Davey Johnstone is a Scottish rock guitarist, best known for his affiliation with Elton John. He began his career as a folk musician; he was a member of the band Magna Carta and was an in-demand session musician at the time he was introduced to John. He picked up the electric guitar to play with John in 1971, and he has been a permanent member of the Elton John band since 1972. Johnstone’s folk roots show through on some of John’s tracks, for he occasionally contributed banjo, mandolin, and sitar to John’s songs.