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Richard Tandy

1948 - 2024

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Richard Tandy (26 March 1948 – 1 May 2024) was an English musician. He was the full-time keyboardist in the band Electric Light Orchestra ("ELO"). His palette of keyboards (including Minimoog, Clavinet, Mellotron, and piano) was an important ingredient in the group's sound, especially on the albums A New World Record (1976), Out of the Blue (1977), Discovery (1979) and Time (1981). He collaborated musically with ELO frontman Jeff Lynne on many projects, among them songs for the Electric Dreams soundtrack, Lynne's solo album Armchair Theatre and Lynne-produced Dave Edmunds album Information. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Tandy is the 1,793rd most popular musician (up from 2,003rd in 2019), the 4,740th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,063rd in 2019) and the 293rd most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Richard Tandy ranks 1,793 out of 3,175. Before her are Simone Young, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Nigo, Blind Willie McTell, Afrojack, and Urs Bühler. After her are Curtis Fuller, Vernon Duke, John Martyn, Cui Jian, Michael Anthony, and Martin Garrix.

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Among people born in 1948, Richard Tandy ranks 599. Before her are Viktor Krovopuskov, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Danny Denzongpa, Abdul Quader Molla, Jerry L. Ross, and Tipper Gore. After her are Maouhoub Ghazouani, John Martyn, Georgi Yartsev, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Diane Kurys, and Adam Musiał. Among people deceased in 2024, Richard Tandy ranks 419. Before her are Dickey Betts, Manfred Wolke, Jorge Griffa, John Prescott, Pascal Hervé, and Tonči Gabrić. After her are Elke Erb, Peter Schickele, Göran Hagberg, Anatoli Polivoda, Kathryn Crosby, and S. M. Krishna.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Tandy ranks 4,741 out of 8,785. Before her are Joe Elliott (1959), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2000), James McHenry (1753), Wilbert Awdry (1911), John Dill (1881), and Horace Bailey (1881). After her are George Holyoake (1817), Simon Yates (1992), Des Browne (1952), Celia Johnson (1908), Tommy Docherty (1928), and John Martyn (1948).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Richard Tandy ranks 293. Before her are Jason Orange (1970), Zak Starkey (1965), Jim Capaldi (1944), Hugh Hopper (1945), Rick Allen (1963), and Glenn Cornick (1947). After her are John Martyn (1948), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), Steve Clark (1960), Andy White (1930), Ian McLagan (1945), and Topper Headon (1955).

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