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Richard Tandy

Richard Tandy

Born: 1948-03-26 • Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Richard Tandy was an English musician. He was the full-time keyboardist in the band Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards (including Minimoog, Clavinet, Mellotron, and piano) was an important ingredient in the group's sound, especially on the albums A New World Record (1976), Out of the Blue (1977), Discovery (1979) and Time (1981). He collaborated musically with ELO frontman Jeff Lynne on many projects, among them songs for the Electric Dreams soundtrack, Lynne's solo album Armchair Theatre and Lynne-produced Dave Edmunds album Information.

Tandy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.

Filmography
Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park poster
Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park
2014 • Himself - Keyboards, Synthesisers, Backing Vocals
Electric Light Orchestra - Live the Early Years poster
Electric Light Orchestra - Live the Early Years
2010 • self
Electric Light Orchestra - ELO - Total Rock Review poster
Electric Light Orchestra - ELO - Total Rock Review
2006 • Keyboards / Voice Synth
Electric Light Orchestra - Zoom Tour Live poster
Electric Light Orchestra - Zoom Tour Live
2001 • Himself
Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery poster
Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery
1979 • Himself
Electric Light Orchestra: Out of the Blue - Live at Wembley poster
Electric Light Orchestra: Out of the Blue - Live at Wembley
1978 • Himself (keyboards, vocoder)