{"id":29423,"date":"2024-05-02T15:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/elo-keyboardist-richard-tandy-dies-at-age-76\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:02:25","slug":"elo-keyboardist-richard-tandy-dies-at-age-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/elo-keyboardist-richard-tandy-dies-at-age-76\/","title":{"rendered":"ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy dies at age 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-05-02\/Getty_RichardTandy_050224.jpg\" alt><figcaption> Vivien Killilea\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Jeff Lynne<\/strong> revealed in a May 1 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffLynnesELO\/status\/1785754392437625134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>social media post<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> that his <strong>ELO<\/strong> bandmate <strong>Richard Tandy<\/strong>\u00a0had passed away at the age of 76.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of my long-time collaborator and dear friend Richard Tandy,\u201d Lynne shared. \u201cHe was a remarkable musician &amp; friend and I\u2019ll cherish the lifetime of memories we had together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tandy played keyboards in ELO, which was formed in 1970 by Lynne, <strong>Roy Wood<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Bev Bevan<\/strong>. Tandy joined in 1971, and remained with the group until their first breakup in 1986, reuniting with them in 2000 and again in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tandy appeared on all of ELO\u2019s records since 1973\u2019s <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">ELO 2<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, and provided the infamous vocoder vocals on their classic hit<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> \u201cMr. Blue Sky.\u201d He also collaborated with Lynne on other projects, including Lynne&#8217;s 1990 solo album <\/span><em><span class=\"s2\">Armchair Theatre<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\"> and the soundtrack to the 1984 movie<\/span><em><span class=\"s2\"> Electric Dreams.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Tandy was inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of ELO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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