The Rock of the Westies Tour was a North American concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John, in support of his 10th studio album Rock of...
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Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released on 24 October 1975. The title is a pun on the phrase "West of the...
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and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, which was the fifth track on John's album Rock of the Westies. Taupin's lyrics for the song may be interpreted as an apologetic...
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Caribou Tour (1974) Rock of the Westies Tour (1975) Louder Than Concorde Tour (1976) A Single Man Tour (1979) Elton John's 1979 tour of the Soviet Union (1979)...
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The Louder Than Concorde Tour was a concert tour by English musician and composer Elton John, in support of his 10th studio album Rock of the Westies...
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Lands of Tanzania, a pride of lions rule over the animal kingdom from Pride Rock. King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi's newborn son, Simba, is presented to the gathering...
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Davey Johnstone (category Scottish rock singers)
Caribou (MCA Records, 1974) Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (MCA Records, 1975) Rock of the Westies (MCA Records, 1975) Blue Moves (Rocket, 1976)...
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Elton John (redirect from Turn the Lights Out When You Leave)
released a string of chart-topping albums both in the US and UK, which began with Honky Château (1972) and culminated with Rock of the Westies (1975). His success...
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Blue Moves (redirect from Cage the Songbird (song))
standalone single and also topped the US charts. After embarking on the Rock of the Westies and Louder Than Concorde tours in 1975 and 1976, respectively...
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Neil Young (redirect from Neil Young 1973 North American Tour)
career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining the folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the beginning of his solo career, often...
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Michael McDermott (musician) (category Rock Ridge Music artists)
The album's US release was in the spring of 2015 on Pauper Sky Records. On January 29, 2016, The Westies released another album entitled Six On The Out...
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Empty Sky (redirect from The Scaffold (Elton John song))
studio and touring band behind Rock of the Westies in 1975 and Blue Moves in 1976.) Tony Murray from The Troggs played bass. Empty Sky is the first appearance...
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Golden Smog (category Rock music groups from Minnesota)
Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogs, and Big Star have worked with Golden Smog. Given the fluid collaborative nature of Golden Smog the lineup...
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Elton John Band (category British rock music groups)
John on the album Rock of the Westies, but all left the band by either the late 1970s or early 1980s respectively. In 1979, John and Cooper toured Israel...
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not play with John again until Rock of the Westies in 1975, following Murray and Olsson's departure from the band. The album's title song was initially...
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list of supergroups, music groups whose members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other groups. Usually used in the context of rock bands...
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Ray Cooper (redirect from The Swedish Kitchen Orchestra)
Caribou (MCA Records, 1974) Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (MCA Records, 1975) Rock of the Westies (MCA Records, 1975) Blue Moves (Rocket, 1976)...
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were fired prior to the recording of the follow-up album Rock of the Westies. Johnstone would remain in the band for that album and tour, and John's 1976...
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Pure Prairie League (redirect from The Pure Prairie League)
Cleveland based rock and roll promoter, Roger Abramson. At the behest of the group's roadie Jim "Westy" Westermeyer (who had also worked for the James Gang)...
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The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and country rock band that emerged from the Twin Cities music scene in the mid-1980s. Led by...
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retrieved 7 August 2022 "Elton John - Rock Of The Westies". Discogs. Retrieved 10 August 2020. Buskin, Richard (July 2009). "The Moody Blues 'Nights In White Satin'"...
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Swervedriver (category English alternative rock groups)
Bonnar told him he wanted out of the band. Dan Davis from Run Westy Run filled in for the next five dates, and then tour manager Phil Ames called on Danny...
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Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy and Rock of the Westies, both from 1975), and the first by an American artist. In Canada, it achieved the same feat,...
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Courtney Love (redirect from Girl with the Most Cake)
She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has drawn public attention...
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Labelle (redirect from Patti LaBelle & the BlueBelles)
Phoenix. That same year, the group contributed background vocals to several songs on Elton John's hit album, Rock of the Westies. In 1976, they released...
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Irish Mob (redirect from Irish Mob in the United States)
Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. The Westies are an Irish American gang hailing from Hell's Kitchen on the West Side of Manhattan. The most prominent members have...
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Caleb Quaye (category Black British rock musicians)
fully joined the Elton John Band in May 1975 for the Rock of the Westies and Blue Moves albums, as well as subsequent 1975/76 Elton tours. In 2019, an...
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undercover and infiltrated the violent Irish gang in Manhattan known as The Westies, was released and optioned for television. The novel also won a Silver...
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Kiki Dee (redirect from The Kiki Dee Band)
John recordings, such as "All the Girls Love Alice" from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and various tracks on Rock of the Westies. Her biggest hit came in 1976...
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Jeff Tweedy (category American rock guitarists)
Perlman of the Jayhawks, Kraig Johnson of Run Westy Run, and Noah Levy of The Honeydogs. Under the pseudonym Scott Summit, Tweedy released Down by the Old...
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