the traveling wilburys was an american and english rock music band. it was a group of five singers who came together to make two albums, groups of songs sold together. the traveling wilburys were tom petty, roy orbison, bob dylan, george harrison, and jeff lynne. they made two albums: "the traveling wilburys: volume 1" and "the traveling wilburys: volume 3". "rolling stone" said volume 1 was one of the 100 best albums of all time.