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10 de abr. de 2024 · Celebrate the extraordinary talents of Elton John and Bernie Taupin at the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert with their timeless classic, "Your Song".
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Gershwin Honorees are selected by the Librarian of Congress in consultation with music specialists within the Library, former Gershwin Prize Honorees, and eminent outside experts in the field ...
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- John and Taupin Were Introduced Through A Job Ad
- The Pair Initially Created Music For Other Artists
- Taupin Preferred to Stay Behind The Scenes
- Within 10 Years, John and Taupin Were Worn Out and Took A Break from Each Other
- Their Split only Lasted Two Years and They Work Together to This Day
- Taupin Also Paints and Competes in Horse Shows
- Through It All, John Calls Taupin His 'Soul Mate'
Introduced in 1967, the pair met when each replied to an advertisement placed in the music magazine NME by Liberty Records searching for singer/songwriter artists. Taupin, a farmer’s son from Lincolnshire, England was 17, John (still using his birth name of Reg Dwight), who had begun playing the piano by ear at the age of three before completing fo...
As staff songwriters at DJM Records, they spent much of their first two years together writing material for other artists, among them Lulu and Roger Cook. Taupin would dash off lyrics and John would compose the music, eschewing any of Taupin’s verse he could not engage with quickly. Their first album was Empty Sky (1969), which was followed by Elto...
What followed was a period of success and the excesses that come with sudden fame and wealth. “What’s interesting to remember about Bernie is that Bernie was a rock star who didn’t appear on stage," says Doyle. "He would go on the tours, but he really didn’t like the limelight. And he hated when Elton would bring him on stage to be introduced to th...
By the mid-1970s the unrelenting schedule of composing, recording and touring had begun to take a toll on both men. “It was a very intensive working relationship that started in 1967 and by the time they got to 1976 these two guys are completely worn out,” says Doyle. “Elton had become, in America, the biggest rock phenomenon since The Beatles.” Le...
Though they took time apart and worked with others, both John and Taupin say the split was not acrimonious. The pair were working together again, albeit on a part-time basis, within two years. “They gave each other physical distance and emotional distance beyond 1976 and I suppose that preserved the partnership and gave them breathing space,” Doyle...
Turning his obsession with the American West into a reality, Taupin spent much of the early 1990s living the life of his alter ego, The Brown Dirt Cowboy, by competing in weekend horse shows and as part owner of a three-time bucking champion bull, Little Yellow Jacket. He also began hosting an annual cutting competition for cowboys at his Santa Bar...
One constant throughout has been his professional and personal bond with John, and their ability to interpret the other’s creative output thanks to a shared history forged by chance more than 50 years ago. Even in the early seventies, there was a creative understanding between them, says Doyle. “Some of the songs, like ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,’ ...
8 de abr. de 2019 · Elton John and Bernie Taupin's songwriting partnership has resulted in some of the most memorable tunes in rock history. And it all started with an act of fate.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin, one of the great songwriting duos of all time, are the 2024 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
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2 de nov. de 2020 · The pandemic forced Elton John to radically alter nearly all of his 2020 plans, including his sold-out Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour that’s now on hold until at least next summer. But for...
30 de may. de 2019 · Elton John (L) and Bernie Taupin. Aside from the warm family gatherings, Taupin cherishes the rare moments when he and John are alone, just like the days in the tiny room that had been their...
