ELO’s Jeff Lynne Awarded O.B.E. Honor for ‘Services to Music’
13 October 2020ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA’s Jeff Lynne, grime rapper Dizzee Rascal, documentarian Sir David Attenborough and singer Joan Armatrading were among the British artists to receive appointments on the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Lynne received an O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire) for his “services to music”; in addition to his tenures with ELO and the TRAVELING WILBURYS, Lynne produced albums and co-wrote music with artists like George Harrison, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.
“I am extremely humbled and grateful to be awarded this honour for my services to music. To be recognized for my work is an extraordinary privilege,” Lynne tweeted.
The Queen’s Birthday Honours are customarily announced in June, but were postponed until October 10th due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: nme.com
News
- VASKO RAYKOV's 'ALIEN 2112' SHOW is TODAY - kicks off at 4 pm
- VASSIL VARBANOV's TANGRA METAL SHOCK kicking off at 2 pm
- Two hot tracks enter the TANGRA TOP 40 chart - VOTE here
- APRIL's FOOL DAY on radio TANGRA MEGA ROCK
- MONY PANCHEV's ROCKENROLL radio show is today - kicks off at 4 pm
Tangra Top 40
- 1Wanting And Waiting
THE BLACK CROWES - 2Dark Matter
PEARL JAM - 3Need A Favor
JELLY ROLL - 4B.D.E.
MINISTRY - 5Hoi Polloi
FYELD