Which pop rock star took part of his stage name from a (future) member of Canterbury band Soft Machine?

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Elton John From 1966-67, Elton Dean was a member of the band Bluesology, led by Long John Baldry. The band's pianist, Reginald Dwight, afterward combined Dean's and Baldry's first names for his own stage name, Elton John. The base trio (Soft Machine) was late in 1969 expanded to a septet with the addition of four horn players, though only saxophonist Elton Dean remained beyond a few months. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_Dean http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_Machine Mar 30 08, 1:08 PM