Richard Tandy
| Richard Tandy | |
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| Born | March 26, 1948 |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Symphonic rock, progressive rock, art rock, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano, Moog synthesizer, synthesizers, electric piano, Clavinet, harmonium, harpsichord, Mellotron, 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 |
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Wurlitzer electric piano Minimoog Piano Mellotron Yamaha CS80 |
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Richard Tandy (born 26 March 1948) is an English musician, best known as the keyboardist in the rock band Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards (including Minimoog, 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. Tandy will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 7 April 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.
Tandy was born on 26 March 1948 in Birmingham and 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" and briefly joined them live playing keyboards, but switched to bass while regular bassist Trevor Burton was sidelined due to a shoulder injury. When Burton was able to play again, Tandy left to join The Uglys.
In 1972, Tandy served as the bassist in the first live line-up of Electric Light Orchestra (originally a side project of The Move), before becoming the band's full-time keyboardist. He has 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.
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