Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by British musician Elton John. Released on 26 January 1973 by DJM Records, it was the first of two studio albums he released in 1973
Elton John Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
A scene from "The Greatest Collection of Them All" the seventh episode of "Banacek" that aired 1/24/1973
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Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host who performed in vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, and television. A master of the one-line retort, he
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
…during which he felt comfortable experimenting with his vocal performances and style. The album's title came from an incident with legendary comedian Groucho Marx. John was playing the piano at a party at Marx's home; Marx, after an evening of constant ribbing (he referred to Elton John as 'John Elton'), held out…
Marx in Copacabana (1947)
The only known photo of all five Marx brothers with their parents in New York City, 1915; from left: Groucho (25 years old), Gummo (22), Minnie (mother), Zeppo (14), Frenchie (father), Chico (28), and Harpo (27)
The Marx Brothers in 1931 (from top, Chico, Harpo, Groucho and Zeppo)
Marx in Duck Soup (1933)