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In 1990, Johnstone collaborated for the first time with lyricist Steve Trudell. With music and lyric in place, the two formed Warpipes, which included past and present Elton John band members Nigel Olsson on drums, Bob Birch on bass, Guy Babylon on keyboards, along with Billy Trudel as vocalist.
The song, which showcases the guitar playing of Davey Johnstone, with lyrics by Bernie Taupin and music by John, is written in the key of G mixolydian alternating with C mixolydian on the chorus. It is one of John's harder-rocking songs (similar to " Grow Some Funk of Your Own " and " The Bitch Is Back "), with a sound echoing bands such as the ...
Songs from Wasties Orchard is a 1971 studio album released by Magna Carta on Vertigo ... Davey Johnstone: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin ...
Multi-instrumentalist Davey Johnstone has been Elton John’s guitarist for 50 years, which hasn’t left him with much free time to focus on his solo career — his debut LP, Smiling Face, came ...
The song received largely favourable reviews, with Bill Janovitz of AllMusic declaring the song "likely to stand the test of time as a standard." [3]Janovitz wrote: "As with the lyric, the music has more than a tinge of nostalgia, with a '50s-like R&B shuffle, a jazzy piano theme, and an inspired, Toots Thielemans-like harmonica solo from Stevie Wonder.
Breaking Hearts is the eighteenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1984.It features the quartet of John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson.
Taupin then declared John's backing band of guitarist Davey Johnstone, drummer Nigel Olsson, bassist Matt Bissonette, percussionists Ray Cooper and John Mahon, and keyboardist Kim Bullard “the ...
It was composed by John, Bernie Taupin and Davey Johnstone. The music for the song was largely based on a South African folk tune called 'Isonto Lezayoni', which was recorded in 1963 by Phineas Mkhize. The whistle riff and chorus melody are borrowed from this piece, and Mkhize is given a songwriting credit for the song on this basis.