(1956-12-20)December 20, 1956 New Windsor, Maryland
Died
September 2, 2009(2009-09-02) (aged 52)
Occupation(s)
Keyboardist, composer
Instrument(s)
Keyboards
Years active
1988-2009
Musical artist
Guy Babylon (December 20, 1956 – September 2, 2009) was an American keyboardist/composer, most noted for his work with Elton John.
Babylon was born in New Windsor, Maryland. He attended Francis Scott Key High School before moving on to the University of South Florida on a swimming scholarship, where he earned a BFA in music composition in 1979. Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, California. In 1988, he joined Elton John's studio and touring band, appearing on the album Sleeping with the Past. In 1990, he performed with the group Warpipes, a side project of fellow Elton John member Davey Johnstone. Guy performed and recorded with several artists such as Mike Pinera, Iron Butterfly, Blues Image, Luis Cardenas and Renegade.
Babylon also arranged many Elton John introductions, including those used in "Bennie and the Jets" and "Pinball Wizard". In 2001, Babylon won a Grammy Award for his contributions on the Elton John / Tim Rice musical Aida. Babylon also worked extensively on the Elton John / Bernie Taupin musical Lestat, (based on the Anne Rice novels). Until his death, he lived in Los Angeles with his wife and children, and was a member of Elton John's six-member touring and recording band. He died of a heart attack on September 2, 2009, after swimming in a pool.[1][2]
^[1] Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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GuyBabylon (December 20, 1956 – September 2, 2009) was an American keyboardist/composer, most noted for his work with Elton John. Babylon was born in...
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present Elton John band members Nigel Olsson on drums, Bob Birch on bass, GuyBabylon on keyboards, along with Billy Trudel as vocalist. In 1991, Warpipes...
1995. This is Kim Bullard's first appearance on keyboards, replacing GuyBabylon, and Matt Bissonette replaced Bob Birch on bass. The album debuted at...
such as Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, whom they admired. GuyBabylon made his debut on this album and would continue to play keyboards with...
Johnstone – guitars John Jorgenson – guitars Bob Birch – bass guitar GuyBabylon – keyboards Charlie Morgan – drums and percussion Paul Carrack – organ...
ended his tour in 1989, GuyBabylon introduced Birch to John's longtime guitarist, Davey Johnstone. At that time, Johnstone, Babylon, and John's longtime...
recording included appearances by Jimmy Greenspoon of Three Dog Night, GuyBabylon of Elton John as well as Richard Podolor, a/k/a Richie Allen on Mandolin...
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solo album titled Move The Universe on 81 Records. Davey Johnstone and GuyBabylon produced the record and played on all of the tracks, along with Bob Birch...
Johnstone – guitar Chuck Sabo – strings, drums Phil Spalding – bass GuyBabylon – keyboards In the theatrical adaptation, the opening sequence is noticeably...
Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period film Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted...
Best Musical Show Album Frank Filipetti (engineer/mixer and producer), GuyBabylon and Paul Bogaev, Chris Montan (producers), Elton John (composer), Tim...
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