Radio Elton John

Recorded: 2 November 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 7 November 2026. Released on REJ Silver 7, 18, 21 November 2026.Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor KadouriCover Photo: Cidny BullensWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.FULL EPISODE (Part 1): With a gatefold album of the proportions of Blue Moves, we continue the 50th anniversary celebrations with a second show. As it is nearly 2 hours long, we have decided to break it up into three parts. We hope you like the more digestible approach as ENCORE! pivots towards this new 3-part format starting with this episode.We welcome back Martyn Ford, orchestral conductor, whose orchestra features on Blue Moves, plus making his third appearance on Radio Elton John is bass guitarist Kenny Passarelli. And we are honoured to also welcome our first-ever transgender guest, backing vocalist Cidny Bullens.Following last month's interview with Toni Tennille, we are thrilled to hear from three more names linked with this epic album that featured 18 songs, and booked no less than 33 artists.Pinner got so excited they composed an alternate version of their song Get Up And Dance especially for this episode. The original version, plus many more original songs can be heard on the new 24/7 REJ LIVE radio brodcast available on the REJ APP at eltonjohn.app and on the eltonjohn.world YouTube channel.Photo: Cidny BullensRead more about this episode on ⁠⁠eltonjohn.world⁠⁠. And check out the exclusive article by Blue Moves creative director David Costa for eltonjohn.world here !To get this show advert-free as one episode, the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠⁠Platinum ⁠⁠today!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to the first monthly bulletin of Elton Globe News, edited and read by Elton fan Cindy Ainsworth.This is a promotional episode. Want to try reading the news like Cindy and Emily? Elton fans are welcome to read the news if they would like. Reach out to us at [email protected] episodes will in future be broadcast on our REJ LIVE radio 24/7, available via the REJ APP or YouTube - search "eltonjohnworld"Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Recorded: 22 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 3 October 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 17 October 2026.Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor KadouriWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.FULL EPISODE: As we speed ever closer to the 50th anniversary of Elton John’s landmark double album Blue Moves on the 22 October, we are delighted to announce a very rare interview with singer, pianist and actress, Toni Tennille.Toni celebrates a 50th anniversary of her own, that of winning a Grammy award for a Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield penned song with her then husband Daryl Dragon, Love Will Keep Us Together.We will hear about her contribution to Elton songs like Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me, as well as four Blue Moves songs and later Elton collaborations like Dear God from 21 at 33.Toni talks about home life and candidly about her marriage to Daryl. And then there is that big admirer of hers, the former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, whom she met (briefly) at the Bicentennial celebrations at the White House in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of Edinburgh and Prime Minister Jim Callaghan on July 4th, 1976. Her act, Captain and Tennille were invited by President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford.Toni is as entertaining speaking as she is performing musically, and be prepared for a thrill-a-minute! Plus Pinner showcase their latest song Blue Moves, 1976.Photo: Toni TennilleRead more about this episode on ⁠⁠eltonjohn.world⁠⁠To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠⁠Platinum ⁠⁠today!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Elton has always been something of a Francophile, a lover of France, and has also scooped the country's biggest honour for a foreign national. We are crossing the Canale Le Manche to a city that has welcomed Elton with open arms, albeit in calmer times than street protests this week! Neil Barrett takes us on a trip to revisit Paris, this brilliant song from the 1986 Leather Jackets album. Neil will drill to the core of Paris and through the barricades!Check it out plus previous monthly episodes on Silver on REJ.World or the REJ APP, available now from eltonjohn.app . Available on the second Friday each month.Read more here; eltonjohn.worldAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Recorded: 22 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 3 October 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 17 October 2026.Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor KadouriWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.PREVIEW: As we speed ever closer to the 50th anniversary of Elton John’s landmark double album Blue Moves on the 22 October, we are delighted to announce a very rare interview with singer, pianist and actress, Toni Tennille.Toni celebrates a 50th anniversary of her own, that of winning a Grammy award for a Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield penned song with her then husband Daryl Dragon, Love Will Keep Us Together.We will hear about her contribution to Elton songs like Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me, as well as four Blue Moves songs and later Elton collaborations like Dear God from 21 at 33.Toni talks about home life and candidly about her marriage to Daryl. And then there is that big admirer of hers, the former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, whom she met (briefly) at the Bicentennial celebrations at the White House in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of Edinburgh and Prime Minister Jim Callaghan on July 4th, 1976. Her act, Captain and Tennille were invited by President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford.Toni is as entertaining speaking as she is performing musically, and be prepared for a thrill-a-minute! Plus Pinner showcase their latest song Blue Moves, 1976.Photo: Toni TennilleRead more about this episode on ⁠⁠eltonjohn.world⁠⁠To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠⁠Platinum ⁠⁠today!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Recorded: 2 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 5 September 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 19 September 2026.Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George MatlockWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.FULL EPISODE: Dave Richmond is a very unassuming character, the perfect persona for a successful session musician. Working on hits for Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Cilla Black, Olivia Newton-John and Labi Siffre, he began on hit 5-4-3-2-1 by Manfred Mann and later John Barry Seven. An accomplished double bassist and bass guitarist, Dave added his tones to Border Song, The Greatest Discovery as well as the seminal Your Song. Hear how the army set him up on bass, how Keith Mansfield from KPM set his head right about being successful at session music. Also enjoy Pinner's latest offering It Started As His Song.Photo: Dave RichmondRead more about this episode on ⁠⁠eltonjohn.world⁠⁠To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠⁠Platinum ⁠⁠today!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After last month's Better Off Dead, we journey to the song that helps us understand it even better, with the 1968 Elton-Bernie song There's Still Time For Me, which was produced by Caleb Quaye, and which only saw light of day on the Jewel Box collection in 2020.Mercifully, there was still time for Elton and he went on to become one of the biggest starts in music!Read more here; eltonjohn.worldAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Recorded: 2 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 5 September 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 19 September 2026.Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George MatlockWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.PREVIEW: Dave Richmond is a very unassuming character, the perfect persona for a successful session musician. Working on hits for Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, Cilla Black, Olivia Newton-John and Labi Siffre, he began on hit 5-4-3-2-1 by Manfred Mann and later John Barry Seven. An accomplished double bassist and bass guitarist, Dave added his tones to Border Song, The Greatest Discovery as well as the seminal Your Song. Hear how the army set him up on bass, how Keith Mansfield from KPM set his head right about being successful at session music. Also enjoy Pinner's latest offering It Started As His Song.Photo: Dave RichmondRead more about this episode on ⁠⁠eltonjohn.world⁠⁠To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠⁠Platinum ⁠⁠today!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Recorded: 7 August 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 8 August 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 22 August 2026.Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor KadouriWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.FULL EPISODE: Russ Regan opened the door for Elton John in the USA and saved the budding pianist's global career. As we mark the 56th anniversary of Elton's landmark Troubadour Club appearance on 25 August 1970, we pay tribute to Russ, with special guests Russ's son Daniel, journalist and record executive George Saadi and Troubadour eyewitness Rick Frio. Also enjoy Pinner's latest offering The Night the Troubadour Took Off as well as their 4th of July tribute Freedom (Stars and Stripes in the Sky).Photo: L-R: Elton, Russ, Neil DiamondRead more about this episode on ⁠⁠eltonjohn.world⁠⁠To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to ⁠⁠Platinum ⁠⁠today!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This song is This is London calling, composed by Pinner, the Radio Elton John orchestra and lyrics by George Matlock.Pinner was registered in July 2025.In August 2025, Pinner, an international network of musicians, most of whom are Elton fans, debuted on ENCORE! and have been delivering original content inspired by Elton John during episodes of ENCORE! ever since.In addition to guest appearances, they have recorded many Elton-inspired songs and now feature on the Radio Elton John App. Download today! Thank you for your support.● Copyright ScriptEase Ltd. All rights reservedAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy