Stepney many Carry On films. Lionel Bart known for creating the book, music and lyrics to the production "Oliver!". Referenced in the Rolling Stones song, "Play with Fire", released in 1965. Stepney is used as an indicator of a character's descent from privilege. In Elton John's partly autobiographical album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy", the song "Bitter Fingers" contains the lyrics "When I worked the good old pubs in Stepney", referring to his early days as a musician in and around London. In the Stephen Sondheim musical "Pacific Overtures", the song "Pretty Lady" is sung by three British sailors
Nigel Olsson appeared later that year on John's own record label, The Rocket Record Company, and featured a cover of the Bee Gees'-penned "Only One Woman", which had been recorded with John and his band in August 1974 during the sessions for "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy," and was produced by Gus Dudgeon. The album was produced by Robert Appére. Olsson continued working as a studio musician, releasing another self-titled album produced by Paul Davis on Columbia in 1978, while managed by Martin Pichinson. Although that album brought no Top 40 recognition, in 1979 he released the album "Nigel" and