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Sir Elton John's coat of arms. Granted to him in 1987, the shield includes piano keys and records. The Spanish motto, el tono es bueno, combines a pun on Elton John's name with the translation "the tone is good". [365] The black, red and gold colours are also those of Watford F.C.
At birth, his name was Reginald Kenneth Dwight. His family called him Reggie or Reg, but in 1972, he legally changed his name to Elton John, which everyone — including his mother — called him ...
Elton Britt (1913–1972), stage name of James Elton Baker, American country music singer-songwriter; Elton Dean (1945–2006), English saxophonist; Elton Hayes (1915-2001), British actor and guitarist; Elton Ibrahimov (born 1994), Azerbaijani singer and dancer; Elton John (born 1947), English musician
In 1970, John formed the Elton John Band with Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson, and released his first hit single, "Your Song". His band has gone through several lineup changes, but Olsson, Davey Johnstone , and Ray Cooper have been members, albeit not continuously, since 1970, 1971 and 1973 respectively.
Becoming Elton John was a two-fold process for the Grammy-winning music legend: First a name change, and then a persona overhaul. During his Tuesday visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ...
But for their second album, “Elton John” (1970), Elton sought out the producer of what he thought was the best song going (David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”), and that was Gus Dudgeon, who ...
Elton John performing in 2023 Elton John is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. He has collaborated with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 and is one of the most successful artists of all time, having sold over 300 million records worldwide in a six-decade career in music.
Elton John, formerly known as Reginald Dwight, performing in 2009 Dwight used the names of fellow band members Elton Dean and John Baldry to create his new solo stage name of Elton John . [ 8 ] Brown went on to form country rock band Cochise , playing and singing on their first two albums, Cochise and Swallow Tales , in 1970–71, before moving ...