Richard Tandy

Richard Tandy, 2019

Richard Tandy (born March 26, 1948 in Birmingham ) is a British keyboardist who is mainly known as a member of the Electric Light Orchestra .

Career

Tandy attended the Moseley School, where he first met his later bandmate Bev Bevan . In 1970 he played harpsichord and keyboards as a studio musician in recordings for the band The Move , where Bevan was the drummer.

After Roy Wood , Jeff Lynne and Bevan founded the Electric Light Orchestra, Tandy was initially hired as a touring musician for the live performances that followed after the first album was released. After Wood left the band, Lynne cast them from scratch for the second album. Tandy, who had initially played bass , now switched to keyboards. Until the dissolution in 1986, he remained the only permanent member besides Lynne and Bevan, although half of the naming rights were held by them and all other band members were practically only employees. In addition to the keyboards, he also played guitars on several albums and was involved in arranging the orchestra.

Tandy has also worked on other Jeff Lynne productions outside of the band, including recordings with Dave Edmunds , The Everly Brothers , George Harrison and Tom Petty, and Lynne's solo album Armchair Theater . He also worked as a studio musician for Earth, Wind & Fire and Black Sabbath .

In 1986 Tandy formed the Tandy Morgan Band with Dave Morgan. Morgan had already worked as a composer for The Move and temporarily as a live and studio musician for ELO.

In 2014 Tandy made a comeback with Jeff Lynne on stage at Jeff Lynne's ELO - Live in Hyde Park. This concert was a great success, the 50,000 tickets available were sold out within minutes.

In 2019 he played the piano solo for the track “One More Time” on the album “From Out Of Nowhere” by “Jeff Lynne's ELO”.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} AMG entry Richard Tandy (English)
2. ↑ AMG entry ELO (English)
3. ↑ AMG entry Bev Bevan (English)
4. ^ AMG entry by Dave Morgan