British rock group Electric Light Orchestra, 5th February 1975. Left to right: cellist Melvyn Gale, cellist Hugh McDowell, singer and drummer Bev Bevan, singer and guitarist Jeff Lynne, keyboard player Richard Tandy, bassist and singer Kelly Groucutt (1945 – 2009) and violinist Mik Kaminski. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 06: Jeff Lynne's ELO perform at the 26th annual Music Industry Trust Awards held at The Grosvenor House Hotel on November 6, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 07: 2017 Inductee Jeff Lynne of ELO speaks onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 15: Jeff Lynne performs onstage at the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis on June 15, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 15: Jeff Lynne performs onstage at the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis on June 15, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame)