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Joseph Raymond
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posted 03-19-2013 02:19 PM
Sir Elton Hercules John Background information
Birth name - Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Born - March 25, 1947
Genres - Rock, pop rock, glam rock, soft rock, R&B
Occupations - Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, composer
Instruments - Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar
Labels - DJM, Uni, MCA, Geffen, Rocket/Island, Universal, Interscope, Mercury, UMG
Associated acts - Bernie Taupin, Tim Rice, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Kiki Dee, Billy Joel, George Michael, Eminem, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Anastacia, Dionne Warwick, Neil Sedaka
Website - www.eltonjohn.com
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Jokie Smurf
Jokie Smurf22 / Chloette / Elton John Smurf / My dog Padfoot
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posted 03-26-2013 06:42 PM
You just copied that off of Wikipedia, here's something I made using facts from a variety of resources:
Born: 25 March 1947 Pinner, Middlesex, England
Spouses: Secretary Linda Woodrow (late 1960s), German recording engineer Renate Blauel (February 14, 1984), and advertising executive and filmmaker David Furnish (1993).
Children: Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, born December 25, 2010 in California And Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John Born January 11th, 2012.
Godmothers of Children: Lady Gaga, magazine editor Ingrid Sischy, and Sichy's partner Sandy Brant
Known Godchildren: Sean Lennon, David and Victoria Beckham's sons Brooklyn and Romeo, Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian Charles, and the daughter of Seymour Stein
Friends: Diana, Princess of Wales', Billy Joel, Freddie Murcury, Billie Jean King, Ryan White, Kiki Dee, Bernie Taupin, John Lennon
People Mentioned in gay campaign: Cyndi Lauper, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Mraz, Judith Light, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Kardashian, Clay Aiken, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, and Anna Paquin.
Grammy Awards:
1987: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "That's What Friends Are For", performed by Dionne Warwick & Friends (award shared with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)
1991: Best Instrumental Composition for "Basque", performed by James Galway
1994: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"
1997: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Candle in the Wind 1997"
1999: Grammy Legend Award
2001: Best Musical Show Album for Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida (award shared with Guy Babylon, Paul Bogaev & Chris Montan (producers), Tim Rice (lyricist) and the original Broadway cast with Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, and Sherie Rene Scott)
Band Members:
Current members
Elton John lead vocals, piano
Nigel Olsson drums, vocals
Davey Johnstone guitar, musical director, vocals
John Mahon percussion, vocals
Kim Bullard keyboards
Matt Bissonette - bass
Ray Cooper percussion
Tata Vega lead backing vocals
Rose Stone backing vocals
Lisa Stone backing vocals
Jean Witherspoon backing vocals
Previous band members
Guy Babylon keyboards
Bob Birch bass guitar, vocals
Tom Costello drums
David Hentschel synthesiser
Tony Murray bass
Roger Pope drums, percussion
Fred Mandel keyboards, guitars
Dee Murray bass guitar, vocals
James Newton Howard conductor, keyboards, orchestrations
Caleb Quaye guitar, drums, percussion
Kenny Passarelli bass, background vocals
Charlie Morgan drums
John Jorgenson guitars, saxophone, pedal steel, mandolin, vocals
David Paton bass guitar, vocals
Other notable contributors and guests:
Leon Russell piano, vocals
Gus Dudgeon production
Paul Buckmaster orchestrations
Lesley Duncan acoustic guitar, vocals, background vocals
Dusty Springfield background vocals
Rick Wakeman organ
Jean-Luc Ponty electric violin
Luther Vandross vocals
Kiki Dee background vocals
Bruce Johnston vocals, background vocals
Carl Wilson vocals, background vocals
Toni Tennille vocals, background vocals
Tower of Power horns
John Lennon (credited as Dr. Winston O' Boogie) guitar
Labelle vocals, background vocals
David Crosby vocals, background vocals
Graham Nash vocals, background vocals
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
David Sanborn saxophone
David Paich organ
Jeff Porcaro drums
Pete Townshend guitar
Stevie Wonder harmonica
John Deacon bass
Nik Kershaw electric guitar
Freddie Hubbard trumpet, flugelhorn
Eric Clapton vocals
David Gilmour guitar
k.d. lang vocals
P.M. Dawn vocals
Little Richard vocals
Don Henley vocals
Chris Rea vocals
Tammy Wynette vocals
Gladys Knight vocals
Paul Young vocals
Bonnie Raitt vocals
Leonard Cohen vocals
George Michael vocals
Deon Estus bass
Paul Carrack organ
Ricky Molina drums, percussion
Albums: Empty Sky, 1969; Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection, 1970; 11.17.70, Friends, Madman Across The Water, 1971; Honky Chateau, 1972; Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973; Caribou, Greatest Hits, 1974; Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies, 1975; Here and There, Blue Moves, 1976; Greatest Hits Volume II, 1977; A Single Man, 1978; Victim of Love, 1979; 21 at 33, 1980; The Fox, 1981; Jump Up, 1982; Too Low for Zero, 1983; Breaking Hearts, 1984; Ice on Fire, 1985; Leather Jackets, 1986; Live in Australia, 1987; Reg Strikes Back, 1988; Sleeping With the Past, 1989; To Be Continued, 1990; The One, 1992; Duets, 1993; Made in England, 1995; Love Songs, 1996; The Big Picture, 1997; Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, The Muse, 1999; One Night Only, 2000; Songs From the West Coast, 2001; Greatest Hits 1970 - 2002, 2002; Peachtree Road, 2004; The Captain & The Kid, 2006; Rocket Man- Number Ones, 2007; The Union, 2010.
Some Achievements: First popular Western singer to perform in USSR, 1979; playing to over 2 million people across 4 continents, 1984-86. Made Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1996; received knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, February 24, 1998. Released biggest selling single of all time, Candle In The Wind 1997 (over 33,000,000 copies sold), 1997. Received Honorary Doctorate, Royal Academy of Music, 2002, became Fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters and Composers, 2004.
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Sassette
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posted 03-27-2013 07:47 AM
Nice work, Jokie. I'm impressed you used facts from various places to combine them into a very comprehensive biography.
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Jokie Smurf
Jokie Smurf22 / Chloette / Elton John Smurf / My dog Padfoot
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posted 04-05-2013 10:29 AM
Thanks Sassette! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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