Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary life president of the club.
Jenny Block • 02-04-22
Magic is real It’s not that I don’t believe in the kindness of strangers. I do. Mostly. It’s just that sometimes it really goes beyond.
Like above and beyond. Like way, way above and beyond. All the way to the 12th row of a once-in-a-lifetime concert. Jenny Block with her wife and friends at the Elton John concert But I’m getting ahead of myself. … I was on a flight, eating my lunch, minding my business as I am known to do, especially on flights (I do not like to get into conversations that I cannot get out of) when a man sat down next to me and immediately started talking to me.
He said he had tickets to the Elton John concert in Houston later that week and couldn’t go and hadn’t had any luck selling or even transferring the tickets. “Do you have someone you can transfer them to?” I asked. “I do.
Sort of. She’s a friend of a friend and she has some friends that might be able to use the tickets. Can you go?” he asked. I froze a bit.
