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Hear bite-sized snippets from full episodes of ENCORE! the chat show hosted by Radio Elton John and powered by eltonjohn.worldAll shows since Season 1 are available at REJ.World. Shows since Season 4 are available at REJ.World and most podcast apps.
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- 2 weeks ago22 min
PREVIEW • DAVE RICHMOND | ENCORE!
SHOW NOTES: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!
- Aug 8, 202620 min
PREVIEW • REMEMBERING RUSS REGAN | ENCORE!
SHOW NOTES: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!
- Jun 27, 202610 min
PREVIEW • JOANTHAN RUFFLE | ENCORE!
SHOW NOTES: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 MatlockWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.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.Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.worldTo get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today!
- Apr 25, 202617 min
PREVIEW • RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!
SHOW NOTES:Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George MatlockWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.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!Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.worldTo get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today!
- Mar 28, 202612 min
REJ Shorts - BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: Paul Bacon & Neil Barrett | ENCORE!
SHOW NOTES:Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor KadouriWelcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch up with tribute artist Paul Bacon who once performed a gig for Elton's mum's 90th birthday party! Neil Barrett also joins us for a serious look at Elton's music. And Paul debuts Serious Songs.Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.worldTo get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today!All episodes since Season 1 are available:on PLATINUM hereon SILVER? Only the past 12 months are Free
- Mar 14, 202621 min
Neil's In The Mix | Town of Plenty
Neil Barrett examines whether Bernie Taupin enjoyed his creativity being examined in this expose of Town of Plenty, the opening track of 1988 album Reg Strikes Back.Programme produced for REJ.World
- Mar 7, 20266 min
REJ Shorts - ANDRE MIRIPOLSKY at the Oscars | ENCORE!
SHOW NOTESArtist Andre Miripolsky tells George Matlock how he has teamed up with Elton John, David Furnish and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.Andre's now famous painting Elton Takes Manhattan 1980 will be premiered at Elton's Oscar Night Party this year.All proceeds from the sale of prints of the painting will be donated by Andre to the Elton John AIDS FoundationPop-up stores start in Dubai this year and London is early on the list!Andre teams up with former Elton manager Ray Williams to launch Fear No Art Initiative benefiting artists affected by natural disasters.Andre explains it all in this news bulletin episode for Radio Elton John | REJ.World and eltonjohn.worldThis interview was conducted on 24 Janaury 2026.Don't forget to catch Andre explaining more about the painting when he was our guest in August 2025. Full free episode now available on Silver.All episodes since Season 1 are available:on PLATINUM hereon SILVER? Only the past 12 months are Free
- Feb 20, 20268 min
REJ Shorts - REMEMBERING ALAN: Ben McCormick & Peter Thomas | ENCORE!
SHOW NOTES:Recorded: 24 Jan 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George MatlockWelcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World.Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail order service which became a lifeline for Elton fans to buy Elton music and memorabilia before the internet was even born.Along with guest Peter Thomas, Alan campaigned for more of Elton's music to be made available. Peter has claimed that a little over 50 percent has ever been released.When this show is released on Silver on 7 February 2026 it will mark a decade since we lost Alan after a short illness. Sadly, Alan never saw a lot of rare items on general release with the Jewel Box of 2019.Alan's musician son Ben McCormick joins Peter to discuss Alan's life and how the vast stock of Elton music was cleared - it took 12 months after valuations.Alan was also a personal friend of presenter George. Hear how they worked together in this special edition as Radio Elton John enters its 5th year on air!Read more about this episode on REJ.World and eltonjohn.worldTo get this show early, sign up to Platinum today!All episodes since Season 1 are available:on PLATINUM hereon SILVER? Only the past 12 months are Free
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