Founded in 1965 in Birmingham by Roy Wood (guitar, vocals), Carl Wayne (vocals),
Trevor Burton (guitar), Ace Kefford (bass) and BevBevan (drums).
Somewhere between symphonic pop, psychedelic rock, (experimental) hard rock and
country, The Move, with its eccentric leader Roy Wood, was one of the most
exciting and confusing English bands of the late 1960s, as evidenced by the
album Shazam (1970), a cross between The Byrds and Jimi Hendrix.
Joined by Jeff Lynne in 1971, Roy Wood led both The Move and a project close to
his heart: the creation of the Electric Light Orchestra, a...