The Elton John Band
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The Elton John Band is the long-time backing group of British singer-songwriter Elton John, known for supporting him on numerous hit recordings and live performances.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | touring musicians for Elton John ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field | music industry ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalDirector | Davey Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
guitars
ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| notableEra | classic 1970s Elton John period ⓘ |
| notableFor |
supporting Elton John on live performances worldwide
ⓘ
supporting Elton John on numerous hit recordings ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bob Birch
NERFINISHED
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Davey Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ Dee Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ John Jorgenson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mahon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Bullard NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Bissonette NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Olsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTour | Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour (as Elton John’s backing band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (album recordings as backing band)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player (album recordings as backing band) NERFINISHED ⓘ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (album recordings as backing band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsOn |
Elton John live albums
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elton John studio albums ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentalFocus | rock band instrumentation ⓘ |
| primaryVocalist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | backing band for Elton John ⓘ |
| supportsArtist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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I'm Still Standing