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- It was recorded during John's May 1979 tour of the Soviet Union, when he played a series of shows in Leningrad and Moscow accompanied by percussionist Ray Cooper.
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In 1979, Elton John toured Israel and the USSR with Ray Cooper. The duo proved successful and they performed concerts together a total of 234 times in ten of the years between 1977 and 2012.
DateCityCountryVenue5 February 1979Sweden6 February 1979Sweden7 February 1979Denmark8 February 1979DenmarkFor six nights in 1977 at the Rainbow Theatre in London, Elton and Ray introduced a unique stage show that would become a thing of legend. Selecting more obscure songs from his catalogue, Elton played a solo set to open the show, and then was joined by Ray on percussion for the second half.
He played on and co-produced the album Somewhere in England by George Harrison in 1981. Cooper has long been associated with Elton John 's career, playing on more than 90 recordings, and performing in more than 800 concerts with John both as a duo and in the Elton John Band.
Farewell Tour 2022
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Elton John solo show with Ray Cooper at the Royal Albert Hall in London on December 4, 1994.
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Live from Moscow 1979 is a live album by English musician Elton John released in April 2019. It was recorded during John's May 1979 tour of the Soviet Union, when he played a series of shows in Leningrad and Moscow accompanied by percussionist Ray Cooper.
This is most of the footage from Elton John's concerts in Russia in May of 1979. It is very likely to be from the Moscow shows, between the 25th and 27th.
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