Johnny McElhone

John Francis McElhone (born 21 April 1963, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish guitarist and songwriter.

Johnny McElhone
Johnny McElhone performing in Oslo in 2018
Background information
Birth nameJohn Francis McElhone
Born(1963-04-21)April 21, 1963
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter

He has played with three bands who have all enjoyed a Top 20 presence in the UK Singles Chart; Altered Images, Hipsway and Texas. Two of those groups (Altered Images and Texas) have had Top 20 UK Albums Chart hits.

McElhone contributed the musical part of co-writing the bulk of Texas's material.

He is the son of Scottish Labour Party MPs Frank and Helen McElhone. He is the father of child actor Jack McElhone, who co-starred with Gerard Butler and Emily Mortimer in the 2004 film, Dear Frankie.

References
  • British Hit Singles - 14th Edition - ISBN 0-85156-156-X
  • The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7
  • Guinness Rockopedia - ISBN 0-85112-072-5
  • The Great Rock Discography - 5th Edition - ISBN 1-84195-017-3


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