On April 15th, 1972, Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan — then better known as The Move — unveiled their classic rock side project. Electric Light Orchestra made its first public appearance that day at the Fox and Hounds, a pub in Croyden, South London. The first song Jeff Lynne wrote that he thought could be a hit. It was called Do Ya. The Move’s original recording peaked at number-93 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. Five years later, ELO’s reached number-24. After The Move morphed into ELO, Lynne began performing the song live with that band. Five years later, he re-recorded it and it made the Top 25.
