10 Facts About Kelly Groucutt

Kelly Groucutt began his musical career at 15 as Rikki Storm of Rikki Storm and the Falcons.

Kelly Groucutt sang with multiple outfits during the 1960s, picking up the guitar as he went along.

Kelly Groucutt continued contributing on the albums A New World Record, Out of the Blue, Discovery, Xanadu, Time, and the early sessions for Secret Messages.

Kelly Groucutt remained with ELO until the onset of the recording sessions for the album Secret Messages in 1982.

Kelly Groucutt is credited with playing bass on Secret Messages, although the 2018 album liner notes state that he only played on four songs.

Kelly Groucutt appeared on the live albums Performing ELO's Greatest Hits Live and One Night - Live in Australia.

When Bev Bevan sold his half of the rights to ELO back to Jeff Lynne in 1999, Kelly Groucutt chose to remain with the group, which was renamed The Orchestra.

Kelly Groucutt again made writing contributions to the group's next album, No Rewind, by co-writing the closing track, "Before We Go", on which he sang lead vocals.

On 18 February 2009, Kelly Groucutt returned from a sell-out show with The Orchestra in Berlin.

Kelly Groucutt's family held a small, exclusive concert with members from The Orchestra in his memory.