Sunday February 27, 2022 “You Took My Breath Away” Traveling Wilburys
The Traveling Wilburys was formed by Beatle George Harrison, former Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison, representing three generations of rock stars. In 1988, the five, who had known each other for years, came together to record a George Harrison B-side single and ended up writing and recording an album on which they each shared lead vocals.
Their first album went to number three, with two singles, "Handle With Care" and "End of the Line" hitting the charts. Unfortunately, Orbison died of a heart attack only a few weeks after the album's release.
Today's song is from the now a quartet Traveling Wilburys' second album, inexplicably titled Vol. 3, which although not as successful as their first venture would go on to sell more than a million copies. However, with the passing of George Harrison and Tom Petty the possibility of any further works from this group ended.
Originally the superstar band members used pretend names for the album: George Harrison was "Nelson Wilbury," Bob Dylan was "Lucky Wilbury," Roy Orbison was "Lefty Wilbury," Tom Petty was "Charlie T. Jr.," while Jeff Lynne was "Otis Wilbury."
Stay safe and well...and when you think of 'super groups', this one was the superest.