Traveling Wilburys

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Traveling Wilburys

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The Traveling Wilburys were a British-American rock supergroup that formed in 1988. The band consisted of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne. Their debut album, Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, was released in 1988 and achieved significant commercial success, reaching the top ten in the charts for Roy Orbison for the first time since 1964. The group was known for its unique blend of musical styles, drawing from the individual members' diverse backgrounds in folk, rock, and country music.12

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Bob Dylan
Elder statesman of folk and rock
…Hall of Fame, and the Traveling Wilburys (Dylan, Petty, Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison) formed at his house in Malibu and released their first album.
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…Hall of Fame, and the Traveling Wilburys (Dylan, Petty, Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison) formed at his house in Malibu and released their first album.
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Roy Orbison
…became a member of the Traveling Wilburys, which boasted a lineup of Orbison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne, and their debut album in 1988 landed Orbison in the top ten for the first time since 1964. He also recorded a new solo album, Mystery Girl, his…
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…became a member of the Traveling Wilburys, which boasted a lineup of Orbison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne, and their debut album in 1988 landed Orbison in the top ten for the first time since 1964. He also recorded a new solo album, Mystery Girl, his…
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Tom Petty
…Orchestra) in the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, with whom Petty garnered his first Grammy Award in 1989. That year Lynne produced Petty’s first solo album, Full Moon Fever, putting Petty back on the charts with the hit single “Free Fallin’.” This renewed popularity was followed in the 1990s with more…
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…Orchestra) in the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, with whom Petty garnered his first Grammy Award in 1989. That year Lynne produced Petty’s first solo album, Full Moon Fever, putting Petty back on the charts with the hit single “Free Fallin’.” This renewed popularity was followed in the 1990s with more…
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Del Shannon
…to replace Orbison in the Traveling Wilburys; however, Shannon—always something of a haunted figure—committed suicide in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.
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…to replace Orbison in the Traveling Wilburys; however, Shannon—always something of a haunted figure—committed suicide in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.
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