The second of a two-part biography of Davey Johnstone’s early musical history.
Davey’s range, and his scope for development, were apparent to all at his first Elton John session, for Holiday Inn. Elton wasn’t going to let a talent like Davey slip through his fingers.
This episode takes in Davey’s astonishing work for Madman, Honky Chateau and Don’t Shoot Me, his early live work with the band, the sessions that he continued to do, and tracks from his solo album, released in 1973. Some tracks are presented in centre extraction, in order to highlight Davey’s parts.
I would like to thank the YouTube channel ‘The Sessions’ for very kindly giving me permission to use their interview with Davey. Their channel can be found here.