Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944)[1][2] is an English rock musician who was the drummer and one of the original members of the Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).

Bevan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of Electric Light Orchestra.

The Move’s spinoff, Electric Light Orchestra, was formed by Bevan, Wood, and Jeff Lynne in 1970.

Among ELO's output, Bevan's distinct baritone vocals can be heard most prominently on "Fire On High" and "Strange Magic", both from the album Face the Music (1975).

[8] In 1982, Bevan played drums on the solo album released by ELO bassist and co-vocalist Kelly Groucutt.

[9] In 1988, Bevan approached Lynne with a proposal to reunite ELO, record a new album and embark on a world tour.

While initially the sole member of Part II to have been involved with the original band, Bevan was eventually joined by ELO violinist Mik Kaminski, Kelly Groucutt and ELO orchestrator Louis Clark, all of whom toured and recorded with Part II for the majority of the 1990s.

Bevan ultimately departed Part II in November 1999 and sold his share of the ELO name back to Jeff Lynne.

"[10] Bevan rejoined Black Sabbath briefly in 1987, recording percussion overdubs for the album The Eternal Idol, but was replaced by Terry Chimes after refusing to play shows in South Africa, which was at the time under apartheid rule.

[15] In 2012, Bevan narrated the audiobook version of Tony Iommi's biography Iron Man – My Journey Through Heaven and Hell.