PREVIEW • RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!

<p><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></p><p>Recorded: 23 April 2026  Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. </p><p>Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock</p><p>Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.</p><p>FULL EPISODE: There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he&#39;s Elton&#39;s double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back stage at a Paris gig, he&#39;s appeared in loads of commercials and even the Franco-Belgian cinema series <em>The Tuche Family</em>. Starting out on ITV&#39;s <em>The Lookalikes Agency</em>, Ray has posed for photos with &quot;Rocketman&quot; the North Korean leader&#39;s lookalike and even worked four times with Elton - but never been lucky enough to snap a selfie! Hear this amazing story of the man who performed a <em>Very Very Very Very</em> good song, sung by the Muscles from Brussels actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, and appeared on BBC&#39;s <em>Have I Got News For You</em>. Pinner also scrambled a song in his honour, <em>I&#39;m Elton&#39;s Double, Honest!</em></p><p>Read more about this episode on ⁠⁠<a href="https://eltonjohn.world/preview-ray-johnson-on-the-ray-dio-encore/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>eltonjohn.world</strong></a>⁠⁠</p><p>To get this show the way the guests experienced it, sign up to <a href="https://rej.world/subscription/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠<strong>Platinum </strong>⁠⁠</a>today!</p>