Did The Travelling Willburys Get Along Behind The Scenes?

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Each member of the Traveling Wilburys has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

, although the band itself has not been inducted.

Was Tom Petty a Traveling Wilbury?


The official home of The Traveling Wilburys

: George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.

Were the Traveling Wilburys any good?

by Traveling Wilburys. “Super Groups” were commonplace during the seventies and eighties, often causing much hype which was rarely surpassed by the music itself. But in the case of the Traveling Wilburys,

by far the most “super” of any super group, the resulting music was downright brilliant

.

Who are the surviving members of the Traveling Wilburys?


Lynne and Dylan

are now the last remaining Wilburys following Petty's shocking death in 2017.

Who was the drummer for Traveling Wilburys?

Jim Keltner

How many members in the Traveling Wilburys are in the Hall of Fame?

In terms of big-name recognition, no supergroup features more talent than the Traveling Wilburys, a quintet that featured four Rock and Roll Hall of Famers —

Bob Dylan, the Beatles' George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty — along with Electric Light Orchestra mastermind Jeff Lynne

.

What was the biggest hit by the Traveling Wilburys?

No. Title Lead vocals 1. “

Handle with Care

“ George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan
2. “Dirty World” Bob Dylan with Harrison, Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty 3. “Rattled” Lynne with Petty, Harrison and Orbison 4. “Last Night” Petty with Orbison

Is George Harrison dead?

November 29, 2001

How old is Bob Dillon?

80 years (May 24, 1941)

How did the Travelling Wilburys get their name?

The five frontmen (Harrison, Lynne, Petty, Dylan, and Orbison) decided not to use their own names. George and Jeff had been calling studio equipment (limiters, equalizers) “wilburys.” So first they named their fivesome The Trembling Wilburys.

Jeff suggested “Traveling” instead

.

What happened Tom Petty?

Petty

died on Oct. 2, 2017, of an accidental drug overdose

. An autopsy found a mixture of Fentanyl, oxycodone, Xanax and other medications in his system. He was 66 years old, and had just completed a tour with his band, the Heartbreakers, with three sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl.

How old was Roy Orbison when he passed away?

52 years (1936–1988)

How old was George Harrison?

58 years (1943–2001)

Who sang in the Travelling Wilburys?

Traveling Wilburys

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Samantha Maloney
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Was Jim Keltner a Traveling Wilburys?

Keltner later toured with Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band, and, along with Harrison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne,

was a member of '80s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys

—playing under the pseudonym Buster Sidebury.

Who played bass in the Traveling Wilburys?

Tom Petty

Who wrote end of the line?

Lyricists

When did George Harrison pass away?

November 29, 2001

Who wrote end of the line by Traveling Wilburys?

Lyricists

Who sang end of the line?

Traveling Wilburys

How old is Jeff Lynne?

74 years (December 30, 1947)

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