- Aliases
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Ann Orson
Chartbusters [Reg Dwight]
Elton
The Elton John Band
Glen Campbell [sampled] & Elton John
Mr. Reginald
Reg Dwight
Top of the Pops [Reg Dwight]
- Birth name
- Reginald Kenneth Dwight
- Legal name
- Elton Hercules John
- Born
- March 25, 1947
- Country
- United Kingdom
- IPI
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00041696966 2 works
00042308022 236 works
00070379083 1 work
- Affiliation
- PRS, SACEM, BMI
- Comments
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Singer, songwriter, composer and pianist.
Changed his name to Sir Elton Hercules John in 1972. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as performer. He and Bernie Taupin received the 2013 Johnny Mercer Award for their high quality of songwriting. - Member of
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Bluesology Keyboards (1962-1968) (as "Reg Dwight")
The Bread and Beer Band Keyboards
- Related
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Davey Johnstone
Tim Rice Songwriting collaborator
- Related labels
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The Rocket Record Company co-founded by John, who is also the main artist
- Ranking
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67th most covered composer/author
38th most covered performer
1457th most covering performer
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