Jeff Lynne revealed in a May 1 social media post that his ELO bandmate Richard Tandy had passed away at the age of 76.
Tandy appeared on all of ELO's records since 1973's ELO 2, and provided the infamous vocoder vocals on their classic hit "Mr. Blue Sky." He also collaborated with Lynne on other projects, including Lynne's 1990 solo album Armchair Theatre and the soundtrack to the 1984 movie Electric Dreams.