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Elton John
Charles G. Dawes, the only US Vice president ever to write a popular music hit, is born in in Marietta, Ohio. In 1911 Dawes will write a wordless tune, Melody In A Major, which will become a popular music standard under the name It's All In the game, when words are added to it by Carl Sigman. The song will be a major hit for Tommy Edwards in 1958, and will also be covered by The Four Tops, Van Morrison, Cliff Richard, Nat "King" Cole, Brook Benton, Elton John and Jason Donovan, to name only a few.
On her BBC tv show, Lulu performs one of Britain's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest - I Can't Go On Living Without You - by unknown writing duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin meet up in London, UK, for the first time with producer Gus Dudgeon and arranger Paul Buckmaster to discuss Elton's upcoming second album.
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The Kinks, Elton John, Ballin' Jack and Juicy Lucy play the last of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Newly emerging singer-songwriter Elton John plays the first of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
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, Ringo Starr, Jimmy Page and Tony McPhee of The Groundhogs are among the celebrities in the audience. The opening act for the night is The Average White Band.
Elton John becomes godfather to John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s son, Sean Lennon, on the same day that his album Rock Of The Westies reaches No1 in the USA.
On his Jump Up tour, Elton John plays the second of two nights at Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Elton John plays the first of two nights at the Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.Elton John plays the second of two nights at The Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
Opening a British tour, Elton John plays the first of four nights at RDS, Dublin, Eire, Europe.
Elton John plays the first of two nights at The Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
Elton John plays the second of two nights at The NEC, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Elton John plays the second of two nights at Glasgow Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.Elton John plays the last of three nights at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.Elton John plays the first of two nights at Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
It is announced by Elton John's manager, John Reid, that the star and his wife Renate Blauel have decided to 'continue living apart', but have no plans for a divorce.
Elton John puts most of his massive art and pop collection up for auction at Sothebys Auction House in London, England, UK, Europe.UK tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror reveals that Elton John has long been worried about AIDS and has been tested for it many times.
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.
On his Sleeping With The Past tour, Elton John plays at Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, California, USA,
Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Cliff Richard, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Status Quo and Elton John play in a charity show at Knebworth Park, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, UK. The event is a Knebworth Festival-benefit for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Center and the BPI's Brit School for the Performing Arts.The fourteenth BRIT Awards event is held at Alexandra Palace, London, England, UK, Europe, hosted by Elton John and RuPaul. Winners include Sting for Best British Male Solo Artist, Brian Eno as Best British Producer, Crowded House as International Group and Van Morrison as Outstanding Contribution. Pray by Take That wins for Best British Single and Best British Video, and the band perfoms live doing a medley of The Beatles' hits. Prince wins the Best International Male Artist award.
Sir Elton John plays a live 'greatest hits' show entitled One Night Only at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
Lulu stars in the UK tv presentation An Audience with Lulu. Elton John, Sting, Maurice Gibb of The Bee Gees, Ronan Keating of Boyzone and Samantha Mumba appear as her guests, and sing duets with her.
The Annual Q Awards ceremony is held in London, England, UK. Elton John, on hearing that Madonna has been nominated as the best live act, accuses her of lip-synching.
Forbes magazine publishes its annual list of the most successful entertainers of the past year, with Dr. Dre in the top position. Most of his $110m is not because of his music but because of his top-selling Beats headphones brand. The full Top Ten list is as follows : 1. Dr Dre $110mrn2. Roger Waters $88mrn3. Elton John $80mrn4. U2 $78mrn5. Take That $69mrn6. Bon Jovi $60mrn7. Britney Spears $58mrn8. Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift (tie) $57mrn10. Justin Bieber and Toby Keith (tie) $55m
Elton John, Toto, Earth, Wind And Fire, Sarah McLachlan and others
take part in the Yamaha 125th Anniversary Concert, at The NAMM Show
in Anaheim, California, USA.
Sir Elton John is presented with the first ever BRITs Icon Award by Rod Stewart, at a gala concert marking Elton's return to the stage after surgery for appendicitis. Rod describes him as "the second-best rock singer ever". The Icon prize was created by the UK music industry's trade body, the BPI, which also runs the Brit Awards. Justin Timberlake, Sir Elton John and Pharrell Williams are among the guests at an after party following the GQ Men of the Year Awards, London, UK.
Elton John and Arctic Monkeys are among the acts performing on the fourth and last day of The Bonnaroo festival, Great Stage Park, Manchester, Tennessee, USA.
On his Follow The Yellow Brick Road Tour, Elton John plays at Les Vieilles Charrues 2014, La Prairie de Kerampuilh, Carhaix-Plouguer, France, Europe.Sir Elton John and David Furnish convert their civil partnership to a marriage in a lavish ceremony at their estate in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK, Europe. Guests include David and Victoria Beckham, Ed Sheeran, Gary Barlow, Lulu and Kate Bush.Mariah Carey and Sir Elton John perform live at the nine-hour long wedding of Russian billionaire Valery Kogan's granddaughter Irene, in The Landmark Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe.
On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York State, USA.On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays at The Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, 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.
Rocketman, a biographical musical film based on the life of musician Elton John, is premiered at The Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France, Europe. 1865 |
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