Photo: Richard Tandy | By Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter | The musician helped define the rock band’s sound — a fusion of pop and orchestral arrangements. Richard Tandy, the keyboardist for the British rock band Electric Light Orchestra, had died. He was 76.
Jeff Lynne, the band’s frontman and leader, announced his death 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. He was a remarkable musician & friend and I’ll cherish the lifetime of memories we had together. Sending all my love to Sheila & the Tandy family.”
Tandy’s cause of death was not immediately available.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/richard-tandy-dead-keyboardist-electric-light-orchestra-1235888480/
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OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
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If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, please check them out at http://www.wikipedia.com
May 2024
1: Uma Ramanan, 69, Indian playback singer; Richard Tandy, 76, English Hall of Fame musician (Electric Light Orchestra, The Move).
April 2024
30: Duane Eddy, 86, American Hall of Fame guitarist (“Rebel-‘Rouser”, “Because They’re Young”, “Peter Gunn”).
28: Norman Carol, 95, American violinist and concertmaster (Philadelphia Orchestra); Andrei Tropillo, 73, Russian record producer and sound engineer, founder of AnTrop.
27: Maria Feliciana, 77, Brazilian singer; Jean-Pierre Ferland, 89, Canadian singer-songwriter; Jean Musy, 76, French musician, composer and arranger.
26: Robin George, 68, British guitarist, singer and producer; Renna Kellaway, 92, British pianist and music teacher, founder of the Lake District Summer Music festival; Anderson Leonardo, 51, Brazilian singer (Molejo), cancer; Frank Wakefield, 89, American mandolin player.
25: Kaisa Korhonen, 82, Finnish theatre director, actress, and singer.
24: Mike Pinder, 82, English Hall of Fame musician (The Moody Blues) and songwriter (“The Best Way to Travel”, “A Simple Game”).
23: Florian Chmielewski, 97, American musician and politician, member (1971–1997) and president (1987) of the Minnesota Senate; Samuel Kummer, 56, German organist (Frauenkirche, Dresden) and academic; Fergie MacDonald, 86, Scottish accordionist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2024
Photo: Richard Tandy | From his Facebook page
Richard Tandy, Keyboardist of ELO, Dies at 76 // Other Notable Musicians’ Deaths
