Classic Albums: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
05:00 am - 06:00 am, Monday, February 9 on Sky Arts (350)
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Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Season 1, Episode 5
Elton John discusses the making of his chart-topping 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, while lyricist Bernie Taupin adds a personal insight into how the songs were written
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Did You Know..
Elton John
(Actor)
Born:
March 25, 1947
in
Pinner, Middlesex
Best Known For:
His long music career.
Early-life:
Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, on March 25, 1947, the son of a Royal Air Force trumpeter. He won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music aged 11 - but quit shortly before graduating to join band Bluesology. The group supported American soul acts and backed legendary British musician Long John Baldry. A conflict of interests with the latter caused arguments and Dwight left shortly before meeting lyricist Bernie Taupin. Dwight changed his name to Elton Hercules John in 1968.
Career:
John's first solo album flopped in 1969, but its follow-up and the single Your Song were hits. Rocket Man in 1972 marked the beginning of an incredible run of success - 16 straight Top 20 hits (15 of which went Top 10). He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. In 1994, he won an Oscar for Can You Feel the Love Tonight, from Disney's The Lion King. A version of Candle in the Wind became the world's best-selling single, raising more than £20million for the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. He has collaborated with Bernie Taupin on more than 30 albums, and continues to record and tour.
Quote:
"I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose. They should draw the line at goats, though."
Trivia:
Profits from his singles go to the Elton John Aids Foundation. He was knighted in 1998.
Bernie Taupin
(Actor)
