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"Richard Tandy, the keyboardist in Electric Light Orchestra who shaped much of
the British rock band’s sound, has died aged 76.
His death was announced by the ELO leader Jeff Lynne, who wrote on social
media: “He was a remarkable musician and friend and I’ll cherish the lifetime
of memories we had together.” A cause of death was not given.
Born in Birmingham in 1948, Tandy met his future ELO bandmate Bev Bevan at
school. He was recruited by Bevan to play harpsichord on the Move’s 1968 single
Blackberry Way, which reached No 1 on the UK’s singles chart.
In 1972, Tandy joined the Electric Light Orchestra, which had formed two years
earlier as a side project of the Move. Along with Lynne and Bevan, Tandy was
one of three core members who remained in ELO until it disbanded in 1986.
Tandy initially played bass guitar with ELO before becoming the band’s
keyboardist. He played the Minimoog synthesiser, a Wurlitzer electric piano,
the Clavinet, Mellotron and piano, which made him key in shaping the band’s
unique prog rock, futuristic space-opera sound."
RIP,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
