He also did some early production work ("Lady Samantha," maybe?), and played on "Rock of the Westies."
Spectacular guitar player.
Yes, he is. Maybe not as good as Davey Johnstone, but still really good. Caleb's intro to "Ballad of the Well-Known Gun" is impeccable.
Now, Quaye is an Evangelical Christian who instructs church worship leaders through the Foursquare Denomination. I saw him a couple of months ago at my church, and Quaye specifically mentioned that he talks to Elton regularly and witnesses to him, too. You never know....
Wow, I didn't know that. See, we are told to pray for our enemies. Stranger conversions have happened -- I seem to recall that this guy who had a hand in stoning Christians eventually converted and became pretty influential...