Must Haves. Music Edition. Elton John.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

John, the son of a former Royal Air Force trumpeter, become born in 1947 as Reginald Kenneth Dwight. He began out gambling the piano on the age of four, and on the age of 11 he acquired a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. After six years of study, he graduated from faculty with the aim of coming into the tune business. In 1961 he joined his first band, Bluesology, spending time gambling in organizations, gambling solo concert events at nearby hotels, and acting errands for London publishers. By 1965, Bluesology become backing travelling American soul and R&B musicians like Major Lance, Doris Troy, and the Bluebells. In 1966, Bluesology have become Long John Baldry's helping band as they toured cabarets all through England. Dwight have become annoyed with Baldry's manipulate of the band and searched for different organizations to join. He failed his lead vocalist auditions for each King Crimson and Gentle Giant earlier than responding to an commercial via way of means of Liberty Records. Though he failed his Liberty audition, he become given a stack of lyrics left with the label courtesy of Bernie Taupin, who had additionally spoke back to the ad. Dwight wrote tune for Topin's lyrics and commenced to touch him via way of means of email. By the time the 2 met six months later, Dwight

modified his call to Elton John, taking his

call from bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and his remaining call from John Baldley. rice field.

Active1960s - 2020s

BornMarch 25, 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

Adult Contemporary

Album Rock

Contemporary Pop/Rock

Rock & Roll

Singer/Songwriter

Soft Rock

AM Pop

Film Score

Show/Musical

HITS

Your song, im still standing, rocket man,tiny dancer, candle in the wind,benie and the hets, etc

ALBUMS

elton john, madman across the water, too low for zero, tumbleweed connection, honky chateu

CULTURAL IMPACT

Elton John exploded like a supernova withinside the early 1970s, producing headlines and hits with ease. As "Your Song," "Rocket Man," "Crocodile Rock," "Daniel," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," and "Bennie and the Jets"songs John wrote together along with his lifelong collaborator Bernie Taupinclimbed into the Top Ten on both aspect of the Atlantic, John become inescapable throughout the primary 1/2 of of the `70s, 5 years that grew to become out to be the primary act in a exquisite profession that saved him on the pinnacle of the charts for decades. He had a Billboard Top forty hit unmarried each 12 months among 1970 and 1996, a signal that he knew a way to each extrade with the instances and mildew the instances to healthy him. John`s earliest facts have been a part of the moody, introspective post60s singer/songwriter motion but as soon as he had a success with "Your Song," the pianist found out he may also craft Beatleslike pop and pound out rockers with same aplomb. Over the following decades, he delved into soul, disco, and country, in addition to traditional pop balladry, revolutionary rock, or even musical theater, writing songs for Disney's The Lion King and participating with Tim Rice on Aida. His versatility, easy melodic skills, dynamic air of mystery and glamorous level suggests have made him a calling card. Many of his songs have emerge as the cutting-edge pop standard.