Elton John – Rocket Man
Elton John’s Rocket Man (Honky Château, 1972): Taupin/Bradbury, Gus Dudgeon, Hérouville, UK No. 2 / US No. 6.
Elton John – Tiny Dancer
Tiny Dancer opens Elton John’s November 1971 album Madman Across the Water and it takes its time. Written with Bernie Taupin and produced by Gus Dudgeon at Trident in London, the cut runs past six minutes: a patient.
Elton John – Piano, spectacles, and chart arithmetic
Reg Dwight became Elton John with Bernie Taupin lyrics, a grand piano, and a run of singles that treated pop craft as serious work.
Interview of Elton John (1976)
On Parkinson in 1976, Elton John shares the sofa with Michael Caine and ends up at a pub piano under studio lights.