The True History of the Traveling Wilburys

Spring, 1988: George Harrison asks Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty to spend a day in the studio at Bob Dylan's L.A. house. The result is Handle With Care. He liked the process so much that the five of them, plus Jim Keltner, spend a week in May at Dave Stewart's house, where they write and record a song a day to produce an album. We watch the creative process: group efforts (Dirty World is a found poem) and individual ones (Dylan's lyrics for Congratulations'). Petty calls them a bunch of friends who happened to be really good at making music. The album, released in October, goes platinum. The rock video for End of the Line is a eulogy for Orbison (1936-1988).\u2014<[email protected]>

Released2007
Rating8.2
GenreDocumentary
Runtime25