The Move

The Move
The Move in 1967: from left to right, Carl Wayne, Roy Wood, Ace Kefford, Bev Bevan and Trevor Burton
Background information
Origin	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Genres	Rock pop psychedelia freakbeat[1]
Years active	1965–1972 2004–2014 2016
Labels	Deram Regal Zonophone Stateside A&M Polydor Fly Ariola Capitol Harvest
Spinoffs	Electric Light Orchestra Wizzard
Past members	Bev Bevan Roy Wood Carl Wayne Trevor Burton Ace Kefford Rick Price Jeff Lynne Phil Bates Neil Lockwood Phil Tree Gordon Healer Tony Kelsey Abby Brant

The Move were a British rock band formed in Birmingham in 1965. They scored nine top 20 UK singles in five years, but were among the most popular British bands not to find any real success in the United States.^[2][3] For most of their career The Move were led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Roy Wood. He wrote all the group's UK singles and, from 1968, also sang lead vocals on many songs. Initially, the band had four main vocalists (Wood, Carl Wayne, Trevor Burton, and Chris "Ace" Kefford) who divided the lead-vocal duties among themselves.^[2]

The Move evolved from several mid-1960s Birmingham-based groups, including Carl Wayne & the Vikings, the Nightriders, and the Mayfair Set. Their name referred to the move various members of these bands made to form the group.^[4] Besides Wood, The Move's original five-piece line-up in 1965 was drummer Bev Bevan, bassist Ace Kefford, vocalist Carl Wayne, and guitarist Trevor Burton.^[4] By 1972, The Move had been reduced to a trio consisting of Wood, Bevan and Jeff Lynne, formerly of the Idle Race. The band's later years saw this lineup develop a side project called Electric Light Orchestra, which would go on to achieve major international success after The Move disbanded.

Between 2007 and 2014, Burton and Bevan performed intermittently as "The Move featuring Bev Bevan and Trevor Burton".