EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 17 MIN
PREVIEW • RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!
from Radio Elton John · host REJ.World
SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest! Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.world To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today! Costs just $5 a year. Yep, the price of a coffee buys you access to the whole chatalogue for 12 months!
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SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he's appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series The Tuche Family. Starting out on ITV's The Lookalikes Agency, Ray has posed for photos with "Rocketman" the North Korean leader's lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a Very Very Very Very good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC's Have I Got News For You. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, I'm Elton's Double, Honest! Read more about this episode on eltonjohn.world To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to Platinum today! Costs just $5 a year. Yep, the price of a coffee buys you access to the whole chatalogue for 12 months!
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PREVIEW • RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!
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