Johnny McElhone


John Francis McElhone is a Scottish guitarist and songwriter.
He has played with three bands who have all enjoyed a Top 20 presence in the UK Singles Chart; Altered Images, Hipsway and Texas. Two of those groups have had Top 20 UK Albums Chart hits.
McElhone contributed the musical part of co-writing the bulk of Texas's material.
He is the son of Scottish Labour Party MPs Frank and Helen McElhone. He is the father of child actor Jack McElhone, who co-starred with Gerard Butler and Emily Mortimer in the 2004 film, Dear Frankie.