Richard Tandy
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| Richard Tandy | ||
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 Richard Tandy in the Studio 1979
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Richard Tandy | |
| Born | March 26, 1948 | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England | |
| Genre(s) | Rock Progressive rock Pop music |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician | |
| Instrument(s) | Synthesizer Piano Keyboards Guitar |
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| Label(s) | Jet Records Harvest Records Epic EMI SonyBMG |
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| Associated acts |
Electric Light Orchestra Tandy Morgan Band |
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| Website | Musical career | |
Richard Tandy (born 26 March 1948, in Birmingham, England), is best known as the keyboard player in the rock band, Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards (including Mini Moog, clavinet, mellotron and piano) was an important ingredient in the group's sound, for example on the albums "A New World Record", "Out of the Blue", "Discovery" and "Time".
A former pupil of Moseley School, where he first met future bandmate Bev Bevan, Tandy would later be reunited with Bevan in 1968 when he played the harpsichord on The Move's number one hit "Blackberry Way". Later in 1972 Tandy was the bass player in the first live line-up of ELO, then switching to keyboards when Jeff Lynne decided that their live sound needed improvement. Tandy was often seen on stage playing the stereotypical 1970s prog rock stack of keyboards, with bass pedals under his feet. As well as ELO, he has collaborated musically with Jeff Lynne on many projects, among them tracks for the Electric Dreams (Soundtrack), Lynne's solo album Armchair Theatre and Lynne produced George Harrison tracks. Tandy's playing has been loosely compared to that of Tony Banks, with the patch engineering quality of Tomita. Before joining ELO Tandy played with the groups "The Uglys" and "Balls". In 1986 Tandy formed the Tandy Morgan Band featuring Dave Morgan and Martin Smith, both of whom had worked with ELO in live concerts.
[edit] External links
- WILD WEST HERO - fan site dedicated to ELO world
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| Electric Light Orchestra |
| Founding members: Jeff Lynne | Roy Wood | Bev Bevan Other members in Electric Light Orchestra |
| Electric Light Orchestra discography |
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| Studio albums: The Electric Light Orchestra/No Answer | ELO 2 | On the Third Day | Eldorado, A Symphony | Face the Music | A New World Record | Out of the Blue | Discovery | Xanadu | Time | Secret Messages | Balance of Power | Zoom |
| Live albums: The Night the Light Went On (In Long Beach) | Live at Winterland '76 | Live at Wembley '78 |
| Compilation albums: Showdown | Olé ELO | The Light Shines On | The Light Shines On Vol 2 | ELO's Greatest Hits | A Box of their Best | Afterglow | ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 | Strange Magic | Flashback | The Essential Electric Light Orchestra | All Over the World |
