Born on this day in 1947 – English songwriter, singer, record producer Jeff Lynne, who was a member of Idle Race, then The Move who had the 1969 UK No.1 single ‘Blackberry Way’. He co-founded ELO who had the 1979 hit ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’. From 1972 to 1986 ELO accumulated 27 Top 40 songs on the UK Singles Chart, and fifteen Top 20 songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. With the Traveling Wilburys he had the 1988 UK hit ‘Handle With Care’. As a producer Lynne has worked with George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, Joe Walsh and others.