Elton John Band
Elton John Band members- Current members
- Elton John – lead vocals, piano
- Nigel Olsson – drums, vocals
- Davey Johnstone – guitar, musical director, vocals
- John Mahon – percussion, vocals
- Kim Bullard – keyboards
- Matt Bissonette - bass
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- Tata Vega – lead backing vocals
- Rose Stone – backing vocals
- Lisa Stone – backing vocals
- Jean Witherspoon – backing vocals
- Previous band members
- Guy Babylon – keyboards
- Bob Birch – bass guitar, vocals
- Tom Costello – drums
- David Hentschel – synthesiser
- Tony Murray – bass
- Roger Pope – drums, percussion
- Fred Mandel – keyboards, guitars
- Dee Murray – bass guitar, vocals
- James Newton Howard – conductor, keyboards, orchestrations
- Caleb Quaye – guitar, drums, percussion
- Kenny Passarelli – bass, background vocals
- Charlie Morgan – drums
- John Jorgenson – guitars, saxophone, pedal steel, mandolin, vocals
- David Paton – bass guitar, vocals
- Other notable contributors and guests
- Leon Russell – piano, vocals
- Gus Dudgeon – production
- Paul Buckmaster – orchestrations
- Lesley Duncan – acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals
- Dusty Springfield – background vocals
- Rick Wakeman – organ
- Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin
- Luther Vandross – vocals
- Kiki Dee – background vocals
- Bruce Johnston – vocals, background vocals
- Carl Wilson – vocals, background vocals
- Toni Tennille – vocals, background vocals
- Tower of Power – horns
- John Lennon (credited as Dr. Winston O' Boogie) – guitar
- Labelle – vocals, background vocals
- David Crosby – vocals, background vocals
- Graham Nash – vocals, background vocals
- London Symphony Orchestra
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- David Sanborn – saxophone
- David Paich – organ
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Pete Townshend – guitar
- Stevie Wonder – harmonica
- John Deacon – bass
- Nik Kershaw – electric guitar
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Eric Clapton – vocals
- David Gilmour – guitar
- k.d. lang – vocals
- P.M. Dawn – vocals
- Little Richard – vocals
- Don Henley – vocals
- Chris Rea – vocals
- Tammy Wynette – vocals
- Gladys Knight – vocals
- Paul Young – vocals
- Bonnie Raitt – vocals
- Leonard Cohen – vocals
- George Michael – vocals
- Deon Estus – bass
- Paul Carrack – organ
- Ricky Molina – drums, percussion
Since 1970, John's band, of which he is the pianist and lead singer, has been known as the Elton John Band. The band has had multiple line-up changes, but Nigel Olsson, Davey Johnstone, and Ray Cooper have been members (albeit non-consecutively) since 1970 (Olsson) and 1972 (Johnstone and Cooper). Ray Cooper is on and off with the Elton John Band because he works with other musicians as a session and road-tour percussionist. Furthermore, John has also used a number of session musicians in the time of his career.
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