Elton John's 1969 debut album, went largely unnoticed.  Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, England the son of Squadron Leader Stanley Dwight, RAF, and his wife Sheila.  Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.  Elton John was one of the dominant commercial forces in the rock world during the 1970s, with a string of seven consecutive #1 records on the U.S. album charts, 23 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10 ones, and six #1 hits.  Elton John was released in the spring of 1970 on DJM Records/Pye Records in the UK and Uni Records in the USA, and established the formula for subsquent albums.  In a career spanning over four decades, Elton John has sold over 250 million records.  Key musical elements in Elton John's success included his melodic gifts matched with the contributions of his lyricist partner Bernie Taupin, his rich tenor and gospel-chorded piano, aggressive string arrangements, and his flamboyant fashion sense and on-stage showmanship.  The band released Honky Chateau, which became Elton John's first American #1 album, spending five weeks at the top of the charts. 

 

 

 

 

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