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Use mdy dates|date=April 2012Infobox musical artist| name = The Traveling Wilburys| image = Traveling Wilburys.jpg| caption = The Traveling Wilburys, 1988. L–R: Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Tom Petty.| background = group_or_band| origin = Malibu, California | genre = Folk rock , country rock , heartland rock , Rock music|rock | years_active = Start date|1988–End date|1990| label = Wilbury Records|Wilbury & nbsp;/ Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. | website = URL| http://www.travelingwilburys.com| past_members = Bob Dylan George Harrison Jeff Lynne Tom Petty Roy Orbison Jim Keltner | associated_acts = The Beatles , The Move , Electric Light Orchestra , Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers The Traveling Wilburys (sometimes shortened to the Wilburys ) were an English people|English – American people|American Supergroup (music)|supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan , George Harrison , Jeff Lynne , Roy Orbison and Tom Petty , accompanied by drummer Jim Keltner .cite album-notes| title= The Traveling Wilburys Collection| albumlink= The Traveling Wilburys Collection| bandname= Traveling Wilburys| year= 2007|url= http://www.travelingwilburys.com/theband.html| notestitle= The True History of the Traveling Wilburys| first= Mo| last= Ostin| authorlink= Mo Ostin| page= 2| format= CD booklet| publisher= Wilbury Records| mbid= 38ee49f1-5b8e-45d4-87f7-051ea96dccba The band recorded two albums in 1988 and 1990, though Orbison died before the second was recorded.
"Wilbury" was a slang term first used by Harrison during the recording of Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine (1987) with Lynne. Referring to recording errors created by some faulty equipment, Harrison jokingly remarked to Lynne, "''We'll bury'' 'em in the mix".cite web |url= http://www.travelingwilburys.com/history/ |title="The History of the Traveling Wilburys", Traveling Wilburys official site |accessdate=September 3, 2008 Thereafter, they used the term for any small error in performance and the term was used again when the group were together. Harrison suggested "The Trembling Wilburys" as the group's name; instead, Lynne suggested "Traveling", with which the group agreed.
History
1988–1990
George Harrison first mentions The Traveling Wilburys during a radio interview with Bob Coburn on the Rockline radio station in February 1988. When asked what he planned to do as a follow-up for his Cloud Nine (George Harrison album)|Cloud Nine album, George replies: "What I'd really like to do next is... to do an album with me and some of my mates... a few tunes, you know. Maybe The Traveling Wilburys... it's this new group I got: it's called The Traveling Wilburys, I'd like to do an album with them and later we can all do our own albums again."
Starting with a meal among Roy Orbison, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne, the group came together at Bob Dylan's home studio in Malibu, California , to record an additional track as a A-side and B-side|B-side for the single release of Harrison's " This Is Love (George Harrison song)|This Is Love ". Tom Petty's involvement came by chance, as Harrison had left his guitar at Petty's house and Harrison went to get it and Petty came back with Harrison.cite album-notes| title= The True History of the Travelling Wilburys| albumlink= The Traveling Wilburys Collection| bandname= Traveling Wilburys| year= 2007| url= http://www.travelingwilburys.com/| format= DVD| first= Willy| last= Smax| authorlink= Willy Smax | producer= Willy Smax and Olivia Harrison The record label, however, decided that the song that resulted, " Handle with Care (song)|Handle with Care ", was too good to be released as a "single filler".
The members enjoyed working together so much that they decided to create a full album together. Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 , written by all the members, was recorded over a ten-day period in May 1988, and released on October 18. The album was recorded in the house and garden of Eurythmics member David A. Stewart|Dave Stewart . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14357717 Interview with Dave Stewart confirming the site of recording on BBC Andrew Marr Show, 2011 The "Wilburys" joke was extended further, with the band members credited under various pseudonyms and pretending to be half-brothers – sons of a fictional Charles Truscott Wilbury, Sr.cite web|url= http://www.georgeharrison.com/sites/default/files/Wilburys_Stream.html |title=Wilburys Streaming Event Honors Father's Day |publisher=Georgeharrison.com |date= |accessdate=April 13, 2012
The album was a critical and commercial success, spawning several successful singles and eventually reaching triple-platinum sales status in the US. The album was nominated for several awards and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group in 1989.
Roy Orbison's death on December 6, 1988, brought the end of the original lineup. In tribute to Orbison, during the music video for " End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys song)|End of the Line ", when Orbison sings, his guitar is shown rocking in a chair as the rest of the group play, followed by a brief shot focusing on a framed picture of him. Following Orbison's death, Jeff Lynne collaborated with Del Shannon on his album Rock On (Del Shannon album)|Rock On , which spawned rumors that Shannon would join the group.cite web|url= http://www.delshannon.com/delbio.htm |title=Del Shannon Biography |publisher=Delshannon.com |date= |accessdate=April 13, 2012
The Traveling Wilburys contributed the title track, " Nobody's Child (song)|Nobody's Child ", to the Romanian Angel Appeal benefit album '' Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal , released on July 24, 1990.
The final studio album by the Wilburys, intentionally misnumbered Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 , was released on October 30, 1990, but met with less success than the previous one. In the booklet contained in the 2007 box set, the album title is credited to "George being George";cite album-notes| title= The Traveling Wilburys Collection| albumlink= The Traveling Wilburys Collection| bandname= Traveling Wilburys| year= 2007|url= http://www.travelingwilburys.com/theband.html| notestitle= The True History of the Traveling Wilburys| first= Mo| last= Ostin| authorlink= Mo Ostin| page= 3| format= CD booklet| publisher= Wilbury Records| mbid= 38ee49f1-5b8e-45d4-87f7-051ea96dccba apparently Harrison was making a wry reference to the appearance of a bootleg that served as a sort of "Volume 2". http://www.jpgr.co.uk/wx384.html Traveling Wilburys Volume 3, 2002
After his 1991 tour of Japan, George spoke of a Traveling Wilburys tour,cquote|That would be something I'd like to experience. I've always played around in my own mind what a Wilburys tour could be. Would each person do a solo set and then do Wilburys at the end, or would we all go right on from beginning to end and make everything Wilburys? It's an intriguing thought. We could have a great band up there and the four of us could play acoustic if we wanted to. We could all sing " Blowin' in the Wind " and Bob could sing " Something ". Or we could just sing our individual songs and make them Wilbury tunes, as if we'd recorded them that way. Whatever it was, we could do it.|cquoteThe Wilburys tour never came about. Petty said about the Wilburys touring, cquote|I think it would work, if we wanted to do it. I don't think we ever considered it, really. There were a lot of nights when the conversation would roll around to that. But I don't think anybody ever took it seriously. I think it would ruin it in a way. Then you're obligated to be responsible and it's not in the character of that group. It would make it very formal and that would be the wrong spirit.|cquote
2007
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the two Traveling Wilburys albums had limited availability and were out of print in most areas. Harrison, as primary holder of the rights, did not reissue them before his death in 2001. In June 2007, the two albums were reissued as The Traveling Wilburys Collection , a box set including both albums on CD (with bonus tracks) and a DVD featuring a twenty-four minute band documentary and a collection of music videos.
The box set was released in three editions; the standard edition, with both CDs and DVD in a double Digipak package and a 16-page booklet; a "deluxe" boxed edition with the CDs and DVD and an extensive 40-page booklet, artist postcards, and photographs; or a "deluxe" boxed edition on vinyl. This version omits the DVD, but adds a 12-inch single|12" vinyl disc with rare versions of the songs.
The release debuted at #1 in the UK album chartscite news |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6761757.stm |title=Wilburys are UK album number one |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=November 13, 2007 | date=June 17, 2007 and the Australian album charts.cite web |url= http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp? chart=1A50 |title= Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Record Industry Association|accessdate=November 13, 2007 On the US Billboard 200| Billboard 200 it reached #9. The collection sold 500,000 copies worldwide during the first three weeks and remained in the UK top 5 for seven weeks after its release.
Additional Traveling Wilburys named in the 2007 collection:
"Buster Sidebury" – Jim Keltner
"Ayrton Wilbury" – Dhani Harrison
Keltner, the session drummer and percussionist, was not listed as a Wilbury in Volume 1 or Volume 3 ; however, he is in all of the music videos. In the DVD released in 2007, he is given the Wilbury nickname "Buster Sidebury". Overdubs to the bonus tracks "Maxine" and "Like a Ship" credit "Ayrton Wilbury", a pseudonym for Dhani Harrison.Citation needed|date=July 2010 The pseudonym Ayrton was used in honor of the Harrisons' late family friend Ayrton Senna .Citation needed|date=November 2010 The lead guitar on the song "She's My Baby" (on Volume 3 ) was played by rock guitarist Gary Moore .Citation needed|date=July 2010
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Details
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
Canadian Recording Industry Association|CAN : 6× Platinumcite web|url= http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php|title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=March 4, 2011
British Phonographic Industry|UK : Silvercite web|url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|title=British Phonographic Industry search results|publisher= British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=March 4, 2011
Recording Industry Association of America|US : 3× Platinumcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=The%20Traveling%20Wilburys& title=Traveling%20Wilburys& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - March& nbsp;4,& nbsp;2011: The Traveling Wilburys certified awards|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=March 4, 2011
US: Platinumcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=The%20Traveling%20Wilburys& title=Volume%203& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - March& nbsp;4,& nbsp;2011: Volume 3 certified awards|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=March 4, 2011
Compilation albums
Title
Details
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
US
AUS
AUT
NOR
NZ
SWE
SWI
UK
The Traveling Wilburys Collection
Release date: June 11, 2007
Label: Wilbury Records
Formats: Compact disc|CD , Vinyl , music download
Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS : 2× Platinumcite web|url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums|publisher= ARIA Charts |accessdate=March 4, 2011
UK: Platinum
US: Goldcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=The%20Traveling%20Wilburys& title=Collection& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - March& nbsp;4,& nbsp;2011: The Traveling Wilburys Collection certified awards|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=March 4, 2011
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US cite web
US Main cite web
US AC cite web
AUS cite web
CAN cite web
NZ cite web
UK
1988
45
2
30
3
—
4
21
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
1989
63
2
28
12
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11
52
1990
—
2
—
45
30
—
79
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
1991
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46
—
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86
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other charted songs
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Main
CAN
NZ
UK
1988
5
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—
—
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
1989
41
—
—
—
"Heading for the Light"
1990
—
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9
44
'' Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal
"Inside Out"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
References
Reflist
External links
Wikipedia books|Traveling Wilburys
http://www.travelingwilburys.com Official website
http://www.genesis-publications.com/the-traveling-wilburys/default.htm Official book microsite (with Wilburys photos, lyric sheets and quotes)
http://www.thewilburys.com Traveling Wilburys
http://www.wilburys.info Comprehensive fan site
http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/traveling_wilburys/artist.jhtml Entry at VH1.com
http://www.10historias10canciones.com/2008/11/travelling-wilburys.html Documentary on the Traveling Wilburys
Traveling WilburysBob DylanGeorge HarrisonJeff LynneRoy OrbisonTom Petty and the Heartbreakers Category:Traveling Wilburys| Category:American rock music groups Category:Bands with fictional stage personas Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Musical groups established in 1988 Category:Musical quartets Category:Musical quintets Category:Supergroups (music)
