John Francis McElhone (born 21 April 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish guitarist and songwriter. He has played with three bands who have enjoyed a top-20 presence in the UK Singles Chart; the new wave bands Altered Images and Hipsway, and the alternative/pop rock band Texas. Altered Images and Texas 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 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. References External links IMDb Biography British Hit Singles - 14th Edition - The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - Guinness Rockopedia - The Great Rock Discography - 5th Edition - 1963 births Living people Scottish bass guitarists Musicians from Glasgow Scottish new wave musicians Scottish rock guitarists Male bass guitarists Scottish songwriters People educated at Holyrood Secondary School Texas (band) members