Overview - The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys

Date of release

Genres

  • Music
  • Documentary

Runtime: 25 minutes

Homepage: The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys

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Spoken Languages

  • English

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Overview

Spring, 1988: George Harrison asks Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty to spend a day in the studio at Bob Dylan's L.A. house. The result is "Handle With Care." He liked the process so much that the five of them, plus Jim Keltner, spend a week in May at Dave Stewart's house, where they write and record a song a day to produce an album. We watch the creative process: group efforts ("Dirty World" is a found poem) and individual ones (Dylan's lyrics for "Congratulations'). Petty calls them "a bunch of friends who happened to be really good at making music." The album, released in October, goes platinum. The rock video for "End of the Line" is a eulogy for Orbison (1936-1988).

Cast

  • Name: Bob Dylan

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 5.222

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  • Name: George Harrison

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 10.111

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  • Name: Jim Keltner

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.712

  • Name: Jeff Lynne

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 1.092

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  • Name: Roy Orbison

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 3.472

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  • Name: Tom Petty

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 5.842

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