- The Traveling Wilburys were a British-American super group consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty. The band recorded two albums, the first in 1988 and the second in 1990, though Orbison died before the second was recorded. The project's work received much anticipation given the diverse nature of the singer-songwriters. Their debut album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 proved an enduring critical success, in 1989 and 1990 winning accolades such as a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.
- IMDb mini biography by: PW
- "Wilburys" was a nickname George Harrison and co-writer Jeff Lynne used for gremlins (mysterious faults) that afflicted their studio recording equipment.
- Members of The Traveling Wilburys were: Beatle George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, and Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra.
- The five Wilburys were supposedly half-brothers, all sons (by different mothers) of Charles Truscott Wilbury. Roy Orbison said "Some people say Daddy was a cad and a bounder, but I remember him as a Baptist minister.".
- All five members of this band -Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne- have all been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with Harrison being a two-time inductee. The band itself has not been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, however.
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