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John Francis McElhone (born 21 April 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland^{[citation needed]}) is a Scottish guitarist and songwriter.

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Johnny McElhone
Johnny McElhone performing in Oslo in 2018
Background information
Birth name	John Francis McElhone
Born	(1963-04-21) 21 April 1963 (age 59)
Origin	Scotland
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter

He has played with three bands who have enjoyed a top-20 presence in the UK Singles Chart; the new wave bands Altered Images and Hipsway, and the alternative/pop rock band Texas. 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 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.[1]

References

External links

• IMDb Biography
• 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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