The supergroup concept might have been long dead and gone by the time The Traveling Wilburys arrived on the scene in 1988, but in retrospect, the quintet could easily have been the heaviest and hardest hitters of them all.
Comprising folk hero Bob Dylan, ex-Beatle George Harrison, rock n’ roll legend Roy Orbison, folk rocker Tom Petty and Electric Light Orchestra brainchild Jeff Lynne (who also wore the producer’s hat), the band’s debut, cheekily titled Volume 1, harnessed their individual talents while keeping egos at bay.
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