SHOW NOTES:
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
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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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