* Big Dipper ( Elton John song ), a 1978 song by Elton John

In his biography of rock legend Elton John, Philip Norman recounted that by his early teens, John ( then known as Reg Dwight ) was wearing glasses " not because he needed them, but in homage to Buddy Holly.

" ( 1979 ), Electric Light Orchestra ’ s " Shine a Little Love ", " Don't Bring Me Down ", and " Last Train to London " ( all 1979 ), George Benson's " Give Me the Night " ( 1980 ), Elton John and Kiki Dee's " Don't Go Breaking My Heart " ( 1976 ), and Diana Ross ' " Upside Down " ( 1980 ).

He befriended Elton John when the British singer was staying in California in 1972, insisting on calling him " John Elton.

" According to writer Philip Norman, when Groucho jokingly pointed his index fingers as if holding a pair of six-shooters, Elton John put up his hands and said, " Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player ," thereby naming the album he had just completed.

Elton John accompanied Groucho to a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.

The star-studded show featured Sir Elton John, Pattie Labelle, Bryan Adams, and Rufus Wainwright.

Appearing at a press conference with Judi Dench and Elton John, he promised both to appear on stage and to bring in big-name talent.

The British musician Elton John, for example, is a Knight Bachelor, thus entitled to be called Sir Elton.

So, Elton John may be called Sir Elton or Sir Elton John, but never Sir John.

His parents were Charles Elton Halliley, a solicitor, and Amy Michelle ( née Le Mesurier ), whose family were from Alderney in the Channel Islands ; both families were affluent with histories of government service, or work in the legal profession.

Elton John's American fans had no interest in being warmed-up by an unknown comedic performer – especially a Scotsman whose accent they found incomprehensible.

The song ' Cyclotron ' has a lyrical reference to Elton John whose music and style often crossed over into the glitter rock scene.

It reached its commercial peak in the mid-to late 70s with acts like Billy Joel, Elton John, Chicago, America and the reformed Fleetwood Mac, whose Rumours ( 1977 ) was the best-selling album of the decade.

The movement was formalized following the research of Elton Mayo, whose Hawthorne studies serendipitously documented how stimuli unrelated to financial compensation and working conditions — attention and engagement — yielded more productive workers.

Many Chilean fans see him as a legend whose status is as big as that of Julio Iglesias, Elton John or Luis Miguel, for example.

This approach rubbed off on those he influenced, while he clashed unrepentantly with other historians ( notably Cambridge colleague Geoffrey Elton ) with a perspective from constitutional history whose emphasis was on more traditional scholarship.

She and Victor Pinchuk are friends of singer Elton John and former US President Bill Clinton, whose 60th birthday Pinchuk attended in New York.

* Aida ( musical ), the musical by Elton John and Tim Rice whose story is based on Verdi's opera

Their song title " Funeral for a Friend ", itself shared with Elton John's " Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding ", was adopted as the name of the Wales-based post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend, whose lead singer Matthew Davies-Kreye cited Planes Mistaken for Stars as one of his favourite bands at that time.

The album is a collection of kid-friendly songs by popular artists ( e. g. Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, and Elton John ), with proceeds given to the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

During the festival, many world-class performers such as soloists and virtuosi, orchestras, dance companies, rock and jazz groups including Ray Charles, Paco de Lucia, Joan Baez, Martha Graham Dance Company, Tanita Tikaram, Jethro Tull, Leningrad Philarmonic Orchestra, Chris De Burgh, Sting, Moscow State Philharmonic Orchestra, Jan Garbarek, Red Army Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Chick Corea and Origin, New York City Ballet, Nigel Kennedy, Bryan Adams, God Is An Astronaut, James Brown, Elton John, Anathema, Kiri Te Kanawa, Mikhail Barishnikov and Josep Carreras have given recitals and performances at various venues in the city and its surrounding areas ; including the ancient theatres at Ephesus and Metropolis ( an ancient Ionian city situated near the town of Torbalı.

For this purpose it was given new lyrics by Maguire and Elton Hayes, who sang it in the film.

Later he hosted several shows for the local television channel Hamburg 1, where he first appeared under the nickname Elton, which was given to him due to a reportedly similar appearance to Elton John.

Pianos have also been used in rock and roll by entertainers such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Elton John, and Billy Joel to name just a few.

Elton John was born Reginald Dwight but changed his name by deed poll, making Elton John his real name.

The wife of pioneer settler J. M. Henderson is said to have chosen the name Elton for her home town from a book in which she read of an English town named Elton.

In 2002, four former Soft Machine members-Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, John Marshall and Allan Holdsworth-toured and recorded under the name Soft Works ( initially called Soft Ware, debuting at the 2002 Progman Cometh Festival ).

For the Elton John song of the same name, see Elderberry Wine ( Elton John song ).

The hero persona never receives a " superhero name ," either, although Scarbury sings the Elton John song " Rocket Man " in the pilot.

He has also recorded with Beyoncé, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Dave Stewart, to name a few.

The character was originally conceived as " Captain Cartwright "; writers Ben Elton and Richard Curtis were unable to think of a more amusing name for him.

Nevertheless, it was only after she signed with Elton John's Rocket Records that she became a household name in the UK.

The discovery of winnable coal seams is mentioned in 1556, referred to as " Beds of cinders or coke ... have been discovered three feet thick " during the digging of a clay pit and commonly is attributed to the Eltonhead family ( Elton Head Road, modern B5204, shares the name of the family ) whilst reference to the significant distribution of " potsherds " during excavation suggest that some light industry had been under way for some time prior ( suggested to date back to the 13th Century ) and the clay and pottery industries lasted in the area through to the early 20th Century.

The fifth presenter is Elton ( real name Alexander Duszat ), who debuted in 2010.

A man by the name of Elton Blake was arrested for attempted murder and once Race had recovered from his coma he was able to lead Rovers to promotion and further success.

Elton is a place name that dates back to the early Middle Ages.

They politely rejected the chance to record any of his compositions ( although they did ultimately record " I'm Going Home " as the B-side of their final ( contractually obligated ) single ,) and laughed when he told them he was adopting the stage name of Elton John.

Anya Major ( born 1966, in the United Kingdom ) is an athlete and actress who starred in Apple Computer's " 1984 " commercial, and who appeared as Nikita in the video to Elton John's song of the same name.

Ben Eason, son of Deborah and Elton, purchased the Tampa paper from his parents in 1994 and changed its name to the Weekly Planet.

King, the Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Rogers, Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac, Van Halen, Elton John, Keith Sweat, Cher, Dolly Parton, Phish, Green Day, and Carrie Underwood to name but a few.

In 1993, the name changed again to Lite 102. 9 as the station moved from Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond and Barry Manilow to soft adult contemporary ( Phil Collins, Elton John and Billy Joel ), and the call letters switched to WLYT in 1995.

The band's pianist, Reginald Dwight, afterward combined Dean's and Baldry's first names for his own stage name, Elton John.