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Elton John<\/strong> (born March 25, 1947, Pinner, Middlesex<\/a>, England) is a British singer, composer, and pianist who became one of the most popular entertainers of the late 20th century with such indelible<\/a> hit songs as \u201cRocket Man,\u201d \u201cCrocodile Rock,\u201d and \u201cCandle in the Wind.\u201d He fused as many strands of popular music<\/a> and stylistic showmanship as Elvis Presley<\/a> in a concert and recording career that includes the sale of hundreds of millions of records. John\u2019s superstar status extended well into the 21st century, and he influenced many other singer-songwriters<\/a> and musicians, including George Michael<\/a>, Bruce Hornsby, Rufus Wainwright, Miley Cyrus<\/a>, and Brandi Carlile<\/a>. As one of the first male pop stars to come out as gay, John also blazed a trail for many queer<\/a> recording artists.<\/p>\n

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Becoming Elton John<\/h2>\n

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Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he was a child prodigy on the piano<\/a> and awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music at 11. Gravitating toward pop after discovering rhythm and blues<\/a>, he joined Bluesology, later John Baldry\u2019s backing band, in the mid-1960s. He met his major songwriting collaborator, Bernie Taupin<\/a>, after both responded to an advertisement in a trade magazine, by which time Dwight was performing under the name Elton John. His stage name is a blend of the names of two of Bluesology\u2019s members: saxophonist Elton Dean and John Baldry.<\/p>\n

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In 1968 John scored his first British recording success with \u201cLady Samantha.\u201d His first American album, Elton John, was released in 1970 and immediately established him as a major international star.<\/p>\n

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Throughout his career John has demonstrated a supreme talent for assimilating<\/a> and blending diverse<\/a> pop and rock<\/a> styles into a propulsive, streamlined sound that is extroverted, energetic, and somewhat impersonal. His recordings were among the first to homogenize electric guitar<\/a> and acoustic piano with synthesized instrumentation. His vocal style, with its Southern accent and gospel<\/a> inflections, is strongly American-influenced, as is his pianism, an ornate, gospel<\/a>-flavored elaboration of the stylings of Little Richard<\/a> and Jerry Lee Lewis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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