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  45s.com - Elton John - Recording artist information: Elton John - 45 RPM Records -- Search for records, 45-rpm-records ...
Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
John emerged from the obscurity of a British song publisher's office in a meteoric rise to superstardom during the Seventies.
John and longtime lyricist and partner Bernie Taupin identified and shape the mood of the Seventies from its inception.
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  Elton John - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born March 25, 1947) is a rock music singer, composer, and pianist, and is one of the most successful solo artists in music history.
John was the dominant commercial force in the rock world in the 1970s, as evidenced by seven consecutive #1 records on the U.S. album charts.
Elton John underwent throat surgery to remove potentially cancerous nodules from his vocal chords in January 1987 whilst on tour, a necessity he originally said was due to an infection, but later said was the result of excessive drug abuse.
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 elton john
Elton takes this to the logical extreme inside the package, with a photo of himself in period costume, and pictures of the individual band members shot using the same grainy, sepia filter as the cover art.
Elton found contentment in being one of rock’s elder statesmen, and spent the rest of his career avoiding any kind of non-commercial experiments, and courting fame as a darling of the media, and a paragon of homosexual acceptance.
That Elton John is dead now – and has been for the better part of twenty five years, and the zombie that has replaced him seems to have little regard for the achievements of his predecessor.
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 Elton John Biography (Rock Musician/Composer) — FactMonster.com
Although John lost a bit of his shine during the '80s, he re-emerged as a force in the 1990s, touring and recording and cementing his spot among the pop music aristocracy.
John (like Paul McCartney) was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.
Elton John - Elton John (Reginald Dwight) musician, singer, songwriter Born: 3/25/1947 Birthplace: Pinner,...
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 Elton John   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Elton John, KBE (born March 25, 1947) is a highly successful British pop singer, pianist, and songwriter.
Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, England, the son of Royal Air Force squadron leader, Stanley Dwight, and his wife, Sheila Dwight.
Elton's self-titled second album was released in the summer of 1970, and started to sell well in the U.S., where it was released on the MCA's Uni subsidiary.
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 The Elton John Prophecy
Aside from Elton John's generous wealth of material spanning more than three decades, he also wrote, sang, and produced the best-selling number one single of all time, "Candle in the Wind" (the version that memorialised the late Princess Diana), eclipsing even 1940s' "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby.
Elton John, it stands to reason, may be the third to follow his friends Gianni and Diana four years later in 2001.
If Elton John is in danger of being shot by someone with a revolver, there would be evidence of a sensational shooting death in 1994 (7 years prior to 2001) involving a rock star.
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 Sir Elton Hercules John
Sir Elton Hercules John was educated in the Royal Academy, thanks to a scholarship that obtained in this institution at the age of 11 years that left six years later to dedicate itself to pop music.
On 1992 it founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation, one of the greater nonlucrative organizations for the eradication of the AIDS, to which singles decided to destine all the benefits of his.
Elton John already renewed and more sober achieved a new success in 1994 with its participation in the sound track of King Leon in collaboration with Tim Rice.
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 eltonfan.net - Hercules International Elton John Fan Club
Elton John is in town writing and recording demos of songs for his upcoming Broadway musical co-written with Bernie Taupin and based on Anne Rice's vampire characters.
Elton John was joined by Ryan White and Jason Robertson, both suffering from AIDS, when he performed at "For The Love of Children," a benefit for children with AIDS and other serious illnesses or problems, in Los Angeles, July 9, 1988.
Elton John is the Rocket Man. But he is not a biker brother.
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 Elton Hercules John - Encyclopedia.com
John, Elton Hercules 1947-, English popular singer, pianist, and composer, b.
Elton John spent over pounds 290,000 on flowers.
ELTON: YES, I BLEW pounds 40M IN 20 MONTHS; (And pounds 293,000 of that was on flowers).(News)
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 HELLO! Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Elton later admitted that he knew he was gay even before he tied the knot.
Fast forward a decade or so, and Elton is a changed man. He has been in a stable relationship for several years with film-maker David Furnish and is now a fully paid-up member of the Establishment.
He raises millions of pounds every year with his charity, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, hosting an annual ball at his Windsor mansion that is attended by the great, the good, and the terminally glamorous.
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 Elton John
Elton was a heavily sought-after session player between 1968 and 1970, graduating from backing vocalist and keyboard player to lead singer on a series of quickie cover versions that were recorded for Top 40 LP compilation discs - back then, record companies figured it was cheaper to re-record than license.
Elton's regular gang - Taupin, Gudgeon, Quaye, Buckmaster, Brown, etc. - all take their places here, but bass, drum, and guitar players are alternated frequently, and future band members Johnstone, Cooper, Olsson, and Murray - and even Roger Pope and future Yes member/cult favorite Rick Wakeman - all appear.
John's effective piano is mixed prominently, his voice is strong, and both the melodies and string arrangements are attention-grabbing.
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 Tim's Elton John Page
Elton was to make fund raising for the Foundation a central pillar of his new, "cleaned-up" life.
In 1994 Elton was inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of fame, one of the few musical accolades that he hadn't received in the preceeding quarter of a century.
Elton John was honored at the 42nd Grammy Awards as the year's MusiCares Person of the Year honoree, and in many ways it couldn't be a more fitting tribute to a man who has not only reclaimed his own life, but in turn helped so many others better theirs.
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 Elton John - Simple English Wikipedia
Sir Elton Hercules John (real name Reginald Kenneth Dwight, born March 25, 1947) is a British musician.
He became famous in the early 1970s when he and another songwriter named Bernie Taupin wrote several songs which he performed and recorded.
John became a huge star, not only for his musical abilites, but for flamboyant stage persona.
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 Elton John , Celebrity profile, bio, biography
John was the first Western rock star to perform in Israel and the USSR, in 1979.
Sir Elton John (born March 25, 1947), British pop singer, composer and musician, was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, but changed his name by deed poll to Elton Hercules John.
Elton has long been associated with AIDS charities after the death of his friend Ryan White, raising large amounts of money and using his public profile to attract attention to the disease.
www.starglimpse.com /celebs/pages/elton_john/elton_john.shtml   (1238 words)

  
 Knitting Circle Elton John   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In 1977 Elton John announced that he was retiring, and Bernie Taupin moved to Los Angeles.
In 1994 Elton John produced five new songs, written with Tim Rice, for the soundtrack to the Disney film The Lion King, and the album reaching number 1 in the US charts.
Elton John, Vera Lynn for the Nineties A profile, published the day after the funeral of Princess Diana, by Jay Rayner in The Observer Review, 7th.
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 Knitting Circle Elton John   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
In 1977 Elton John announced that he was retiring, and Bernie Taupin moved to Los Angeles.
In 1994 Elton John produced five new songs, written with Tim Rice, for the soundtrack to the Disney film The Lion King, and the album reaching number 1 in the US charts.
Elton John, Vera Lynn for the Nineties A profile, published the day after the funeral of Princess Diana, by Jay Rayner in The Observer Review, 7th.
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 Elton John biography - 8notes.com
Sir Elton Hercules John, KBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is one of the most successful British pop singers, composers, and musicians.
Born in Pinner, Middlesex, England, Elton John was educated at Pinner County Grammar School and the Royal Academy of Music, to which he won a scholarship at the age of 11.
John has long been associated with AIDS charities after the death of his friend Ryan White, raising large amounts of money and using his public profile to raise awareness of the disease.
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 Search Results for "Elton"
Elton, Sir Geoffrey Rudolph, 1921-94, English historian, b.
He was educated at the Univ. of London and began teaching at Cambridge...
Among the noted historians of the Tudor period are Geoffrey Rudolph Elton, Sir John Ernest Neale, and Albert Frederick Pollard.
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 Rock and Roll -- ELTON JOHN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
John and Taupin were hired by Dick James to become staff songwriters at his fledgling DJM in 1968.
Throughout the mid-'70s, 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.
For his next project, John reunited with Lion King collaborator Tim Rice to write songs for Disney's Broadway musical adaptation of the story of Aida; an album of their efforts featuring a who's-who of contemporary pop musicians was released in early 1999, going gold by the end of the year.
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 Elton John pictures, photos, wallpapers, desktop themes, posters, music, videos, DVDs, and memorabilia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Sir Elton Hercules John, KBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is one of the most successful British pop singers, composers, and musicians.
Born in Pinner, Middlesex, England, Elton John was educated at Pinner County Grammar School and the Royal Academy of Music, to which he won a scholarship at the age of 11.
In 1976 Elton John became involved in Watford Football Club as the chairman and director.
www.entertainzones.com /singers/j/elton-john   (482 words)

  
 Elton John Photos - Elton John News - Elton John Information
Elton is a large part of the AIDS research in the world.
Sir Elton John has filed a legal action in the US state of Georgia claiming tax authorities overvalued his penthouse in Atlanta.
Elton John: I'm the Connie Francis of rock 'n' roll.
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 Sir Elton John --  Encyclopædia Britannica
British singer, composer, and pianist Elton John ranked as one of the most popular entertainers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
English astronomer John Frederick William Herschel was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire, on March 7, 1792.
John Herschel discovered 525 star clusters and nebulae not recorded by his father, and he made the first telescopic survey of the southern heavens.
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 Elton John FAQ
Hercules, which is the official Elton John Fan Club.
But Elton was still shaken by this experience and he was very emotional in the studio.
This was the point in time when Elton's contract was almost up with MCA and he was suing them for the publishing rights to their music which MCA had since signing Elton and Bernie.
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 Amazon.com: Elton John - Greatest Hits: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Elton John seemed at his most creative and prolific the first five years of his career, releasing deep, thematic albums like "Tumbleweed Connection," and "Honky Chateau" seemingly two at a time.
Elton John has produced some of the best pop songs ever, and this album is irrefutable proof to that claim.
Elton John had put out many greatest hits packages over the years but none as good as this, released by MCA during the artist's commercial and creative peak.
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 eltonfan.net - Hercules International Elton John Fan Club
Hercules Chat Room and talk about the latest Elton John news and gossip from your area.
Fan recordings of Elton John songs and original compositions by many talented Elton John fans can be found in the Hercules Jukebox.
Hercules is not affiliated with Elton John`s management or the Elton John Aids Foundation.
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 Elton John - Sir Elton John - Cornflakes & Classics - The musical history of Elton John
I'd especially like to thank Jim McKay and the members of The 22nd Row mailing list, posters to the alt.fan.elton-john newsgroup and the Hercules Internatinal Elton John Fan Club, whose web site is the best place for current news on Elton's activities.
Reggie grew up to become Elton Hercules John, a psuedonym he took at the start of his solo career.
All songs written by Elton John (or Reg Dwight) and Bernie Taupin, unless otherwise noted.
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 Music > Rock and Pop > Artists > John, Elton
Elton Hercules John - including recent news updates on concerts, recordings and benefits.
Elton John Links - there are hundreds, maybe thousands or, who knows, millions of Elton John sites on the net.Here are a few of the most interesting, arranged by categories.
Illustrated Elton John Discography - including complete listings of lyrics, US and UK released singles, both stock and promotional issues, and more.
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 Biografía de Elton John   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Elton John announced he was a bisexual in 1976 and in 1984 he married Renate Blauel (it lasted four years) before he finally came to terms with the fact that he was actually homosexual.
John was the first Western rock star to perform in Israel and the USSR, in 1979.
John is a close friend of David Beckham, Billy Connolly and Billy Joel.
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 Arise, Sir Elton Hercules John Former judge Tarar wins Pakistan presidency hands down Britain still ill at ease in EU ...
London- Elton John, whose moving ballad "Candle in the Wind" united Britain in grief at Princess Diana's funeral, was awarded a knighthood on Wednesday.
The flamboyant John,, who recovered from drugs and drink addiction to become a favorite of the British establishment, recorded the song just hours after the funeral and vowed never to play it again.
John, born Reginald Dwight, was joined in the honors list by a galaxy of entertainment stars and literary figures.
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 Elton John Biography and CD's
Sir Elton Hercules John, whose birth name was Reginald Kenneth Dwight, was born on 25 March, 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England.
Elton was the son of Stanley Dwight (an RAF Squadron Leader) and Sheila Dwight.
Dwight was raised mostly by his mother and other female relatives and unfortunately saw very little of his father.
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 Elton John Biography and Summary
Once famed for his campy outrageousness and string of successful pop songs, English musician Elton John (born 1947) has more recently made a name for himself as a humanitarian with a particular interest in supporting AIDS research.
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE [1] (born March 25, 1947) is an English pop/ rock singer, composer and pianist.
In a career spanning over four decades, Elton John has sold over 250 million records [2] and has had over 50 Top 40 hits, making him one of the m...
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