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- Ray Cooper has been a full- and part-time member of the Elton John Band since 1971.
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In late 1973, Ray joined Elton’s stage band and played at his Christmas shows at the Hammersmith Odeon. The following month he joined the band full-time in Colorado for the album Caribou . A tour followed, and Ray immediately won fans over with his rambunctious stage persona, tambourine-tossing and a duck call solo on Honky Cat , often ...
In 1977 and again in 1979, Cooper toured with Elton John as a duo in which John would play a solo set and then be joined by Cooper on percussion for the second half of the concerts. Cooper's relationship with the Rolling Stones continued into the 1980s.
In 1977 and again in 1979, Cooper toured with Elton John as a duo in which John would play a solo set and then be joined by Cooper on percussion for the second half of the concerts. Cooper's relationship with the Rolling Stones continued into the 1980s.
Ray Cooper began playing with the band as a percussionist in 1973, though he did not become a full-time member of the band until 2016.
Jun 4, 2020 · Ray Cooper joined Elton John’s band as a percussionist in 1972. “It was a ticket to ride,” he says today, looking back at his decades of experience working with John, both onstage and in the studio.
“Ray [percussionist Ray Cooper had just joined the band as a full-time member] was enthusing about the water gong on [this song]. Gus, always up for a challenge, enlisted the crew and Ray to carry buckets of water upstairs via elevator to the studio.
