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Elton and John
* 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.

Elton and holds
* The February 27, 2010 concert of Elton John & Billy Joel holds the record for highest grossing show at the arena.

Elton and all-time
The UK single and album charts are revealed every Sunday on BBC Radio 1, with Elton John's " Candle in the Wind 1997 " the all-time best-selling single in the UK, and Queen's Greatest Hits the best-selling album in UK chart history.

Elton and record
* Elton John has performed a record breaking 62 sold-out performances at The Garden as of 2011.
The band protested that there had been no reaction to Elton John's " The Bitch Is Back " which was a hit record.
The first official voice on the station was that of Chris Jones, Programme Controller, and the first record played was " Are You Ready For Love " by Elton John.
Having overcome personal issues and " writer's block ", Split Enz entered Manor Studios in November 1978, where Elton John had recorded his albums in the few years prior, to record a new album with producer Mallory Earl.
Elton John has the record for most physical singles sold in a week, with 3. 4 million copies of " Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something about the Way You Look Tonight " sold the week of October 11, 1997.
" Despite their later falling out that would result in a change from Sedaka's record label from Elton's Rocket Records to Elektra, Elton has been credited by Sedaka as being responsible for his breakthrough back into the U. S. pop music scene.
Pnau is also recognized for their heavily publicized apprenticeship under musician Elton John, who signed the duo after listening to their record Pnau.
The album was released to high critical acclaim and gained unexpected favorable attention from Elton John, declaring it to be the greatest record he'd heard in ten years.
While stuck in musical limbo due to record label issues, Aparo released Weapon of Mass Construction ( 2001 ) ( Later re-released under the title One With the Sun ), a CD of cover songs taken from varying artists from Beastie Boys to Neil Young and Elton John, as well as two previously unreleased originals.
They appear to have been heavily influenced by Elton John ( who also played the piano on " I Don't Feel Like Dancin '") despite Shears commenting that he was not familiar with his work prior to the release of their record.
In May 1979 the band returned to London to record their eponymous debut album with producer Gus Dudgeon of Elton John fame.
Despite being signed to Elton John's record label, Rocket Records, they did not achieve commercial success.
In July 2008, the Metro Centre also set a record sell-out ( 25, 000 tickets sold in forty minutes ), for two back-to-back Elton John concerts held in late September 2008.
Barris has built many novelty vehicles for other celebrities ; these include golf carts for Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Ann-Margret, Glen Campbell, and Elton John ; and 25 modified Mini Mokes for a record company contest involving the Beach Boys.
Sneddon was inspired by his father ’ s record collection of The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison and Elton John, and he cites The Beatles as a big influence.
The Rocket Record Company is a record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others, in 1972.
Elton, Bernie and the band laboured harder and longer on the album than perhaps any previous record they'd ever done to that point.
The arena opened in October 1993 to a gala and a concert by Aerosmith which was attended by over 7, 000 people, a record that was broken in 2008 by Elton John who brought in 8, 100 fans.
Don Was has earned his recognition as a record producer and has recorded with an array of artists from The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, John Mayer, Ziggy Marley, Bob Seger, Al Green, Lucinda Williams, Garth Brooks, Ringo Starr, Iggy Pop, Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, Joe Cocker, Hootie and The Blowfish, Amos Lee and Willie Nelson to Elton John, Stevie Nicks, George Clinton, Randy Newman, The Black Crowes, Carly Simon, Travis Tritt, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne, The Barenaked Ladies, Old Crow Medicine Show, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Richie Sambora, The Presidents of the United States of America, B. B.
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.
Elton John met Martin at Townhouse Studios in West London to record the song.
" " Elton John was a very nice person ," Scully spoke for Jean in the DVD commentary for the episode, since Jean was busy during the commentary record.

Elton and for
The soundtrack also features Elton John's " Crocodile Rock ", " But Not for Me ", and " Chapel of Love ", and Gloria Gaynor's " I Will Survive ".
" His seven later books are the chief Danish authority for the times which they relate ; his first nine, here translated, are a treasure of myth and folk-lore " ( Elton, Introduction ).
* The Concert for New York City, a benefit concert with proceeds going to the families of 9 / 11 victims, is held at Madison Square Garden, featuring performances by David Bowie, Bon Jovi, Destiny's Child, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel, Elton John, Jay-Z, Adam Sandler, and others.
Their 1992 album Nonsuch ( named after Henry VIII's fabled palace ), united them with UK producer Gus Dudgeon, known for his 1970s work with Elton John and drummer Dave Mattacks ( Fairport Convention ).
Existing acts, some not usually considered central to the genre, also adopted glam styles, including Rod Stewart, Elton John, Queen and, for a time, the Rolling Stones.
Elton John ( whose given name was Reginald Kenneth Dwight, until it was legally changed in 1972 ) is notorious for his use of aliases under various writing and production credits throughout his career.
On 30 June, Queen + Lambert performed in Kiev, Ukraine at a joint concert with Elton John for the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation.
* The Elton John song Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting.
She is well known for her role as Mrs Miggins in Blackadder the Third ( co-written by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis ).
According to Michael Caine, he met Elton John and was discussing musical tastes, when Caine claimed that he had been creating chillout mix tapes as an amateur for years.
The Gliderdrome was famous in the 1960s for attracting top Motown acts as well as various other artists including, in the 1970s, Elton John and Marc Bolan & T. Rex and in the early 1980s " Yam Hologram ".
The Sixers then used their amnesty clause on Elton Brand, traded for Dorell Wright, and signed Nick Young, Kwame Brown, Royal Ivey, and re-signed Spencer Hawes.
To improve upon the previous season, the Clippers acquired high-scoring and rebounding power forward Elton Brand from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the draft rights to Tyson Chandler.
When he learns that she is pregnant, and his friend Elton gets arrested for having robbed a gas station a year earlier, he quits his job and leaves for Los Angeles where his sister, Partita ( Smith ), also a pianist, is making a recording.
Particularly famous ones include George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh, The Concert for New York City following the September 11 attacks, and John Lennon's final concert appearance ( during an Elton John concert on Thanksgiving Night, 1974 ) before his murder in 1980.
His support for these causes continues to this day, and includes an annual benefit concert held at New York's Carnegie Hall with Billy Joel, Elton John, James Taylor and other music superstars.
On 15 September 1997, Sting joined Sir Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Sir Elton John, Phil Collins and Mark Knopfler at London's Royal Albert Hall for Music For Montserrat, a benefit concert for the Caribbean island that had recently been devastated by an eruption from a volcano.
Her second matchmaking scheme backfires when Elton rejects Tai and makes a play for Cher.
Originally Tai fell for skater Travis ( Breckin Meyer ), but Cher tried to set up Tai with “ it boy ” Elton to boost her popularity.
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.

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