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Helen Barbara Kruger, aka Bobbie Nudie, is born in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. She and her husband Nudie Cohn will find fame as designers of extraordinary rhinestone apparel for country music stars including Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Roy Rogers and Gram Parsons. They will also make Elvis Presley's famed $10,000 gold lame suit, as well as outfits for John Lennon and Elton John.
Skaila Kanga is born in Mumbai, India, Asia. She will first find success as an orchestral harpist in the UK, going on to work with artists as diverse as Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Barbra Streisand, and Paul McCartney.
Bob Birch is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He will carve out an impressive career as a bass guitar player, notably as a member of Elton John's band.
Reg Dwight, later to be known as Elton John, quits school to work as a messenger for Mills Music in London, UK.
Bluesology, featuring unknown keyboardist and vocalist Reg Dwight, later known as Elton John, record Come Back, Baby at Philips' Studios, London, UK.
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Elton John writes his first hit, Your Song, with his lyric-writing partner Bernie Taupin on the roof of Mills Music, 20 Denmark Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Elton John makes his first appearance in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with Your Song, which will peak at No8 during an eleven-week run on the chart.
Elton John's fifth album, Honky Chateau, is released on cassette and cartridge by Precision Tapes in the UK.
Eric Clapton, with the help of Pete Townshend of The Who, stages his comeback with a live all-star concert at The Rainbow, London, UK. Elton John, George Harrison and Ringo Starr are among the celebrities in the audience.
Five and a half years after its UK release, Elton John finally releases his debut album, Empty Sky, in the USA.Elton John releases a new single in the UK, a version of The Beatles' I Saw Her Standing There, featuring John Lennon.
Elton John releases a new single in the UK, a version of The Beatles' I Saw Her Standing There, featuring John Lennon.
Elton John performs live at a party in Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, UK, Europe, to celebrate the 21st birthday of Prince Andrew. [The prince actually turned 21 several months earlier, but the party was delayed]. In the course of the evening, Elton dances with the Queen to the strains of Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And The Comets.
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Elton John plays the first of two nights at The City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
While on his honeymoon in Saint-Tropez, France, Europe, Elton John is interviewed for UK tv's The Travel Show.Elton John and Tina Turner are the guests on the first ever edition of UK tv chat show Wogan, hosted by Terry Wogan.
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Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor of Queen spend a night on the town with Elton John in Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Elton John plays the first of three nights at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Elton John plays the second of three nights at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
When Eric Clapton plays at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, with a band featuring Elton John on keyboards and Mark Knopfler on guitar, the all-star line-up is further bolstered by the unexpected arrival of Sting during their rendition of Money For Nothing.Elton John opens the UK leg of a world tour at the NEC, Birmingham, with Nik Kershaw in support.
On his Sleeping With The Past tour, Elton John plays at The Great Westen Forum, Inglewood, California, USA.
On his Sleeping With The Past tour, Elton John plays at Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana, USA.On their Face To Face tour, Billy Joel and Elton John play at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
It is reported that Sir Elton John has collapsed during a flight from France to Ireland, on his way to attend the wedding of Victoria 'Posh Spice' Adams and footballer David Beckham.
Sir Elton John plays a live 'greatest hits' show entitled One Night Only at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
Elton John is presented with an Honorary Doctorate of Music at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, UK, Europe.Elton John, with Leon Russell as a guest performer, plays at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
Elton John performs live on tv show Saturday Night Live in the USA, and also acts as the show's host.Bass player Bob Birch, who played with Elton John, Billy Joel, Bruce Hornsby, David Coverdale, Ray Charles and others, dies at his home in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA. Police believe that his death may have been suicide.
Sensible Events, one of the UK's most adventurous music booking agencies, comes to the end of an eight-year contract with Live Nation, and reverts to being an independent agency again. Artists associated with Sensible include Roger Waters, Mark Knopfler, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Elton John and many others.
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Speaking at a Senate hearing in Washington DC, USA, Sir Elton John states that AIDS could be eradicated in his lifetime, but only if the US government continues funding the fight against the virus.Speaking at a Senate hearing in Washington DC, USA, Sir Elton John states that AIDS could be eradicated in his lifetime, but only if the US government continues funding the fight against the virus.
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On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays the first of two nights at the Capital One Arena, Washington DC, USA.On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays the second of two nights at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays at The TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays at Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays the first of two nights at The Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Over 100 British music artists, including Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Roger Daltrey and Liam Gallagher, sign a letter condemning the UK Government for having "shamefully failed" the music industry. The letter follows Boris Johnson's failure to secure visa-free touring for artists in his Brexit deal, despite an offer being on the table from Brussels.Elton John sets a new record as the only act in Official UK Chart history to have scored a Top 10 single in six different decades. Elton made his first appearance on the chart in 1971 with Your Song which reached No7. Fifty years later, his latest single, Cold Heart (Pnau Remix), becomes his 33rd Top 10 on the Official Singles Chart.
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