Up! (Bryan Adams album)|Get Up!]]''
| — 
| Producer
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* Van der Kiste, John. ''Jeff Lynne: The Electric Light Orchestra, before and after'', (Stroud: Fonthill Media, 2015)

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* {{official website|https://jefflynneselo.komi.io}} <!-- a/o 02/2023 per his Instagram --> <!-- vs. a/o 02/2023 still DATED 2019 Sony -- BOTH http://www.jefflynneselo.com AND duplicate / redirect http://www.elo.biz/ -->
* [https://www.jefflynnesongs.com/index.htm Jeff Lynne Songs] database
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