Pop music icon and leader of ELO Jeff Lynne was feted with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award for his unparalleled hitmaking talent and a career that spans more than five decades. Famed guitarist and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joe Walsh bestowed the honor. Previous recipients include Elvis Costello, Annie Lennox, Sir Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, Patti Smith, Stevie Wonder and Neil Young. As part of the show, Lynne treated the audience to an unusual stripped-down performance of three of his monster hits, “Telephone Line," "Evil Woman" and “All Over the World."Unusual? Or Unusually?
well I counted only about seven major mistakes on my part or was it twelve plus I coulda started evil woman faster but DAMN THAT WAS FUN THANK YOU JEFF LYNNE! #ASCAPPop
— benmont tench III (@benchten) May 17, 2019
