Nigel Olsson (Olsson Nigel)

By 1975, Olsson, and Murray, were released from the John's band. Olsson's second solo album, Nigel Olsson, appeared that year on John's Rocket Records label, and featured a cover of the Bee Gees' penned "Only One Woman", which featured the combination of Johnstone, Murray and Cooper. The album was produced by Robert Appere.

In 1980, he released the album Changing Tides on CBS's Bang Records, but the album failed to achieve chart success. That same year, Olsson returned to Elton John's band to begin a four year tenure, working with John for sessions on albums such as 21 at 33 and The Fox. He rejoined former bandmates Murray and Johnstone for the tour behind John's 1982 album Jump Up!, and stayed with the reformed band through the next two albums and tours for Too Low for Zero (1983) and Breaking Hearts (1984). Following another line-up change, they would rejoin only once more in 1988 for backing vocals on Reg Strikes Back prior to Murray's death in January 1992.

Olsson returned to John's band in 2000 as part of his touring band, alternating between drums and backing vocals on certain songs. (The songs Olsson did not play drums on, typically the newer songs, were handled by Curt Bisquera). Olsson took over the full-time touring drumming chores when Bisquera left to pursue other projects. Olsson, never seen on stage without his trademark headphones and gloves, has been said to have a soulful singing voice.[by whom?]

In the studio, he played and sang backing vocals on several tracks on John's Songs from the West Coast (2001). He then played all drums on Peachtree Road (2004) and The Captain & the Kid (2006), as well as continuing in the touring band, along with Johnstone, Bob Birch (bass), Kim Bullard (keyboards) and John Mahon (percussion).

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