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- George Harrison first mentioned the Traveling Wilburys publicly during a radio interview with Bob Coburn on the show Rockline in February 1988.
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George Harrison first mentioned the Traveling Wilburys publicly during a radio interview with Bob Coburn on the show Rockline in February 1988. When asked how he planned to follow up the success of his Cloud Nine album, Harrison replied: "What I'd really like to do next is ... to do an album with me and some of my mates ... It's this new group ...
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. Everyone agreed.
Jun 2, 2020 · The group chose not to use their five names and instead have a real band name which originated from Harrison calling the studio equipment their ‘Wilburys’. They were then called The Trembling Wilburys but Jeff Lynne tweaked it slightly and they adopted the name ‘The Travelling Wilburys’, which stuck.
Nov 16, 2022 · According to Rolling Stone, George invented the word “Wilbury” while working on Cloud Nine with Lynne in 1987. When the faulty equipment caused recording errors in the studio, George always...
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Oct 29, 2020 · Released on October 29th 1990, ‘Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3’ turns 30 today! In celebration, we are sharing the documentary, ‘A True History of The Traveling Wilburys’, on the band’s official YouTube channel. The Traveling Wilburys was not a carefully planned band, not formed from deep premeditation. Rather, the band was created in a casual blending of genuine friends […]
Dec 13, 2021 · Music. George Harrison Named the Traveling Wilburys After a Slang Term He Used in the Recording Studio. George Harrison named his band, the Traveling Wilburys, after a slang term he...
Oct 29, 2023 · George Harrison didn’t write Got My Mind Set On You. Rudy Clark wrote it and it was first released in 1962. George wanted it to be recorded by the Beatles in ’63/’64.