Elton John with The Bread & Beer Band - Mellow Yellow (1969)
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Channel: Ronnie Friend · 2013 · Music
Reg Dwight (Elton John) was the keyboardist for The Bread and Beer Band in the late 1960s - at the same time he was attempting to launch his solo career as Elton John. The other members of the band were Caleb Quaye on guitar, Roger Pope on drums, Bernie Calvert (of the Hollies) on bass, Lennox Jackson on percussion, and Liza Strike on background vocal. They were produced by Tony King. They performed live a bit, and recorded an album of instrumental covers, mostly in blues-rock style, but this album was never released. Many bootleg copies have spread the globe. Caleb Quaye remembers, "We had no money, which is why we called ourselves the Bread & Beer Band." The song "Mellow Yellow" was a hit for Scottish singer/songwriter Donovan in 1966. Donovan was friends with Paul McCartney and reportedly assisted in composing the Beatles' hit song "Yellow Submarine", also a hit in 1966. The original lyric refers to the Electric Banana, a popular vibrator at the time.
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