Richard Tandy, the keyboardist for the British rock band Electrical Mild Orchestra, had died. He was 76.
Jeff Lynne, the band’s frontman and chief, introduced his dying on social media Wednesday, writing, “It’s with nice disappointment that I share the information of the passing of my long-time collaborator and expensive pal Richard Tandy. He was a outstanding musician & pal and I’ll cherish the lifetime of reminiscences we had collectively. Sending all my like to Sheila & the Tandy household.”
Tandy’s reason for dying was instantly out there.
Born on March 26, 1948, in Birmingham, England, Tandy first joined ELO following the discharge of the band’s first album in 1972. He began by enjoying bass guitar however finally transitioned to the keyboard after one other band member exited.
Tandy was additionally among the many three core members, together with Lynne and Bev Bevan, who stayed with the rock band till it disbanded in 1986.
The musician performed Minimoog synthesiser, a Wurlitzer electrical piano, the Clavinet, Mellotron and piano, all of which helped outline the group’s distinctive sound — a fusion of pop and orchestral preparations. In whole, they launched 15 studio albums, which included the High 10 hits “Evil Girl,” “Phone Line” and “Don’t Deliver Me Down.”
A number of the group’s different beloved songs had been “Xanadu,” “Maintain on Tight,” “Livin’ Factor,” “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Unusual Magic.”
ELO was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 2017. And when Lynne reformed the band within the 2000s, Tandy was the one different longtime member to return.