| His success has had a profound impact on popular music and has contributed to the continued popularity of the piano in rock and roll.The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.He has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s and was knighted in 1998.Elton John has been named the second most played artist on British radio over the past 20 years behind George Michael.Drugs, alcohol and health
3.Sports and other interests
3.Discography
7 Filmography
8 Pseudonyms
9 Elton John Band
9.Previous band members
9.Biography
Childhood
Elton John was born in Pinner, Middlesex in a council house of his maternal grandparents, with whom his newlywed parents, Sheila Eileen (Harris) and Stanley Dwight, were living.When Elton began to seriously consider a career in music, his father tried to steer him toward a more conventional career such as banking.Elton has stated that his wild stage costumes and performances were his way of letting go after such a restrictive childhood.He showed great musical aptitude at school, including the ability to compose melodies, and gained some notoriety by playing like Jerry Lee Lewis at school functions.For the next five years, Elton took the tube into central London to attend Saturday classes at the Academy, in addition to his regular school duties at Pinner County Grammar School.He even claims that he would sometimes skip classes and just ride around on the Tube.When his father was home, the Dwights would have terrible arguments that greatly distressed their son.Elton was 15 when they divorced.Sheila was soon remarried to a local painter named Fred Farebrother, who turned out to be a caring and supportive stepfather.In fact, he would live here until he had four albums simultaneously in the American Top 40.Corvettes rounded out his time.By day, he ran errands for a music publishing company; he divided his nights between solo gigs at a London hotel bar and working with Bluesology.In 1966, the band became musician Long John Baldry's supporting band and began touring cabarets in England.Bernie Taupin song, "Scarecrow", was recorded; when the two first met, six months later, Dwight was going by the name Elton John, in homage to Bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and Long John Baldry.Empty Sky, Elton John's 1969 debut album, went largely unnoticed.James to peddle to singers.Their early output included an entry for British song for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969, called "Can't Go On (Living Without You)" It came sixth of six songs.Despite good reviews, none of the records sold well.Paul Buckmaster as arranger.John left the critics raving, and drew praise from fellow artists such as Quincy Jones and Bob Dylan.Elton John was followed quickly with the concept album Tumbleweed Connection in October 1970, which reached the Top Ten on the Billboard 200.During the magnum opus 18:20 version of "Burn Down the Mission", the band interpolates Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup's "My Baby Left Me" and a full rendition of The Beatles' "Get Back" before a rampaging conclusion.John and Taupin then wrote the soundtrack to the obscure film Friends and then the album Madman Across the Water, the latter reaching the Top Ten and producing the hit "Levon", while the soundtrack album produced the hit "Friends".In 1972, the final piece of what would become known as the Elton John Band fell into place, with the addition of Davey Johnstone (on guitar and backing vocals).Known for their instrumental playing, the members of the band were also strong backing vocalists who worked out and recorded many of their vocal harmonies themselves, usually in Elton's absence.The band released Honky Chateau, which became Elton's first American number 1 album, spending five weeks at the top of the charts and spawning the hit singles "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)" (which is often compared to David Bowie's "Space Oddity") and "Honky Cat".In May 1972, he legally changed his name by deed poll to Elton Hercules John.Ironically this, like his other famous 1970s solo hits, would be popular in his native land but never top the UK Singles Chart; this achievement would have to wait two decades.Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, a double album considered by many to be Elton John's best album, followed later in 1973.It gained instant critical acclaim and topped the chart on both sides of the Atlantic.It also temporarily established Elton John as a glam rock star."Rock and Roll Madonna").There is also a VHS and DVD as part of the Classic Albums series, discussing the making, recording, and popularity of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" through concert and home video footage including interviews.In 1974 a collaboration with John Lennon took place, resulting in Elton John covering The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and Lennon's "One Day at a Time", and in return Elton John and band being featured on Lennon's "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night".In what would be Lennon's last live performance, the pair performed these two number 1 hits along with the Beatles classic "I Saw Her Standing There" at Madison Square Garden.Elton John's cryptic personality was revealed with the autobiographical album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.Reportedly recorded in a scant two weeks between live appearances, it featured "The Bitch Is Back" and John's versatility in orchestral songs with "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me".At the end of the year, the compilation album Elton John's Greatest Hits was released and reached number 1.Bally subsequently released a "Captain Fantastic" pinball machine featuring an illustration of Elton John in his movie guise.In the 1975 autobiographical album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Elton John revealed his previously ambiguous personality, with Taupin's lyrics describing their early days as struggling songwriters and musicians in London.The lyrics and accompanying photo booklet are infused with a specific sense of place and time that is otherwise rare in John's music.The album's release signalled the end of the Elton John Band, as an unhappy and overworked John dismissed Olsson and Murray, two people who had contributed much of the band's signature sound and who had helped build his live following since the beginning.John introduced the lineup before a crowd of 75,000 in London's Wembley Stadium.The musical and vocal chemistry Olsson and Murray brought to Elton's previous releases was seen as lacking by some, both on the album and in the concerts that supported it.He filled arenas and stadiums worldwide, and was arguably the hottest act in the rock world.John was an unlikely rock idol to begin with, as he was short of stature at 5'7" (1.That year he also contributed some exemplary piano playing to Kevin Ayers' Sweet Deceiver album.Finally, in an interview with Rolling Stone that year entitled "Elton's Frank Talk", a stressed John stated that he was bisexual.Hiatus
Elton's career took a hit after 1976.John secluded himself in any of his three mansions, appearing publicly only to attend the matches of Watford, an English football team of whom he was a lifelong devotee, and that he later bought.Now only producing one album a year, John issued A Single Man in 1978, employing a new lyricist, Gary Osborne; the album featured no Top 20 singles.John returned to the singles chart with "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (number 9, 1979), a song from an EP recorded in 1977 with Philadelphia soul producer Thom Bell.Victim of Love, was poorly received."Little Jeannie" (number 3 US), although the lyrics were written by Gary Osborne.John also worked with lyricists Tom Robinson and Judie Tzuke during this period as well.On 13 September 1980 Elton John performed a free concert to an estimated 400,000 fans on The Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City, with Olsson and Murray back in the Elton John Band, and within hearing distance of his friend John Lennon's apartment building.Three months later Lennon would be murdered in front of that same building.Elton mourned the loss in his 1982 hit "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)", from his Jump Up!Madison Square Garden show in August 1982, joined on stage by Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon, Elton's godchild.In 1986 he lost his voice while touring Australia and shortly thereafter underwent throat surgery.John continued recording prolifically, but years of cocaine and alcohol abuse, initiated in earnest around the time of Rock of the Westies' 1975 release, were beginning to take their toll.With original band members Johnstone, Murray and Olsson together again, Elton was able to return to the charts with the 1983 hit album Too Low For Zero, which included "I'm Still Standing" and "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues", the latter of which featured Stevie Wonder on harmonica and reached number 4 in the US, giving Elton John his biggest hit there since "Little Jeannie.""Abide With Me", John burst into tears.Everton, who always played in blue kit.He played "Bennie and the Jets" and "Rocket Man"; performed "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee for the first time in years; and introduced his friend George Michael, still then of Wham!"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me".But that year also marked the end of an era.John's memorabilia were auctioned off at Sotheby's in London, as John bade symbolic farewell to his excessive theatrical persona.In later interviews, he deemed 1989 the worst period of his life, comparing his mental and physical deterioration to Elvis Presley's last years.Elton John was deeply affected by the plight of Ryan White, an Indiana teenager with AIDS.Along with Michael Jackson, John befriended and supported the boy and his family until White's death in 1990.In recovery, he lost weight and underwent hair replacement, and subsequently took up residence in Atlanta, Georgia.The 1991 film documentary Two Rooms described the unusual writing style that John and Bernie Taupin use, which involves Taupin writing the lyrics on his own, and John then putting them to music, with the two never in the same room during the process.John was one of the few invited to attend the singer's private funeral services.In 1992 he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation, intending to direct 90 percent of the funds it raised to direct care, and 10 percent to AIDS prevention education.He also announced his intention to donate all future royalties from sales of his singles in the U.In September of the same year, he performed "November Rain" with Rose's band Guns N' Roses for the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.The following year, he released Elton John's Duets, a collaboration with 15 artists ranging from Tammy Wynette to RuPaul.In 1994, along with Tim Rice, he wrote the songs for the Disney animated film The Lion King.David Furnish, at the ceremonies.After the release of the soundtrack, the album remained at the top of Billboard's charts for nine weeks.On November 10, 1999, the RIAA announced that the album The Lion King had sold 15 million copies and therefore was certified as a diamond record with room to spare.Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1994.Elton John was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1995.Also, a compilation called Elton John's Love Songs was released the following year.John also performed with the surviving members of Queen in Paris at the opening night (17th January, 1997) of "Le Presbytere N'a Rien Perdu De Son Charme Ni Le Jardin Du Son Eclat," a work by French ballet legend Maurice Bejart which draws upon AIDS and the deaths of Freddie Mercury and the company's principal dancer Jorge Donn.Unfortunately, later in 1997 John lost two close friends, designer Gianni Versace (who was murdered) and Diana, Princess of Wales (who died in a Paris car crash).In early September, Taupin altered the lyrics of "Candle in the Wind" for a special version mourning the death of Diana, and John performed it at her funeral in Westminster Abbey.United Kingdom, 11 million in the U.Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida where John again teamed with Tim Rice.The musical was given its world premiere in Atlanta, GA at the Alliance Theatre where John was able to drop in on rehearsals from time to time.Dropping the cumbersome title as well as many of the production elements that gave the Atlanta production so many headaches, Aida went on to Chicago and eventually Broadway.In the 2000s, John began frequently collaborating with other artists.The Greatest Hits from the show he did at Madison Square Garden in New York that same year.In 2004, however, he released a new album, Peachtree Road.Also in 2001, John accepted an offer to appear as a guest on the BBC topical quiz show Have I Got News For You.He said next to nothing during the programme, while captions praising Johnson and slagging off John were added to the final cut of the programme when it was broadcast 24 hours later.However, it has never been released on VHS or DVD.John continued his successful collaborations with other artists during the 2000s.He also performed the song "Friends" for the soundtrack to The Country Bears written by Taupin along with starring as himself working in a garden.It went to number 1 in the UK as well as many other European countries.Elton achieved yet another number 1 single in the UK in 2005, being featured on 2Pac's posthumous song "Ghetto Gospel" from the rapper's album, Loyal to the Game.The song sampled "Indian Sunset" from John's 1971 album, Madman Across the Water.Elton John competition where fans could send a text message including an answer to the question and then receive a download of the track."Electricity" remains one of his biggest solo hits of the 2000s.Elton John was one of the performers at the Live 8 concert at Hyde Park in London on 2 July 2005.He performed as third act of the day and had also been promoting the concerts together with Bob Geldof Bono etc.However it was slammed by the critics and closed in May 2006 after 39 performances.As for other movies, in 2002, his 1970s track "Tiny Dancer" was prominently featured in the film Almost Famous, and then his "The Heart of Every Girl" was the end title song from 2003's Mona Lisa Smile.Also in 2005, Elton John recorded a duet with Australian country music artist Catherine Britt, titled "Where We Both Say Goodbye".Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.Star Tribute to Luther Vandross.Elton John's Christmas Party compilation album with two of his own Christmas songs and the rest being various artists he chose to be on there was initially released exclusively to Hear Music outlets at every Starbucks coffee shop on November 10, 2005.It sought to give away two dollars from each and every sale to the charity Elton John AIDS Foundation.Therefore, it was left with only fifteen.Then another Elton John tribute album came out, this time from various artists at Studio 99 titled The Timeless Classics Of Elton John Performed By Studio 99, was released on CD on February 7, 2006.It is the company's highest honour.Another measure of fame came back in July 2005 when Madame Tussauds made a statue of Elton John to his measurements; it took more than 1,000 hours to complete.The song, this time, had been recorded as a duet with John and was later released as bonus track on Pet Shop Boys' top 20 hit "Minimal"."Intermission" from the same album.John spoke in an interview with openly gay Scissor Sisters band member, Jake Shears as they talked about being gay music stars and other matters.In 2007, Elton John was featured in Timbaland's new album Timbaland Presents Shock Value, in the song "2 Man Show."March 2007 saw John celebrating his 60th birthday in more ways than one.Madison Square Garden for the 60th time (which is a record) to mark his 60th birthday.Number Ones on March 27, 2007."Now that it's happening, I'm pleased for the fans' sake."MSN Music that day called Empty Garden.The concert was started with the audience singing "Happy Birthday".He opened with a classic song from his second album, "Sixty Years On", doubly paying homage to his 60th birthday.The show also saw famous friends of John giving their opinion of him.Live at Madison Square Garden and a box set with the live CD on October 9, 2007.On July 1, 2007, John performed at the Concert For Diana.He then commenced a European Tour and played at Live at the Marquee (festival) in Cork on July 9th 2007 to a rapturous reception.In interviews Elton has listed a number of other projects of his in various stages, including an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.John claims to be a big fan of Blackstreet's 1996 hit, No Diggity.The show, entitled The Red Piano, was a multimedia concert featuring massive props and video montages created by David LaChapelle.Controversy struck in late September of 2007 when police confiscated a picture taken by a well known photographer by the name of Nan Goldin that featured two naked prepubescent girls.The picture was one of 4,000 pictures in John's collection.On October 27, 2007, the charges were dropped due to lack of evidence.John married German recording engineer Renate Blauel on Valentine's Day, 1984, in Sydney, but they divorced four years later.David Furnish, a former advertising executive and now film maker, in 1993.On 21 December 2005, they entered into a civil partnership.John does not have any children, but does have ten godchildren as of March 2006.Besides the aforementioned Sean Ono Lennon, these include Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian Charles, David and Victoria Beckham's son Brooklyn, and the daughter of Seymour Stein.In return, Elton calls Rod "Phyllis".In a CNN Interview with Larry King in 2002, King asked if John was aware of Princess Diana's eating disorder.John replied, "Yes, I did.He is also rumoured to have struggled with significant financial difficulties caused by his profligate spending.In 1987 he had an operation to remove polyps from his vocal cords.Ryan White, who died that same year of complications from AIDS (and at whose funeral John performed), as a major motivating factor in his decision to enter rehab.In July 1999, he was fitted with a pacemaker due to an irregular heart beat."Residence
Aside from his main home, 'Woodside' at Old Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, John splits his time in his various residences in Atlanta, Nice, Holland Park in London; and Venice.Elton John is a noted art collector, and is believed to have one of the largest private photography collections in the world.The car was painted in black, red and yellow; the colours of Sir Elton's favourite Watford Football Club.It was so powerful that it once blew out the rear window, after which the glass in the car had to be reinforced.Arizona, it was a purchase by John in Atlanta and named Daisy after the film Driving Miss Daisy which was filmed close to his Atlanta home.In 2003, Elton John sold the contents of his Holland Park home in a bid to create more room for his collection of contemporary art.Sports and other interests
In 1976, Elton John became involved in Watford Football Club and fulfilled a childhood dream by becoming its chairman and director.Although no longer the majority shareholder, he stills holds a significant financial interest.AIDS charities, most notably John's own Elton John AIDS Foundation, for which King is a chairperson.The fund was involved in The Reign, too.Charity
John has long been associated with AIDS charities after the deaths of his friends Ryan White and Freddie Mercury, raising large amounts of money and using his public profile to raise awareness of the disease.In April 1990, John performed "Skyline Pigeon" at the funeral of White, a teenage hemophiliac he had befriended.This cause continues to be one of his personal passions.Yamaha pianos from his Las Vegas show to auction on eBay to raise public awareness and funds for the foundation.Tiara Ball, to which many famous celebrities are invited.The menu consisted of a truffle souffle followed by Surf and Turf (fillet mignon with Maine lobster tail) and a giant Knickerbocker Glory icecream.An auction followed the dinner held by Stephen Fry.Later on in the event, John sang "Delilah" with Tom Jones and "Big Spender" with Shirley Bassey.AIDS Foundation in 2006.Every year since 2004, he has opened a shop, selling his second hand clothes.Coupled with Taupin's often cryptic but emotionally resonant lyrics, the results were unique in the history of music.Elton John underwent throat surgery to remove potentially cancerous nodules from his vocal cords in January 1987 while on tour, a necessity he originally claimed was due to an infection, but later claimed was the result of excessive drug abuse.He made a full recovery from the surgery, but he continued to use illegal drugs until 1990.He also no longer has the ability to sing in falsetto.Please improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed.Elton John continues to inspire musicians today, particularly Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds, Adrian Evans, and Ryan Adams.Joe Armstrong (Green Day) and Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses) are also said to be fans.Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.Elton John was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1995.In September 1997, Taupin altered the lyrics of "Candle in the Wind" for a special version mourning the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and John performed it at her funeral in Westminster Abbey.Elton John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 February 1998, granting him the title of "Sir".The honour was for his charitable work.Kennedy Center Honor in 2004, along with Joan Sutherland, John Williams, Warren Beatty, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.Pseudonyms
Over the years, Elton John has used various pseudonyms on recordings on which he has appeared."Hard Luck Story" (a 1974 single by Kiki Dee) and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (a 1976 single by Elton John and Kiki Dee).Carte Blanche', a pseudonym for Bernie Taupin."Toots" is a reference to Toots Hibbert of pioneering reggae group Toots and the Maytals.As Redget Buntovan: Played piano on the rock group Blue's 1977 LP Another Night Time Flight, which was produced by Elton John and Clive Franks.Van" and a reference to his real name Reg.Dinah Card being a pun on "Diner's Card".Elton John singles in 1983.The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.It is officially part of his name, as reflected in this certificate notifying the change of name of a company director (Elton John).The Immortals: The First Fifty.Mike McCartney's Family Album" Scaffold singer Mike McGear (McCartney) describes a meeting with Elton John during which John advises him he used to sing background vocals for the group.The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry.Martin's Griffin, July 1996.Elton John to Put Entire Music Catalog Online.Norman, Philip: Sir Elton, pp.This page was last modified 04:11, 4 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Elton John is among the most successful musical artists of the modern era.In terms of popularity, he ranks with Elvis Presley and the Beatles among rock and rollers.John and longtime lyricist and partner Bernie Taupin identified and shape the mood of the Seventies from its inception.Beatles were to the Sixties and Presley to the Fifties.John Lennon as guest guitarist.He displayed early promise on the piano and was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious Royal Academy of Music, where he enrolled in a program for musically gifted children.Though tutored in the classics, his heart belonged to rock and roll, especially Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis.Thus began a prolific partnership that endures to this day.Statue of Liberty costume and more.Donald Duck or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Seventies, Elton John was without peer.All the while, he steadily amassed a formidable catalog of recordings, their classic status being all the more amazing for the prolific pace at which he worked.The latter was a profound match of words and music that used space travel as a metaphor for spiritual isolation.Elton John single could be found in the Top Forty every week for three years.Sales figures and chart statistics such as these place Elton John in a rarefied class with the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks and Bob Dylan.AIDS and for educational programs targeting AIDS prevention.Meanwhile, oblivious to trends or the passage of time, John continued his hitmaking ways.Disney film The Lion King.In early 1998, Elton John was knighted in his British homeland.Garth Brooks), with a grand total of 60.Broadway musicals: The Lion King and Aida.In 2001, he released an album, Songs from the West Coast, that harked back in spirit and approach to earlier classics like Tumbleweed Connection.TIMELINE
March 25, 1947: Reginald Kenneth Dwight, a.Elton John, is born in the London suburb of Pinner.Bernie Taupin, his lifetime songwriting collaborator.It will not be released in the U.John is a bonafide superstar.Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.The song features Beach Boys Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston on backing vocals.Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.LP single under the pseudonym Dr.Someone Saved My Life Tonight.Elton John and Kiki Dee, tops the charts for the first of four weeks.December 14, 1986: Elton John performs in Sydney, Australia, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.Elton John switches on the channel from the Roxy Club in Amsterdam.December 21, 1992: Elton John establishes the Elton John AIDS Foundation, aimed at AIDS prevention education and direct care services.Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Previously, albums were only certified gold (500,000 copies sold) or platinum (1,000,000 copies sold).January 19, 1994: Elton John is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner.Axl Rose, of Guns and Roses, is his presenter.July 13, 1994: Elton John and Billy Joel team up for a joint tour for the first time.Best Pop Vocal Performance.Elton John is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.Songs from the West Coast.Claude Bernardin and Tom Stanton.Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1996.Sir Elton: The Definitive Biography
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Y!In terms of sales and lasting popularity, Elton John was the biggest pop superstar of the early '70s.In terms of sales and lasting popularity, Elton John was the biggest pop superstar of the early '70s.John soon revealed he could craft Beatlesque pop and pound out rockers with equal aplomb."Mariah Carey Wins In Court; Plus Marc Ecko, Notorious B.In terms of sales and lasting popularity, Elton John was the biggest pop superstar of the early '70s.During that time, he had temporary slumps in creativity and sales, as he fell out of favor with critics, had fights with his lyricist Bernie Taupin, and battled various addictions and public scandals.Dwight began playing piano at the age of four, and when he was 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music.After studying for six years, he left school with the intention of breaking into the music business.In 1966, Bluesology became Long John Baldry's supporting band and began touring cabarets throughout England.Though he failed his Liberty audition, he was given a stack of lyrics left with the label courtesy of Bernie Taupin, who had also replied to the ad.Dwight wrote music for Taupin's lyrics and began corresponding with him through mail.By the time the two met six months later, Dwight had changed his name to Elton John, taking his first name from Bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and his last from John Baldry.Taupin were giving to other vocalists, yet neither of his early singles for Phillips, "I've Been Loving You Too Long" and "Lady Samantha," sold well.For his second album, John and Taupin hired producer Gus Dudgeon and arranger Paul Buckmaster, who contributed grandiose string charts to Elton John.Released in the summer of 1970, Elton John began to make inroads in America, where it appeared on MCA's Uni subsidiary.In August, he gave his first American concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, which received enthusiastic reviews, as well as praise from Quincy Jones and Leon Russell.Throughout the fall, Elton John continued to climb the charts on the strength of the Top Ten single "Your Song."Friends soundtrack, before releasing Madman Across the Water late in the year."Rocket Man" and "Honky Cat," Honky Chateau became his first American number one album, spending five weeks at the top of the charts.John founded Rocket, a record label distributed by MCA, in 1973 in order to sign and produce acts like Neil Sedaka and Kiki Dee.Madison Square Garden on Thanksgiving Day 1974; it would prove to be Lennon's last live performance.The following year, Captain Fantastic became his first album to enter the American charts at number one.After its release, he revamped his band, which now featured Johnstone, Quaye, Roger Pope, Ray Cooper, and bassist Kenny Passarelli; Rock of the Westies was the first album to feature this lineup.John's concerts were enormously popular, as were his singles and albums, and he continued to record and perform at a rapid pace until 1976.That year, he revealed in an interview in Rolling Stone that he was bisexual; he would later admit that the confession was a compromise, since he was afraid to reveal that he was homosexual.Many fans reacted negatively to John's bisexuality, and his audience began to shrink somewhat in the late '70s.His relationship with Taupin became strained following the release of 1976's double album Blue Moves, and the lyricist began working with other musicians.That year, he returned to live performances, first by jamming at the Live Stiffs package tour, then by launching a comeback tour in 1979 accompanied only by percussionist Ray Cooper.John reunited with Taupin for 1980's 21 at 33, which featured the Top Ten single "Little Jeannie.""Blue Eyes" and "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)," his tribute to John Lennon.Throughout the rest of the '80s, John's albums would consistently go gold, and they always generated at least one Top 40 single; frequently, they featured Top Ten singles like "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984), "Nikita" (1986), "Candle in the Wind" (1987), and "I Don't Want to Go on with You Like That" (1988).In 1986, he underwent throat surgery while on tour, but even after he successfully recovered, he continued to abuse cocaine and alcohol.Madison Square Garden in 1988, John auctioned off all of his theatrical costumes, thousands of pieces of memorabilia, and his extensive record collection through Sotheby's.The auction was a symbolic turning point.Over the next two years, John battled both his drug addiction and bulimia, undergoing hair replacement surgery at the same time.By 1991, he was sober, and the following year, he established the Elton John AIDS Foundation; he also announced that he would donate all royalties from his single sales to AIDS research.Peaking at number eight on the U.Chappell Music in 1992 for an estimated 39 million dollars.America, the album went platinum.Top Ten, and produced a hit in "Something About the Way You Look Tonight.""Something About the Way You Look Tonight."John's biggest hit ever.In late 2000, John landed a TV special with CBS, performing a selection of his greatest hits at Madison Square Garden; a companion album drawn from those performances, One Night Only, was issued shortly before the special aired.Songs from the West Coast was a return to form for John, who found critical success for the first time since the '80s.However, it wasn't until 2004's popular Peachtree Road album that he managed to match that success commercially.Elton's holiday treat has been thrilling fans and putting Elton neophytes into the Christmas spirit ever since its release in 1973.To celebrate this event, a special ceremony was held on Friday at the Empire State Building.Advanta World Team Tennis "Smash Hits" benefit event for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the local charity ActionAIDS at The Pavilion at Villanova University on October 10, 2007.An Enduring Vision' benefit for EJAF
On Tuesday Sept."An Enduring Vision," the sixth annual benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York.Elton John and the Atlanta Braves
Sports and entertainment mixed in a very interesting way as Elton John, with the help of MLB.Elton and the Braves talk about his musical influences
Elton discusses with the guys from the Atlanta Braves organization his entrance into the music business and who he admired and who inspired him growing up.Elton and the Braves talk about his stadium performances
Elton gives the Braves the lowdown on his long history of stadium performances and where his favorites places are to play.Elton John and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus
To anyone who was there and lucky enough to see it, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus added something special and unique to Elton John's 60th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden.Take an inside look at this amazing group and see how they came to be a part of such a spectacular event.Elton John tickets are now on sale for the Red Piano shows and other dates with his band.New tour dates will be added.Please check back again soon for more information.Sign in to get personalized recommendations.Minutes() * 60 + newCurrentTime.Minutes() * 60 + currentTime.Day Shipping at checkout.Amazon MP3 Downloads store.See all 47 customer reviews...Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?FSCommands are received by VBScript in IE.Track states defined in AlbumSampler.Buy the sheet music for Elton john at Sheet Music Plus.Get Elton John Ringtones.No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet.Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?England's newest music sensation.Bob Dylan (a huge influence on the duo, for sure).So if ELTON JOHN (1970) must be the beginning of Elton's legacy (although an inaccurate one), so be it.While EMPTY SKY tried to jam too many genres onto one album (or often on one song), ELTON JOHN kind of continues that ethic, but it coalesces more this time around."The King Must Die" show the emerging influence of conductor Paul Buckmaster.The lyrics show Bernie making that leap into songwriting master, unlike on EMPTY SKY where he seemed too eager to impress.ELTON JOHN shows him not afraid to tear it up.Bernie found coming from his pen back in the early days (but could Pink Floyd have found their inspiration for DARK SIDE OF THE MOON here?ELTON JOHN sure enough introduced America to the young man from Middlesex, England who would change the face of pop music.Elton probably the most successful musician of the 1970s (exactly who that is is open to debate).It would be wrong to overlook EMPTY SKY, but still, ELTON JOHN was where his legend really began.Was this review helpful to you?"Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.Elton John's second and breakthrough release in America.John and Bernie Taupin had been collaborating for a few years, but they really started to gel as a team on this release.Elton John releases, this album has an experimental feel and is worth repeat listenings.Even allowing for AM tracks like "Your Song" being thought of as earpaper, what about "Sixty Years On", from a time when hardly anyone of his generation (myself included) could care less about senior citizens.Today most of us are AARP members."No Shoestrings On Louise" is a fun track in the style of the countrified side of the Rolling Stones.If this arc of Elton's discography was presented to somone who had never heard him, they'd wonder why he later became became the Liberace of rock'n'roll.See all 47 customer reviews...Classy 2nd Album
The 2nd album from Elton John is the one where he first made an impact on the music world.There are two standards on this album 'Your Song' and 'Border Song'.We were amazed at how wonderfully different this music was."Elton John" to "Captain Fantastic" a single chapter of Elton John's body of work.Most of us here in the states never heard ELTON JOHN until YOUR SONG.This disc was a melodical feast .Back when Elton John was cool
One of the great things about the film ALMOST FAMOUS is that it helps remind us that once upon a time Elton John was loved by music snobs.Essential Early Elton
This is the early stuff when Elton and Bernie were young, earnest, and hungry.Prior to the formation of the Elton John Band, performers include Davey and Nigel among others...This was Elton John's second album, but his American debut ("Empty Sky" was released in 1975 in the United States.Published on January 4, 2006 by D.See all 47 customer reviews...What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing Items Like This?Music You Should Hear: Artists' PicksWant to know what Norah Jones, Sting, and Il Divo are listening to?Find out in Music You Should Hear, where these and other artists tell you about the music they love.Greats from the Greatest
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