Sunday, February 22, 2009

ELO Member Kelly Grocutt Deat At 63

Kelly Groucutt, former bass guitarist for the 70's progressive rock legends Electric Light Orchestra, died of a heart attack at his home in Birmingham, England, this past Thursday, February 19th. He was 63 years old. Kelly joined ELO in 1975, replacing original bassist Michael DeAlbequercie. He managed to lay down bass lines for such ELO classics as "Evil Woman", "Strange Magic", "Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", "Turn To Stone", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Shine A Little Love", and "Don't Bring Me Down".