Elton John Band
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The Elton John Band is the band headed by Elton John
[edit] Current members
- Elton John - piano, lead vocals
- Guy Babylon - keyboards
- Bob Birch - bass guitar, vocals
- Davey Johnstone - guitar, musical director, vocals
- John Mahon - percussion, vocals
- Nigel Olsson - drums, percussion, vocals
[edit] Previous band members
- Tom Costello - drums
- Tony Murray - bass
- Roger Pope - drums, percussion
- Barry Morgan - drums
- Dee Murray - bass guitar, vocals
- Ray Cooper - percussion
- 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
[edit] Other notable contributors and guests
- Bernie Taupin - lyricist
- Gus Dudgeon - production
- Paul Buckmaster - orchestrations
- Lesley Duncan - acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals
- Dusty Springfield - background vocals
- Rick Wakeman - organ, keyboard
- 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
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- David Sanborn - saxophone
- David Paich - keyboards
- 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
