Kelly Groucutt

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Kelly Groucutt (born Michael William Groucutt, September 8, 1945) and hails from the town of Coseley, Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England.

Played bass guitar for the band Electric Light Orchestra. Recruited in 1974 for the Eldorado tour, he remained with band till the onset of the recording sessions for 1983's Secret Messages album. It was at this juncture Kelly left the band unhappy at royalty payments during his tenure and made the decision to sue management and band leader Jeff Lynne. A settlement for the sum of £300,000 was reached out of court prior to precedings. He is credited with playing bass on the Secret Messages album although it has been stated from official source that he only played on three songs.

He released a self titled solo album in 1982.

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