Elton John

Elton John Band is the band headed by Elton John. John has been the pianist and lead singer, as well as writer of music since the band's inception in 1970. The band had multiple line-up changes. Bernie Taupin has been the band's lyricist during their classic era and also to this day. In addition, Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson are the only returning members of the band's original line-up. Furthermore, Elton John has also used a number of session musicians in the time of his career.

*Elton John - lead vocals, piano
*Kim Bullard - keyboards
*Bob Birch - bass guitar, vocals
*Davey Johnstone - guitar, musical director, vocals
*John Mahon - percussion, vocals
*Nigel Olsson - percussion, vocals*Guy Babylon - keyboards
*Tom Costello - drums
*David Hentschel - synthesizer
*Tony Murray - bass
*Roger Pope - drums, percussion
*Charlie Morgan - drums
*Fred Mandel - keyboards, guitars
*Dee Murray - bass guitar, vocals (bassist during John's "classic period" alongside Johnstone and Olsson)
*Ray Cooper - percussion
*James Newton Howard - conductor, keyboards, orchestrations
*Caleb Quaye - guitar, drums, percussion
*Kenny Passarelli - bass, background vocals
*Charlie Morgan - drums
*John Jorgenson - guitars, saxophone, pedal steel, mandolin, vocals
*David Paton - bass guitar, vocals*Gus Dudgeon - production
*Paul Buckmaster - orchestrations
*Lesley Duncan - acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals
*Dusty Springfield - background vocals
*Rick Wakeman - organ, keyboard
*Jean-Luc Ponty - electric violin
*Luther Vandross - vocals
*Kiki Dee - background vocals
*Bruce Johnston - vocals, background vocals
*Carl Wilson - vocals, background vocals
*Toni Tennille - vocals, background vocals
*Tower of Power - horns
*John Lennon (credited as Dr. Winston O' Boogie) - guitar
*Labelle - vocals, background vocals
*David Crosby - vocals, background vocals
*Graham Nash - vocals, background vocals
*London Symphony Orchestra
*Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
*David Sanborn - saxophone
*David Paich - keyboards
*Jeff Porcaro - drums
*Pete Townshend - guitar
*Stevie Wonder - harmonica
*John Deacon - bass
*Nik Kershaw - electric guitar
*Freddie Hubbard - trumpet, flugelhorn
*Eric Clapton - vocals
*David Gilmour - guitar
*k.d. Lang - vocals
*P.M. Dawn - vocals
*Little Richard - vocals
*Don Henley - vocals
*Chris Rea - vocals
*Tammy Wynette - vocals
*Gladys Knight - vocals
*Paul Young - vocals
*Bonnie Raitt - vocals
*Leonard Cohen - vocals
*George Michael - vocals
*Deon Estus - bass
*Paul Carrack - organ
*Ricky Molina - Drums