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On this day, November 25, 1944, Bev Bevan was born.
Hat tip, This Day in Rock
Bev Bevan
Bevan in 1977 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra
Website: Musical career
Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II.
Bevan also served as the touring drummer for Black Sabbath during the Born Again Tour, and later played percussion on The Eternal Idol album in 1987. Bevan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.
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Biography
Bevan was born in South Yardley, Birmingham, England. After attending Moseley Grammar School, where he gained two O level passes, he worked as a trainee buyer in a city centre department store called The Beehive with school friend Jasper Carrott (Bob Davis).
His professional music career started with a stint with Denny Laine in his group Denny Laine and the Diplomats, then with Carl Wayne & the Vikings, followed by The Move in 1966. The Electric Light Orchestra released their first album in 1971, by which time The Move existed only as a recording outfit. They released their final single, "California Man" in 1972.
Bevan has a deep singing voice. With The Move he sang lead on a remake of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" and the country and western spoof, "Ben Crawley Steel Co". He composed one Move song: "Don't Mess Me Up", an Elvis Presley spoof from the album Message from the Country that was also the B-side of The Move's single "Tonight". He is also, incorrectly, credited with writing the rock-blues "Turkish Tram Conductor Blues" on Looking On; Roy Wood actually composed the song.
On ELO records his voice can be heard most prominently on "Fire On High" and "Strange Magic", both from 1975's "Face the Music".
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Bevan in 1977 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra
Website: Musical career
Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II.
Bevan also served as the touring drummer for Black Sabbath during the Born Again Tour, and later played percussion on The Eternal Idol album in 1987. Bevan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.
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Biography
Bevan was born in South Yardley, Birmingham, England. After attending Moseley Grammar School, where he gained two O level passes, he worked as a trainee buyer in a city centre department store called The Beehive with school friend Jasper Carrott (Bob Davis).
His professional music career started with a stint with Denny Laine in his group Denny Laine and the Diplomats, then with Carl Wayne & the Vikings, followed by The Move in 1966. The Electric Light Orchestra released their first album in 1971, by which time The Move existed only as a recording outfit. They released their final single, "California Man" in 1972.
Bevan has a deep singing voice. With The Move he sang lead on a remake of "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" and the country and western spoof, "Ben Crawley Steel Co". He composed one Move song: "Don't Mess Me Up", an Elvis Presley spoof from the album Message from the Country that was also the B-side of The Move's single "Tonight". He is also, incorrectly, credited with writing the rock-blues "Turkish Tram Conductor Blues" on Looking On; Roy Wood actually composed the song.
On ELO records his voice can be heard most prominently on "Fire On High" and "Strange Magic", both from 1975's "Face the Music".
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I've linked to these videos before, but that's no reason not to link to it again. That's Bev Bevan on drums.
(Roy Wood) Move - Tonight (Jeff Lynne) (1971) HD 0815007
135,126 views•Feb 19, 2014
Clara0815007
15.4K subscribers
Move - Tonight, ein Hit 1971. Jeff Lynne war da schon 1 Jahr in der Gruppe und Roy und Jeff schienen sich noch zu verstehen. Electric Light Orchestra war da höchsten in Planung. Audio-CD-Sound zu altem Video-Material aus TV-Show.
Related:
Sun Nov 8, 2020: On this day, November 8, 1946, Roy Wood was born.
Fri Nov 8, 2019: Born on this day, November 8, 1946: Roy Wood
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Here's one of my faves. From 48 years ago:
Another version:
Electric Light Orchestra - 10538 Overture (HQ)
284,240 views•May 28, 2015
Hirt Raridades
504 subscribers
Os ingleses do Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) surgiram no início dos anos 70, liderados por Jeff Lynne e Roy Wood (ambos na estrada desde os primórdios dos anos 60), pretendiam criar um rock melódico com características e harmonias clássicas. ''10538 Overture'' é o primeiro single da banda, lançado em 1972.
Here's one of my faves. From 48 years ago:
The Move - Ella James (The Old Grey Whistle Test 1971) (Jeff Lynne & Roy Wood)
2,276 views•Feb 2, 2019
tony713elo
1.12K subscribers
With Jeff Lynne & Roy Wood - 30th Nov 1971
Another version:
The Move - Ella James - Live - Extended Version
22,229 views•Jan 30, 2013
elodevi
3.17K subscribers
Extended version from tthe set in Beat Club.
Line Up
Roy Wood
Jeff Lynne
Bev Bevan
Bill Hunt
Richard Tandy
One more video:
Good quality, this one.
The Move - Tonight - Whittaker's World Of Music 1971
207,651 views•Sep 9, 2012
elodevi
3.17K subscribers
Gran Video y de muy buena calidad que quiero compartir con todos Uds
Great video and with very good quality that I wish share with all of you. .
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