Dee Murray was a truly innovative force in the Elton John band. In this episode I look at what made him special, from the jigsaw puzzle of ideas that Dee and Elton threw around in the 3-piece band; taking in the almost-soul of Philadelphia Freedom; and beyond, into the 1980s. A biographical, loving, and detailed look at the work of the man that made the music we love even lovlier. And all of this without mentioning his incredible backing vocals once (ooops).
Homemade bass transcriptions from YouTube are used throughout to highlight the parts – thank you so much to:
- Brian Wroten for Amoreena
- Jonathan Elyashiv for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Jason Reis for Danny Bailey
- Cover Solutions for Grey Seal
- Brian Wroten for Step Into Christmas
- Greg Fairweather for Philadelphia Freedom
- Jon Arana for I’m Still Standing
Enormous thanks also to Brian for the interview.