Bob Birch : Bass

Bob Birch's first appearance in the Elton John band was in 1992, playing bass. In the Eighties, he'd played in several bands with Guy Babylon ( keyboard ). In 1991 he started playing with Davey Johnstone ( Elton's band director ) in a group called Warpipes. Through that connection he became a part of the EJ tour from 1992 - 1995. He also worked on the 1994 album " Made In England ".

During the tour of 1995, Bob was hit by a car and was unable to finish the tour. Bob returned to work with Elton in 1996.