Lynne, Wood and Bev Bevan were the founding members of Electric Light Orchestra.

Despite predictions from the music press that the band would fold without Wood, who had been the driving force behind the creation of ELO, Lynne stepped up to lead the band, with Bev Bevan remaining on drums, joined by Gibson, Richard Tandy ( now on the Moog synthesiser ), Mike de Albuquerque on bass and vocals and Mike Edwards and Colin Walker on cellos.

Bev Bevan usually displayed the logo on his drum set.

* Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, vocals

The planned North American tour was cancelled, and despite rumours that Cozy Powell, Carmine Appice, Barriemore Barlow, Simon Kirke or Bev Bevan would join the group as his replacement, the remaining members decided to disband.

* 1944 – Bev Bevan, English rock drummer ( The Move, Electric Light Orchestra )

Despite media rumours that drummers including Cozy Powell, Phil Collins, Carmine Appice, Barriemore Barlow, Roger Taylor, Simon Kirke or Bev Bevan, among others, would join the group as his replacement, the remaining members decided to disband Led Zeppelin after Bonham's death.

Former pupils include comedian Jasper Carrott and musician Bev Bevan of the Electric Light Orchestra.

Beside Wood, the original five-piece line-up of The Move in 1965 was drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne and guitarist Trevor Burton.

Since 2007, Burton and Bevan have been performing as ' The Move featuring Bev Bevan and Trevor Burton '.

In 2004, after the death of Wayne, Bevan formed The Bev Bevan Band, soon renamed as Bev Bevan's Move ( without any other past members ) to capitalize on The Move's continuing reputation and belated success.

The Autumn 2007 tour was billed as ' The Move featuring Trevor Burton and Bev Bevan '.

The Move, now comprising just Wood, Lynne and drummer Bev Bevan, ceased touring in 1970 and adopted its ELO alter ego permanently in 1972.

When The Move was still on tour, he founded, together with his band colleagues Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan, the Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO ), which was later to gain major commercial success.

Bev Bevan, the drummer for the Electric Light Orchestra also used rototoms, most notably on the albums Discovery ( 1979 ) and Secret Messages ( 1983 ).

* Bev Bevan – Drums, Percussion

* Bev Bevan – drums, percussion

* Bev Bevan – drums

He then worked as a trainee buyer at a city centre department store called the Beehive with schoolfriend Bev Bevan.

He appeared alongside performers such as Bill Bailey, Bonnie Tyler, Lenny Henry, Bobby Davro, the Lord of the Dance troupe and Bev Bevan.

The Electric Light Orchestra Story, Bev Bevan's memoirs from his early days and throughout his career with The Move and ELO, were also published in 1980.

* Bev Bevan, drummer with The Move and the Electric Light Orchestra.

Among the prominent rock drummers who endorsed Slingerland, Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds, Barry Whitwam with Herman's Hermits, Mike Smith, ( who all had previously played Ludwig's ) and later Joe Correro, Jr. with Paul Revere & the Raiders, Dick Dodd of The Standells, Antonio " Fito " de la Parra with Canned Heat, Bev Bevan of Electric Light Orchestra, Bobby Columby of Blood Sweat and Tears, Danny Seraphine of Chicago, Joey Stefko of Meat Loaf, Phil Ehart of Kansas, Alice Cooper's original drummer, Neal Smith, and Elton John's drummer, Nigel Olsson.

Laine was educated at Yardley Grammar School in Birmingham, and took up the guitar as a boy under the influence of Gypsy jazz ( jazz manouche ) legend Django Reinhardt ; he had his first solo performance as a musician at the age of twelve and began his career as a professional musician fronting Denny Laine & The Diplomats, which also included future Move and Electric Light Orchestra drummer Bev Bevan.

Beverly " Bev " Bevan ( born 24 November 1945 ) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO ).

By 1983 Bevan was expressing a desire to join Black Sabbath permanently and Lynne and Tandy were recording tracks for the Electric Dreams soundtrack under Jeff Lynne's name.

The final line-up of 1972 was the trio of Wood, Bevan and Jeff Lynne, who transitioned the group into the Electric Light Orchestra.

Bevan played on all but one Electric Light Orchestra and ELO Part II albums ( the exception being 2001's Zoom which marked Lynne's return to recording under the ELO name, with only Richard Tandy present from previous band line-ups ).

In 1980 Bevan published a historical memoir of the Electric Light Orchestra.

Electric Light Orchestra's 1975 hit Evil Woman, although described as Orchestral Rock, featured a violin sound that became a staple of disco.

" ( 1979 ), Electric Light Orchestra ’ s " Shine a Little Love ", " Don't Bring Me Down ", and " Last Train to London " ( all 1979 ), George Benson's " Give Me the Night " ( 1980 ), Elton John and Kiki Dee's " Don't Go Breaking My Heart " ( 1976 ), and Diana Ross ' " Upside Down " ( 1980 ).

Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO ) were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001.

On 12 July 1970, when Wood added multiple cellos to a Lynne-penned song intended to be a Move B-side, the new concept became a reality and " 10538 Overture " became the first Electric Light Orchestra song.

The resulting debut album The Electric Light Orchestra was released in 1971.

The Electric Light Orchestra finished 1979 as the biggest selling act in the United Kingdom.

ELO Part II released their debut album Electric Light Orchestra Part Two in 1990.

The Essential Electric Light Orchestra artwork has been re-jigged to feature two different covers.

This will be the third ELO compilation that presents a chronological run-through of ELO's singles / songs following US compilations Olé ELO in 1976 and Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra in 1995.

Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra will be released on 8 October 2012.

* The Electric Light Orchestra ( 1971 )

* Electric Light Orchestra Home – The official Electric Light Orchestra site.

* Electric Light Orchestra Legacy Recordings site – ELO's page at their record label.

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