BENNIE & THE JETS
Relive the hits, the costumes, the plumage and the excitement of the music of Elton John!
Relive the hits, the costumes, the plumage and the excitement of the music of Elton John through Greg Ransom's production of Bennie & The Jets: The Premier Elton John Tribute.
With stunningly similar vocals and showmanship, Greg and his band take you back to the concert halls of the 70s and 80s — a time when even the crocodiles rocked!
Bennie and the Jets is led by Greg Ransom whose vocals are exactly like Elton Johns naturally, and Greg’s piano playing is right on the money!
Greg has the ability to make you believe that you’re at an Elton John concert. Today, if you were to attend an Elton John concert, you would miss seeing the plumage and costumes of yesteryear.
Greg Ransom began playing the piano at 10 years old. Thanks to a piano instructor with a slanttowards Rock, Greg’s interest in playing piano ran through high school,learning Theory, Harmony I and II, Stage band, and Madrigal singers. Whilein High School, Greg and his classmates formed a band they called ‘TheAwakening.’ They opened for local MTVBasement Band-winners The Breakdown at Central High School 's Halloween danceand played a dance at Springfield's private MacDuffie School.
Their big hit was a song called "Swashbuckler," a catchy gospel-inspired pop song. Other crowd favorites were a blues song Greg co-wrote called "McPherson Avenue" and an evergreen ballad called"Serenade." At age 21, Greg was playing piano in a downtown hotel bar when the owner of the hotel requested an Elton John song. Greg played “I Guess That’s Why They Call ItThe Blues.” The hotel owner approached him afterwards and told him he sounded like Elton vocally, and that he should consider putting on the hat and glasses and forming a tribute band. By 1995,Bennie and the Jets were formed with Greg Ransom on piano and vocals, Dan Moraski on guitar and backing vocals,
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
RELIVE THESE HITS AND MORE!
All The Girls Love Alice
Believe
Bennie And The Jets
Blessed
Blue Eyes
Border Song
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Candle In The Wind
Come Together
Come Down In Time
Country Comfort
Crocodile Rock
Daniel
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Elderberry Wine
Empty Garden
Funeral For A Friend-Love Lies Bleeding
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Grey Seal
Harmony
Hercules
Honkey Cat
I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
I’m Still Standing
Island Girl
Jamaica Jerk-Off
Levon
Little Jeannie
Love Song
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Philadelphia Freedom
Pinball Wizard
Rocket Man
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Something About The Way You Look Tonight
Song For You
Sugar On The Floor
Sweet Painted Lady
Take Me To The Pilot
The Bitch Is Back
The Captain And The Kid
The Greatest Discovery
Tiny Dancer
Tonight
Wake Up Wendy
Your Sister Can’t Twist
Your Song
Bob Lilja on drums and backing vocals, and Ken Walpurgis on bass. They played two local gigs in the Springfield area before receiving a call from a nationally known entertainment broker who needed an Elton band, so Greg sent him a tape. From that day forward Bennie & the Jets became an international touring act. Bob Lilja was soon replaced with Steve Lawton on drums and backing vocals and Ken Walpurgis was replaced with Mike Gibbs on bass and backing vocals. This remains their current line-up. Bennie and the Jets has performed around the world for a wide variety of venues. Bennie and the Jets would love to perform for you.