Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) is a British rock band formed by Jeff Lynne in 1970, renowned for blending rock and pop with lush orchestral arrangements. ELO’s innovative use of strings, synthesizers, ...

We trace how Electric Light Orchestra crafted Mr. Blue Sky, a song born from weeks of gloomy weather that suddenly broke into ...

In March of 1996, George Strait released "Blue Clear Sky" as the first single from his album of the same name. Written by Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard and Mark D. Sanders, Strait recorded the song at ...

Today’s forecast for music enthusiasts is showing sliding cellos with vocoded vocals and a 100 percent chance of blue sky—“Mr. Blue Sky” that is. “Mr. Blue Sky” is a song from the discography of the ...

We’re going on our holidays. I’m kidding myself into thinking that Brighton is going to be sunny, when I know in my heart of hearts that it will be drizzly with a biting offshore wind. Yum! While we ...

Pink Floyd dug into some tough subject matter on The Wall, their sprawling double album released in 1979. Maybe that was fitting, because the band was going through difficult times. It’s a wonder they ...

In 1996, George Strait had yet another award-winning No. 1 smash with "Blue Clear Sky," an effervescent song about being struck by love when you least expect it. And yes, it's called "Blue Clear Sky." ...