Although any of the Traveling Wilburys worked fine on their own, Tom Petty knew that some things sounded better together than ...

The Traveling Wilburys didn't need to worry about needing any other members, but sometimes the best person is only a few ...

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 ...

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.'" ...

In a couple of interviews, George joked about the origin of The Traveling Wilburys’ name. During a group interview on Today, he said, “You mean the name of the group? It came from the Duke of ...

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 ...

Mention the word "supergroup," and many rock fans think of big music manufactured by even bigger egos – like, say, Asia's early-'80s hits. But one of the all-time greatest supergroups started as a ...

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 ...