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).
Credits
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys Cast
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Character |
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Bob Dylan
He was 66, now 83 years old
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as Himself |
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George Harrison
He was 64, 58 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Jim Keltner
He was 65, now 82 years old
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as Himself |
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Tom Petty
He was 56, 67 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Roy Orbison
He was 71, 52 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Jeff Lynne
He was 59, now 76 years old
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as Himself |
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys Crew
