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George Harrison Joked About the Origin of The Traveling Wilburys’ Name Multiple Times

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 ...
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George Harrison Almost Spoiled the Surprise of The Traveling Wilburys Months Before They Recorded Their Debut

The Traveling Wilburys happened by complete accident. In 1987, George entered the recording studio to record Cloud Nine, his first album in five years. He asked ELO frontman, Jeff Lynne, to co-produce ...
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“George didn’t want it to be so overtly serious”: The story of the Travelling Wilburys, the supergroup that made it all look fun

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The cliché is that supergroups are difficult. These coalitions of star names have a reputation of being combustive concoctions ...
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When George Harrison, Bob Dylan and a host of stars recorded in Dave Stewart’s kitchen

“He walked around the corner to see George trying to teach Dylan how to play ‘Taxman’’ ...
American Songwriter

5 Random Things That Perfectly Fell Into Place to Birth the Ultimate Supergroup, The Traveling Wilburys

The Traveling Wilburys were musical proof that, every so often, the stars will align just right and foster the creation of something historic, influential, and just plain cool. The band featured a ...