Welcome to the first monthly bulletin of Elton Globe News, edited and read by Elton fan Cindy Ainsworth.

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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 Kadouri

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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 Tennille

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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!

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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 Kadouri

Welcome 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 Tennille

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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 Matlock

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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 Richmond

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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!

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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 Matlock

Welcome 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 Richmond

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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 Kadouri

Welcome 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 Diamond

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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.

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Back to Elton's first autobiographical album in 1975 for Better Off Dead, as Neil Barrett goes beyond the artwork and the marketing to uncover the truth of this eternal gem.

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Recorded: 7 August 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 8 August 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 21 August 2026.

Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri

Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.

PREVIEW: 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 Diamond

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Songs from the West Coast included this gem, as Neil Barrett investigates the meaning of this song of candour from Elton and Bernie, This Train Don't Stop There Anymore.

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Recorded: 13 June 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 27 June 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 4 July 2026.

Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock

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FULL EPISODE: BBC Radio's Steve Wight is often credited with Elton's Sacrifice reaching number 1 on its second release in 1990. We talk to Jonathan Ruffle, producer of Steve Wright in the Afternoon, about the day in June 1990 when Elton appeared on the show to say a thank you. Hear how the show was put together and enjoy Pinner's latest offering Rocket Man on Radio One.

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Recorded: 13 June 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 27 June 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 4 July 2026.

Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock

Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.

PREVIEW: BBC Radio's Steve Wight is often credited with Elton's Sacrifice reaching number 1 on its second release in 1990. We talk to Jonathan Ruffle, producer of Steve Wright in the Afternoon, about the day in June 1990 when Elton appeared on the show to say a thank you. Hear how the show was put together and enjoy Pinner's latest offering Rocket Man on Radio One.

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Bang up to date, with an entry from Elton's (and Brandi's) latest album Who Believes In Angels from 2025, Neil Barrett explores the song Little Richard's Bible.

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Recorded: 27 May 2026 Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 30 May 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 6 June 2026.

Presenter: Bill Hornblower, Executive Producer: None!

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FULL EPISODE: A mid-life transfer case, DJ Bill Hornblower makes a career-cramping move uninvited when he swoops on the brand-new Radio Elton John studios and decides to fool around. During this wanton sabotage he fails to damage anything, except spoil the launch of an exciting reset for REJ.World. Hear about all-new Platinum for the price of a coffee, and the launch of the REJ app coming in June 2026! All the things which George planned to wax lyrical about has been unceremoniously revealed in this impromptu episode of ENCORE! Still, the changes are so huge, we agreed on one thing with Bill: they deserved their very own episode. So here it is!

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Back to the 1990s for a song overlooked on the Made In England album, Cold. Neil Barrett gets into the groove to make for lost time.

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Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Released on REJ Silver n 2 May 2026.

Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock

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FULL EPISODE: There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest!

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Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. 

Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock

Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.

PREVIEW: There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest!

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Neil Barrett examines the story behind one of Elton and Bernie's most eponymous songs, Levon.

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