Elton John and Ray Cooper are playing in a restaurant in the Soviet Union song "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (written by Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong).<br /><br />Perhaps it was the hotel restaurant Pribaltiyskaya to Leningrad (hotel where lived Elton John and Ray Cooper during the Soviet tour in 1979)<br /><br />21-28 May 1979 Elton John was invited by the Soviet Ministry of Culture and gave 8 concerts in Leningrad and Moscow. Elton John was the first Western rock star, who gave a concert in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.<br /><br />Elton John - Piano and Vocals<br />Ray Cooper - Drums<br />Clive Franks - Bass (Elton John's sound engineer)<br />Unknown member of Elton John's staff (maybe record manager Caleb Quaye) - Guitar
