Davey Johnstone
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Johnstone in concert with Elton John, 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David William Logan Johnstone |
| Born |
6 May 1951 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Rock, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician songwriter Musical director |
| Instruments | Guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, sitar, banjo, Vocals |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Vertigo, Rocket, Artful Balance Records |
| Associated acts | Elton John, Noel Murphy, Magna Carta, Alice Cooper, Meat Loaf, John Jorgenson, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Bob Seger, The Pointer Sisters, Leo Sayer |
| Notable instruments | |
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Gibson Les Paul Gibson Flying V |
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David William Logan "Davey" Johnstone (born 6 May 1951, Edinburgh, Scotland), is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John.
Johnstone's first work was with Noel Murphy in 1968, where he received his first album credit on the album Another Round. 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. He recorded several albums with them beginning in 1970 on Seasons, (1970) and continued to contribute to Songs from Wasties Orchard (1971) (named after the street where he lived in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire), and a live album entitled In Concert.
During his stint with Magna Carta, Johnstone played a wide variety of instruments including guitar, mandolin, sitar, and dulcimer. It was during his work with Magna Carta that he caught the attention of producer Gus Dudgeon who asked Johnstone to play on Bernie Taupin's eponymous 1971 solo album, which resulted in a meeting with Elton John and Johnstone playing on his 1971 album Madman Across the Water, after which he was invited to join Elton John's band as a full member. Previously, the Elton John Band consisted of John himself, bassist Dee Murray and drummer Nigel Olsson.
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