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- Many other musicians have come and gone over the years, but with the exception of a brief 1980 summer tour, Johnstone has been a sole constant presence in Elton’s band, playing well over 2,000 shows and serving as the musical director.
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Sep 7, 2018 · Guitarist Davey Johnstone Looks Back on His Five-Decade Odyssey With Elton John. The guitarist reveals how Elton wrote some of his most enduring songs, passionately defends the singer's less...
On 1 October 2019, Johnstone performed his 3,000th show with Elton John at the first of two Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour stops at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. [8] On 25 June 2023, he played with John at the Glastonbury Festival .
Mar 4, 2022 · Johnstone is now Elton John’s Music Director as the legendary musician takes his final touring bow on the global “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour,” now in its fourth year, interrupted for two by...
Oct 3, 2013 · Davey Johnstone has been Elton’s guitarist since the recording of Madman Across The Water, in 1971. Two years and two albums later, Davey was back in the studio with Elton, bassist Dee Murray and drummer Nigel Olsson, recording Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
Mar 29, 2022 · On the heels of Elton John’s 75th birthday and his triumphant return to the stage this year, the iconic superstar has announced the remaining North American dates for “Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road The Final Tour.”
A week or so later, Elton invited Davey to join the band full-time, joining drummer Nigel Olsson and bassist Dee Murray both in the studio and on stage — and thus was born the group that solidified Elton’s sound.
Apr 4, 2011 · Having just played two knockout (and yes, packed) dates at the Garden, Johnstone was in town with Sir Elton and the rest of the band (which also includes drummer Nigel Olsson, who, along with Johnstone and the late bassist Dee Murray, comprised the famed, original Elton John four-piece), for an appearance on Saturday Night Live.
