Even though every Traveling Wilburys record was about having fun, Jeff Lynne knew some songs left him absolutely restless.
In a couple of interviews, George joked about the origin of The Traveling Wilburys’ name. During a group interview on Today, he said, “You mean the name of the group? It came from the Duke of ...
The Traveling Wilburys happened by accident one day in 1988. Five of the best singer/songwriters in rock ‘n’ roll, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison, just happened to ...
In early December 1988, a heart attack would take Roy Orbison’s life, putting an end to one of the most iconic supergroups, the Traveling Wilburys, as the world came to know them since their album ...
Mention the word "supergroup," and many rock fans think of big music manufactured by even bigger egos – like, say, Asia's early-'80s hits. But one of the all-time greatest supergroups started as a ...
The untimely death of Tom Petty last week once again brought up a question that I get asked from time to time: Who would be in a modern version of the Traveling Wilburys? For the uninitiated: The ...
The second Traveling Wilburys album (cheekily titled Vol. 3 by those merry pranksters and released in 1990) has retreated somewhat into the background of history, dwarfed as it is by the supergroup’s ...
Looking for a unique musical event to start your Thanksgiving weekend? In the immortal words of Roy Orbison, “You Got It.” The “Traveling Wilburys: A Savannah Salute” at Victory North is set for Nov.
In honor of the upcoming Traveling Wilburys reissue campaign, Ultimate Classic Rock presents a pair of videos offering behind-the-scenes glimpses of the group. The videos, presented courtesy of the ...