Richard Tandy
| Richard Tandy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Tandy |
| Born | 26 March 1948 |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Progressive rock, Pop rock, Pop, Art rock, Electronica |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Synthesizer, piano, keyboards, guitar, bass, organ |
| Labels |
United Artists Jet Records Harvest Records Epic EMI SonyBMG |
| Associated acts | Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne, Tandy Morgan Band |
| Website | Musical career |
Richard Tandy (born 26 March 1948, Birmingham, England), is an English musician, best known as the keyboard player in the rock band, Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO").[1] His palette of keyboards (including Mini Moog, clavinet, mellotron, and piano) was an important ingredient in the group's sound, notably on the albums A New World Record, Out of the Blue, Discovery, and Time.
History
Educated at 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 chart-topper "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 Lynne on many projects, among them songs for the Electric Dreams soundtrack, Lynne's solo album Armchair Theatre and Lynne produced Dave Edmunds' Information. Before joining ELO Tandy played with the groups The Ugly's and Balls.
In 1985 Tandy formed the Tandy Morgan Band featuring Dave Morgan and Martin Smith, both of whom had worked with ELO in live concerts. In 1985, the Tandy Morgan Band released the concept album Earthrise. A remastered version was released on CD on the Rock Legacy label in 2011. A follow-up to Earthrise with previously unpublished tracks was released as The BC Collection, containing one track written by Tandy: "Enola Sad".
Tandy is featured on all ELO albums with the exception of the first. He was also credited as co-arranger from Eldorado onwards. Some of the ideas for the ELO album titles conceived by Richard Tandy were A New World Record, Out of the Blue, and Discovery.[citation needed] In 2012, Tandy teamed up again with Lynne to record another ELO project, a live set of the band's biggest hits recorded at Lynne's Bungalow Palace home recording studio, which was broadcast on TV.[2]
References
- ↑ "Rewired Electric Light Orchestra Hitting The Road". MTV. July 13, 2001. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ↑ "FULL PERFORMANCE: Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy reunite for Evil Woman". Youtube. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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