An orchestral arranger and conductor who worked on Blue Moves, A Single Man, and Jump Up! as well as the Tommy soundtrack. He had his own orchestra in college which debuted at Royal Albert Hall just months after he graduated. A personal friend of Paul Backmaster we will discover his story from the days of Royal Academy of Music until the present da…

Billy Trudel was part of the band at some of the most iconic performances Elton gave in the Millennium era. But did you know Billy was in a movie with Robert de Nero, Dustin Hoffman and Kirsten Dunst? Or that Billy Joel is sneaked into the song Radio Nights? Hear the stories you don't hear anywhere else as Billy also gives Elton fans a world premie…

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Fellow Elton podcaster Neil Barrett joins us for this fun edition. Did you know that Neil spends up to 60 hours to produce a one-hour podcast episode? He's dedicated and as a speech therapist he offers insights on some of Elton's singing style. Has Elton the diction that singer Matt Munro had?

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In July 2024 we commemorate 22 years since the loss of respected music producer Gus Dudgeon. We celebrate his life and remember a dear friend to all of Elton's fans in this tribute. His brother Murray Dudgeon and Chris Hook who founded the Gus Dudgeon Foundation join the show. Expect an emotional edition. Recorded 27 June 2024. First broadcast 27 J…

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Elton's musical direction was decided after a recording at Olympic Studios in London. We speak to Olympic's music historian Roger Miles, Elton fan Paul Lewis and someone who was with Elton for that fateful recording in 1969, Stuart Epps. We also discover what's in store for Olympic in 2024. And yes Peter Thomas makes a cameo appearance. Recorded 23…

A Ray of sunshine as we speak to Elton John's first manager about how he paired the Rocketman with Bernie Taupin, how Elton got booed off stage in Paris, what sparked Ray's departure and what became of him thereafter. We also have a little surprise for Ray. New Elton album songs?Recorded 07 May 2024First Broadcast 25 May 2024Hosted by George Matloc…

Our guest is perhaps the ultimate Elton John fan - at least as a collector. A former BBC engineer, he is an Elton archivist who also manufactures speakers - which were used to play back The Union album to Elton! He has acetates galore, helped track down bonus material for various 50th anniversary Elton album releases, boasts a plethora of Elton mus…

Our guest was studio manager of the Caribou Ranch studio in Colorado where Elton recorded several albums including 1974 classic Caribou. John Carsello talks about the making of the album, ahead of the release of an extended vinyl version on UK Record Store Day, 20 April. Find out how Elton was evicted by the Rolling Stones, and how Elton swapped ro…

Our guest is more than a blank filler. He's worked with Elton and also with Bernie Taupin on his first spoken word album, with Plastic Penny, and Hookfoot. He confesses that when he recorded one Hookfoot track – a cover of Rolling Stones’ folk song Gimme Shelter – he missed the first note from Caleb Quaye, and he reveals what Elton was like before …

Elton has always surrounded himself with a talented team, and our special guest is someone whom Eric Clapton once described as the best guitarist - ever. Caleb Quaye tells us about how he worked with Elton since the early 1960s and his own numerous achievements. Look out for the Robin Hood singalong! Recorded 05 January 2024. First broadcast 27 Jan…

The final episode of Season 2 is a festive treat. A pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole has worked with Davey Johnstone, Kiki Dee, Nigel Olsson's Plastic Penny, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dave Edmunds, Johnny Halliday, Roger Daltry, T Rex, Sting, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Robert Plant, Bjork, David Gilmour, R E M, Liam Gallagher and The Goodies! Plus many more.…

Elton fan Wayne Martin joins from Boston, USA to tell us about his puppet show, Elton costumes and hats, his recollections of working with The Muppet Show creator Jim Henson and how he came to perform his puppet show for The First Lady as well as show Elton his Elton puppet. Find out what happened. This episode includes visuals, so head over to the…

We celebrate Elton John’s most successful album, as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road marks 50 years this month. We speak with the artist who brought the album vividly alive with his creative cover for the gatefold, London-based Ian Beck. We learn how the album was influenced by a work for Irish singer-songwriter Jonathan Kelly. Ian also worked on the artw…

We celebrate International Podcast Day today with a very special and timeless artist. Elton has often broken from convention musically, and never more so than having a tap dancer from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band on the Honky Chateau album in 1972. “Legs” Larry Smith tells us how he became Elton’s mentor and went on to reassure him on tour. Find out …

In a first, Radio Elton John hosts a multiple guest debate on the end of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, and rediscovers veteran Elton fans. Joining us are: Stephan Heimbecher, founder of Rocket Fan, latterly Hercules Fan Club, Wayne Martin, Elton author Claude Bernardin, Paul Smith, founder of Facebook group Elton John Online. and identical t…

We go Epic, or make that Shweppic, with our latest Shwepisode. Not enough of a hint? This man has worked with a long list of top musical artists in the UK and USA. He’s been a long-time friend of eltonjohn.world too. In our latest Radio Elton John podcast the man nicknamed Schwepps talks about working with Elton as his sound engineer when both of t…

The man who plays Elton when he doesn’t is our guest this month. Adam Chester has been Elton’s stand-in for gig rehearsals since 2005 and it all started with a Rock of the Westies album in a record store and with Davey Johnstone humbly remarking the album was “alright”. Adam is a hoot. So join him on the tree branch tonight! Recorded 11 May 2023. F…

Elton John All The Songs was published earlier in April. We catch up with its authors, Rolling Stone journalists Romuald Ollivier and Olivier Roubin in Nantes, France, to tell us how they approached the ambitious task of documenting the story of every Elton John song. To coincide with the book’s launch the authors and publisher Hachette are offerin…

As we mark Sir Elton’s 76th birthday today our special guest is lyricist Gary Anthony Osborne, who wrote the words to Blue Eyes, Shine On Through and Little Jeannie. But what word did Elton want cut out from one of Gary’s lyrics? We showcase Gary’s musical story and find out how Elton chose to change his music writing to lead with the music, a 180 …

Episode aka “The Man who Turned Down Elton John’s Job offer”, tells the story from road manager Phil Greenfield. Phil handled logistics and sounds for Hookfoot, Caleb Quaye’s band which also featured Roger Pope and Ian Duck. Phil has no chip on his shoulder as he tells us how Elton forgave him for snubbing a job and came back for a stint at Elton’s…

One recording artist who has been part of the Elton John story throughout 50 years is Kiki Dee. Elton helped produce her 1973 album Loving & Free, and the duo have recorded chart-topping songs together. Hear Kiki’s story on Radio Elton John. The results of our recent podcast survey will be revealed in our February edition. Recorded 11 January 2023.…

George Matlock offers a quick retrospective of 2022 and what’s in store in 2023. Plus we want your votes on which artists Elton should record with next as well as what songs were composed by others but could have been “made” for Elton. Be sure to email us at radio@eltonjohn.world We will tell you the results in the next episode. Recorded and first …

Dodger Stadium is where Elton John bid farewell to his north American concert audience for the last time a week ago. It is also where landmark twin concerts were staged in the summer of 1975 and rock immortality was born. On stage with him was a guitarist who insisted he would only do it if Elton personally phoned him. Elton did just that. And the …

We first met our guest a few months after eltonjohnworld launched in 2002, at the official opening of the Gus Dudgeon Foundation. Twenty years on, we introduce you to an Elton fan and singer-songwriter whose work has been arranged or mixed by Elton luminaries such as Paul Buckmaster and David Hentschel. Meet David Scott Crawford whose brand new alb…

Elton John drummer Charlie Morgan opens the Radio Elton series Saturday Night's Alright for podcasting. Charlie discusses his illustrious drum kit, home life as well as his latest recording projects, working with an Elton John tribute act and battling Covid-19. Charlie also reveals that he will be back in the UK in October with the Woman To Woman g…

Here's a snippet of what to expect on May 25. Saturday Night's Alright (for Podcasting) is released every last Saturday of the month, at 18:00 hours London time. Check it out on the eltonjohn.world launchpad! Catch-up with all Radio Elton John episodes from the eltonjohn.world launchpad online!

Here's a snippet of what to expect on March 30. Saturday Night's Alright (for Podcasting) is released every last Saturday of the month, at 18:00 hours London time. Check it out on the eltonjohn.world launchpad! Catch-up with all Radio Elton John episodes from the eltonjohn.world launchpad online!

First-ever news bulletin devoted to Elton John and his world. Read by George Matlock.

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First-ever news bulletin devoted to Elton John and his world. Airs from Luxembourg on 12 Feb 2024. Read by George Matlock.

First-ever news bulletin devoted to Elton John and his world. Airs from London on 05 Feb 2024. Read by George Matlock.

First-ever news bulletin devoted to Elton John and his world. Airs from Luxembourg on 22 January 2024. Read by George Matlock.

First-ever news bulletin devoted to Elton John and his world. Airs from London on 15 January 2024. Read by George Matlock.

First-ever news bulletin devoted to Elton John and his world. Airs from London on 18 January 2024. Read by George Matlock.

First-ever news bulletin devoted to Elton John and his world. Airs from London on 18 December 2023. Read by George Matlock. Next bulletin 8 January 2024.

First-ever news bulletin devoted to Elton John and his world. First bulletin airs from Luxembourg on 11 December 2023. Read by George Matlock

It's super easy to listen to Radio Elton John via a smart speaker or smart wristwatch. George shows you how on Alexa device for Amazon Music. But you can also do it on Apple Podcasts. Be sure to pair your Alexa account with Amazon or Apple. You can command your Alexa device by saying "Alexa play podcast Radio Elton John on Amazon Music". Or you can…

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The first of six 'Jewel Box Companion' episodes. It's taken me a while to get to grips with all of the extra new material and versions that we have been treated to. I've boiled it down into six relatively short playlists, and I'm going to be introducing them, one by one, and providing a little context and interpretation where I can. 'Chapter 1' is …

It's the 50th Frenniversary! Elton's 4th album was a pick-and-mix, with three pastoral pop songs from the same mould as the Elton John Album, two spiky rock songs that kept the Tumbleweed rolling, and a 10 minute long Buckmaster-stroke, thrown in for good measure. While it is an uneven listen, it contains some of Elton's finest music. The album get…

Here we are at last! This is the concluding part of the Tumbleweed Conversation I had with John Higgins, Elton's Legacy Consultant and Feature Writer at eltonjohn.com, and Peter Thomas, founder of pmc-speakers.com and Elton collector extraordinaire. Once again, I invite you to accompany us on our ramble along the timeline, all the way to the Trouba…

I am very thankful to John Higgins, Elton's Legacy Consultant and Feature Writer at eltonjohn.com, and Peter Thomas, founder of pmc-speakers.com and Elton audio expert, who both joined me for this episode of the podcast. We got together for a marathon conversation (this is just part one), where we untangled the various strands of the timeline that …

It's all go in Eltonland! The label have marked the 50th anniversary of Tumbleweed with a reissue of the album on green vinyl, plus an entirely unexpected companion 10" single, featuring the unearthed almost 8 minute long original version of Come Down in Time, backed with a full band DJM demo of Ballad of a Well Known Gun. Everything is available, …

Here's the rest of my track by track breakdown with John Higgins of the 'Elton John' album. The album lit a fuse. Four and a half months later, Elton exploded at the Troubadour. John and I got to talk about some of the strides and the mis-steps that were taken along the way. John is Feature Writer at www.eltonjohn.com as well as Elton's Legacy Cons…

Well it's finally happened. I've got pretty much everything I've ever asked for, and probably a bit more. In this quickie episode, I dip into the mind-bending rarities track-list, and talk about what's new and what's not. All of the details can be found at the Elton John website.Par Neil Barrett

Enormous thanks to John Higgins - Feature Writer for the eltonjohn.com website - who came onto the podcast to share his love for the 'Black Album', and to tell me some of the stories that he'd been able to hear during interviews that he carried out with Paul Buckmaster and Gus Dudgeon about their work on the project. We listened through some 'mixes…

In this episode I apologise for my absence; make some excuses; review the autobiography, in a limited sense; talk about the way that the book, the film and reality interact in one case; accept that I was wrong in another; mentally stage a residency, made up of Elton's deep cuts; all before the main event, which is a follow up to episode 14 - The So…