Electric light orchestra biography of michaels

Darkness descends and a roar of excitement fills the air. A rumble of a mysterious and majestic introduction theme and with an explosion of multicoloured lights, the band appears on stage, bursting into the blistering opening number. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Part II "The 25 LIGHT YEAR World Tour", starring one of the world's finest exponents of dynamic rock n' roll. is on stage tonight to take you on a soaring, supersonic flight through a glittering galaxy of their songs.

Classics from their illustrious past are liberally sprinkled with seeds of the year era as the band explodes across the stage, showering fragments of musical diversity in all directions So raise your spirits and join with them in a celebration of rock at its most excellent.

Bev Bevan

Bev Bevan is the founding renumber and driving force behind the band He believed So strongly In hisachievements with ELO that he raised the flag once more, breathing new life into their music and giving himself the opportunity to continue his much loved live work . He placed considerable importance on the band's name, retaining the original title yet using the appendage Part II. to signify the best of both world's, the quality and reputation of the old group and the excitement of a fresh direction.

As a teenager, the sound and Image of rock n' roll provoked the rebel within him to buy a drum kit and thus Bev formed his first band while still at school. Progressing with varied levels of success through Birmingham bands, Carl Wayne and The Vikings and Denny Laine and The Diplomats he eventually joined The Move at their Inception in , Initially propelled by the creative genius of Roy Wood and later joined by Jeff Lynne, The Move "were innovators of "perfect pop with an attitude", Blazing their way around the gig circuit and taking no less than ten heady trips up the UK singles chart.

In late , Bev, Roy and Jeff dimmed the luminosity of The Move and

English cellist and music teacher (–)

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Musical artist

Michael Edwards (31 May &#;&#; 3 September ), later known as Swami Deva Pramada or simply Pramada, was an English cellist and music teacher. He was a member of the Electric Light Orchestra in its early years.

Early life

Mike Edwards was born on 31 May in West London to Frank and Lillian Edwards. The family lived in South Ealing and he went to school at Grange Primary School. He passed the Eleven-plus exam and went to Ealing Grammar School for Boys where an inspirational music teacher John Railton encouraged his love of music.

His father was an amateur cellist, but died when Edwards was 14, leaving his mother to bring up Edwards and his older brother on her own. He studied the piano with John Railton, and cello with Maryse Chome-Wilson. He played in the Ealing Youth Orchestra.

After school, Edwards gained a job in the Midland Bank for a year during which he was able to decide that his career should be in music and he was able to pass the entrance audition to the Royal Academy of Music in to study the cello with Douglas Cameron and the viola de gamba with Dennis Nesbitt. He gained a LRAM in cello teaching. As well as developing his musical skills, the academy broadened his musical experience, encouraged by tutors such as John Dankworth, who introduced him to playing jazz and big band music.

Career

Electric Light Orchestra years

Edwards joined the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in and played with the band from their first live gig in Croydon until he departed, of his own choosing, in January Previously he had had little interest in non-classical music, though he had played on recording sessions for Barclay James Harvest.

Although his bandmates remembered him as a small, shy, broadly-smiling classicist in formal attire,

Musical artist

Mike de Albuquerque (born 24 June , Wimbledon, London) is an English musician, who was a member of the progressive rock band Electric Light Orchestra from to

Biography

In , in partnership with percussionist Frank Ricotti, Albuquerque released the jazz-rock album First Wind. Under the name 'Ricotti and Albuquerque', the band featured Albuquerque on guitar and vocals and Ricotti on vibraphone, alto saxophone and percussion, with Trevor Tomkins on drums, Chris Laurence on electric and acoustic bass and John Taylor on electric piano, supplemented by Michael Keen and Henry Lowther on trumpet.

Between and , he was the bass player for Electric Light Orchestra. He left for domestic reasons, during the recording sessions for the group's fourth album Eldorado, and was replaced by Kelly Groucutt. He released two solo progressive rock albums, We May Be Cattle But We've All Got Names () and Stalking The Sleeper (). Albuquerque also featured as a guitarist and vocalist alongside Mik Kaminski in Violinski. His contributions on record for ELO were ELO 2, On the Third Day, The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach and some of Eldorado. His song "My Darling Girl" was recorded by Tim Hardin for his last album, Nine, in

In , he played bass on Maxine Nightingale's album Right Back Where We Started From along with its title track.

In , he founded the band Sundance, along with Mike Hurst and Mary Hopkin. They released one album, Sundance, in on Angel Air Records, which was re-released on CD in

Discography

Solo and collaborations

• First Wind, (Ricotti & Albuquerque), (with Frank Ricotti), , Pegasus: PEG 2
• We May Be Cattle But We've All Got Names, , RCA Victor: SF ; Think Like A Key TLAK
• Stalking The Sleeper, , Warner Bros.: K

With Sundance

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Mike de Albuquerque

Michael de Albuquerque (born 24 June ), also known as Mike de Albuquerque, is a guitarist, bassist, and vocalist who played in the Electric Light Orchestra from to , Violinski from to , and Sundance in

History[]

Early life[]

He was born on 24 June on Wimbledon, England. He was part of the Worth School Choir, who traveled to the Royal Albert Hall, since someone caught the flu.

Career[]

He and Frank Ricotti released an album in , which included several other musicians. Albuquerque played the guitar and sang in the album.

In , after Richard Tandy converted to keyboards, Albuquerque joined the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). He played in three albums, ELO 2, On the Third Day, and parts of Eldorado, until he decided to leave and was replaced by Kelly Groucutt during the Eldorado sessions.

He released two albums, We May Be Cattle But We've All Got Names and Stalking the Sleeper. In , he would join former bandmate Mik Kaminski on Violinski. They would release several albums and a single Clog Dance, which would become extremely popular and led Violinski to be a one-hit wonder.

In , he, Mike Hurst and Mary Hopkin would form the band Sundance, which released a self-titled album.

Discography[]

• First Wind (; with Frank Ricotti)
• We May Be Cattle But We All Have Names ()
• Stalking the Sleeper ()
• Sundance ()

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