Profile
Davey Johnstone
Guitarist + Singer + Musician
Male
Born
May 6, 1951
Age
62
Hometown
Scotland
Genres
Folk music + Rock...
Instruments
Vocals + Gibson F...
Performed With
Stevie Nix + Meat...
Record Label
Rocket Records
Davey Johnstone, is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John.
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Elton John ExtrasRoanoke.com - Mar 16, 2012 -
Magna Carta : Tradizione E Rock (Cinque Album) PaperblogGoogle News - Aug 18, 2011
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Elton John Lines Up Shows Ahead Of Las Vegas Return Sound SpikeGoogle News - Aug 09, 2011
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Musica: Elton John In Italia, Nel Padovano Primo Appuntamento Adnkronos/IgnGoogle News - Jul 11, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1951
Birth
Born on May 6, 1951.
TEENAGE
1968
17 Years Old
Johnstone's first work was with Noel Murphy in 1968, where he received his first album credit on the album Another Round.
1969
18 Years Old
By 1969, Johnstone had secured regular work as a session musician, where he began to branch out and explore differing genres of music, and experiment with a variety of instruments.
In 1970, when Lyell Tranter, one of the two guitarists in the acoustic British folk group Magna Carta, left the band, Johnstone took his place as a member.
TWENTIES
1972
21 Years Old
In 1972 he worked with Joan Armatrading and Pam Nestor on their Gus Dudgeon produced debut album Whatever's for Us, playing acoustic and electric guitar on several tracks, and sitar on the song "Visionary Mountains".
1973
22 Years Old
Johnstone released a solo album, Smiling Face, in 1973 through Rocket Records and created a short-lived band called China that released an eponymous album in the late 1970s.
THIRTIES
1982
31 Years Old
Even while playing alongside other artists such as Meat Loaf and Alice Cooper during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Johnstone was never very far from Elton's projects and, following his reunion with original band mates Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray full-time for 1982's "Jump Up" tour, has since rarely been absent from an Elton John album track or tour.
1990
39 Years Old
In 1990, Johnstone collaborated for the first time with lyricist Steve Trudell.
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FORTIES
1996
45 Years Old
In 1996, Johnstone released an instructional guitar video titled Davey Johnstone: Star Licks Master Sessions for Star Licks Productions, in which he plays a wide variety of John classics, joined by Billy Trudel on vocals and Bob Birch on bass.
1997
46 Years Old
In 1997, while on tour with John, Johnstone and then Elton John bandmate and former Hellecasters guitarist John Jorgenson spent much of their off time creating Crop Circles, an album of acoustic instrumentation released in 1998 to much critical praise.
FIFTIES
2009
58 Years Old
On 10 June 2009, Johnstone played a landmark 2,000th show as a member of the Elton John Band at the SECC in Glasgow, Scotland.
LATE ADULTHOOD
2012
61 Years Old
He is currently serving as John's musical director, in addition to his guitar work, playing along with Nigel Olsson and John Mahon; he also performed with Bob Birch before Birch's death in August 2012.
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