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Richard Tandy, ELO Keyboardist, Dead at 76

Richard Tandy, Electric Light Orchestra’s keyboardist, died at the age of 76.

The group’s co-founder Jeff Lynne announced Tandy’s on social media Wednesday, writing, “It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of my long-time collaborator and dear friend Richard Tandy.” Lynee called his bandmate a “remarkable musician & friend,” and said, “I’ll cherish the lifetime of memories we had together.” Tandy joined ELO in 1971 as a bassist, one year after Lynne, Roy Wood and drummer Bev Bevan formed the group in Birmingham. In 2017, in recognition of his contribution throughout the decades, Tandy was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a member of ELO.

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