Davey Johnstone
Davey Johnstone studied at Forrester High School. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are hard rock.
Also recorded as David William Logan "Davey" Johnstone
Davey Johnstone
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- Full name
- David William Logan Johnstone.
- Born
- 1951. · Edinburgh.
- Nationality
- ["United Kingdom"].
- Occupation
- ["singer", "banjoist", "mandolinist", "rock guitarist", "songwriter" and "musician"].
- Fields
- ["hard rock"].
- Education
- ["Forrester High School"].
- Languages
- ["English"].
In this article
Identity and overview
Davey Johnstone was born in 1951 at Edinburgh. Institutional cataloguing adds that davey Johnstone is recorded as singer, banjoist, mandolinist, rock guitarist and songwriter.
The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.
Origins and background
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Born in 1951 at Edinburgh. It is also recorded that davey Johnstone is recorded at birth as David William Logan Johnstone.
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.
Davey Johnstone at an Elton John Band concert in Wiesbaden, Germany
Alexander Klink · Own work by uploader, created using a Sony alpha 700, Minolta 70-210
Primary material
Documents and archives
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q665318: Davey Johnstone
Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
authority file
reference work
- “Davey Johnstone”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Citations
References
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Institutional database
Wikidata, structured authority record Q665318: Davey JohnstoneWikimedia Foundation
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This entry is compiled from 7 catalogued sources across 6 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia, OCLC, Internet Archive and Wellcome Collection. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
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