Some of the most transcendent moments of the last decade in music resulted from high-profile hip-hop collaborations: Nicki Minaj’s verse on Kanye West’s “Monster,” George Clinton and Thundercat’s ...

In 1988, George formed The Traveling Wilburys by accident. After recording his 1987 album, Cloud Nine, he discovered he needed an extra song for a European 12-inch single. That night, he told Lynne ...

It was a rock album conceived by accident that no one thought would succeed even though it was made by Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty. By Reuters, The Associated ...

The untimely death of Tom Petty last week once again brought up a question that I get asked from time to time: Who would be in a modern version of the Traveling Wilburys? For the uninitiated: The ...

Tom Petty had no idea he’d sing on The Traveling Wilburys’ first song, “Handle With Care,” when George Harrison knocked on his door one day in 1988. All he knew was that George was recording music ...

When The Traveling Wilburys first appeared on the scene, they spread joyous vibes across the music world. Here were five legends putting aside any ego, to the point that they even used fake names, to ...

The Wilburys, perhaps the most star-studded supergroup in rock history, came together almost on a whim in 1988. Both Vol. 1 and the intentionally misnumbered Vol. 3 went platinum but have been out of ...

Roy Orbison died of a heart attack on Dec. 6%2C 1988. He lived long enough to see %22Vol. 1%22 succeed. George Harrison died of lung cancer on Nov. 29%2C 2001. After the Wilburys%2C he had 1 ...

In honor of the upcoming Traveling Wilburys reissue campaign, Ultimate Classic Rock presents a pair of videos offering behind-the-scenes glimpses of the group. The videos, presented courtesy of the ...

They tried to lighten the mood. Lynne said the album's whimsical, out-of-sequence title was intentional. "That was George's idea," Lynne told USA Today in 2007. "He said, 'Let's confuse the buggers.'" ...