Electric Light Orchestra, also known as ELO, were a rock music group from Birmingham, England that released eleven studio albums between 1971?1986, then another album in 2001. The band's direction for most of its existence was by Jeff Lynne, who wrote and composed all but six of the group's released songs.It was in the United States that the band were first successful, billed as 'The English guys with the big fiddles'. They soon gained a cult following despite lukewarm reviews back in their nati