Elton John: Fifty Years On

2019-10-15 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Stephen Spignesi
Release : 2019-10-15
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 287/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Elton John: Fifty Years On written by Stephen Spignesi. This book was released on 2019-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We can count on one hand the musical legends equal to Elton John (the Beatles and the Rolling Stones each get a finger). Elton John: Fifty Years On looks at the impact songwriting partners Elton John and Bernie Taupin have had on popular music and culture, and also discusses every song on all thirty albums, plus his work on Broadway, in movies, and elsewhere. • Part 1 is a bullet-pointed look at every released song, complete with insights, trivia, and meanings, including musical insights—like Elton’s favorite chord progressions, or the most notable melodies in his discography. • Part 2 is a collection of essays and interviews with musicians and music writers chatting about Elton and Bernie. Did you know? · Elton and Bernie’s revision of “Candle in the Wind” (known as “Goodbye England’s Rose”), a tribute to Princess Diana after her untimely death, is the biggest-selling single in the UK and the second-biggest selling single in music history (after Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”). · “Tiny Dancer” may or may not be about Bernie Taupin’s wife, Maxine…quotes from Elton and Bernie contradict each other. · The biggest music stars in the world routinely show up at Elton John concerts to sing duets with the Rocket Man, including Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, George Michael, Bruce Hornsby, Lionel Richie, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Adams, Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes, and many more, as well as Elton’s legendary “dual” shows with Billy Joel · The background vocals for the song “White Lady White Powder” on the 21 at 33 album are sung by the Eagles. · The background vocals for the song “Cage the Songbird” on the Blue Moves album are sung by Graham Nash and David Crosby. (Stephen Stills must have been busy?) Elton John: Fifty Years On was written for ultimate Elton John fans. A browsing book, a reading book, a treasure trove of facts, trivia, insights, and commentary, it’s the perfect companion to Elton leaving the Yellow Brick Road.

Eltonography

2008-09-30 Music

Author : Terry O'Neill
Release : 2008-09-30
Genre : Music
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 331/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Eltonography written by Terry O'Neill. This book was released on 2008-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book spans four decades chronicling the public and private journeys of a man voted as one of the 50 greatest artists of all time. With over 30 albums and an endless production line of singles that rank among the 20th century's greatest classics, he has accumulated 5 Grammys, 11 Ivor Novellas and an Oscar. Terry O'Neill's camera has chronicled the careers of the greatest names in show business, from Frank Sinatra and The Beatles to Hollywood stars.

The Elton John Scrapbook

2002 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Mary Anne Cassata
Release : 2002
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 224/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Elton John Scrapbook written by Mary Anne Cassata. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Elton's fiercely loyal followers have been craving--a guide that explores every nook and cranny of the legendary rock musician's extraordinary career. Included are biographical background, anecdotes, critical commentary, lists, pop quizzes, trivia, quotes, and more. Illustrations.

The Art of Her Deal

2020-06-16 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Mary Jordan
Release : 2020-06-16
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 405/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Art of Her Deal written by Mary Jordan. This book was released on 2020-06-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revelatory biography of Melania Trump from Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan “deftly, and without agenda, decodes Melania [Trump]” (NBC News) who is far more influential in the White House than most people realize. Based on interviews with more than one hundred people in five countries, The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump draws an unprecedented portrait of the first lady. While her public image is of an aloof woman floating above the political gamesmanship of Washington, behind the scenes Melania Trump is not only part of President Trump’s inner circle, but for some key decisions she has been his single most influential adviser. Throughout her public life, Melania Trump has purposefully worked to remain mysterious. With the help of key people speaking publicly for the first time and never-before-seen documents and tapes, The Art of Her Deal looks beyond the surface image to find a determined immigrant and the life she had before she met Donald Trump. Mary Jordan traces Melania’s journey from Slovenia, where her family stood out for their nonconformity, to her days as a fledgling model known for steering clear of the industry’s hard-partying scene, to a tiny living space in Manhattan she shared platonically with a male photographer, to the long, complicated dating dance that finally resulted in her marriage to Trump. Jordan documents Melania’s key role in Trump’s political life before and at the White House, and shows why he trusts her instincts above all. The picture of Melania Trump that emerges in The Art of Her Deal is one of a woman who is savvy, steely, ambitious, deliberate, and who plays the long game. And while it is her husband who became famous for the phrase “the art of the deal,” it is she who has consistently used her leverage to get exactly what she wants. This is the story of the art of her deal.

Elton

2007 Biography & Autobiography

Author : David Buckley
Release : 2007
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 136/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Elton written by David Buckley. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of music’s true global superstars and most admired figures, Elton John has sold an estimated 200 million albums worldwide to date, and continues to appear regularly in the singles charts, thanks largely to a series of high-profile collaborations with new faces. But he is loved as much for his outrageous personality and witty outspokenness as for his music: recent memorable outbursts have included a public comment that "people who charge �75 and lip-sync should be shot” and calling some pushy photographers "rude, vile pigs.” He has even admitted that, in one of his more comedic cocaine-fueled moments, he phoned one of his management team "to tell him to do something about the wind outside my hotel room.” Such shamelessness and sheer silliness rivals anything uttered by punk rockers, yet it is so typically Elton: honest and wittily intemperate. Tragedy and heartbreak have played a large part in his life too. Behind the parties, the hedonism, the lavish stage costumes and silly glasses lies a more somber story. There have been disputes with managers, legal wranglings, splits with partners, and a divorce. Added to that there have been serious health problems, a very public battle with his expanding waistline and receding hairline, drug addictions, and spells when he wanted to quit the music business altogether. But now, at 60 years old, Elton enjoys a stable relationship with his husband David Furnish. His demons have been overcome. His commercial and critical stock is rising. With popular acts like the Scissor Sisters sounding more like Elton than Elton himself, Elton John is finally cool again. Drawing on many firsthand interviews with his associates and musical collaborators, this page-turning story of high drama and prodigious talent traces Elton’s astonishing journey through life as the colossus of camp, while also offering a critical history of his work and analyzing afresh his contribution to popular music.

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