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Rocket Man

Name: Rocket Man
Author: Mark Bego

The Life of Elton John

Mark Bego,

384 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

Rocket Man

The Life of Elton John

Mark Bego,

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The colorful and kaleidoscopic life of one of the world's most original and talented musical artists. Here's the book every pop music lover has been waiting for—full of the scandals, addictions, affairs and tantrums that underscored the life of arguably the world's greatest pop musician. Flamboyant, iconic Elton John is as much part of the American musical landscape as he is in his native England.In the 1970s, when popular music on both sides of the Atlantic fragmented into disco, soul, hard rock, pop and folk, Elton John embraced them all with his signature creative panache. Emerging in the late 1960s as a singer/songwriter, Elton was widely acknowledged as the most prolific pop and rock star of the decade by the mid-1970s. His peerless musical style and ability to jump from sensitive ballads to bawdy rock anthems to campy pop have made him a musical superstar for the ages.From his heartfelt ballads like "Tiny Dancer" and "Your Song, " to his rock & roll hits including "Benny and The Jets" and "Crocodile Rock, " Elton has lived one of the most outrageous and colorful lives in show business.Having met the "Rocket Man" the first time in the 1980s, Bego has drawn upon his personal observations, vast research, and has been able interview dozens of Elton's collaborators and lifelong friends to produce the the ultimate story on the amazing and larger-than-life Elton John.

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Publisher

Pegasus Books

Year

2020

ISBN

9781643133782

Topic

Media & Performing Arts

Subtopic

Music Biographies

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Table of Contents
Prelude * Elton Land
Introduction * Sir Elton John
Chapter One * Reg Dwight of Watford
Chapter Two * Crocodile Rock
Chapter Three * Bluesology
Chapter Four * The Songwriting Years
Chapter Five * Your Song
Chapter Six * Madman Across the Water
Chapter Seven * Rocket Man
Chapter Eight * Dancing down the Yellow Brick Road
Chapter Nine * The Bitch Is Back
Chapter Ten * Captain Fantastic & The Pinball Wizard
Chapter Eleven * Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Chapter Twelve * A Singular Man
Chapter Thirteen * I’m Still Standing
Chapter Fourteen * I Fall Apart and Go It Alone
Chapter Fifteen * Like Candles in the Wind
Chapter Sixteen * Glitter and Be Gay
Chapter Seventeen * The Rocketman Blasts Off
Illustrations
Sources
Bibliography
Discography
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright