Elton John - Elton John Band

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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