Elton John Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

Tiny Tim: The Eternal Troubadour

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Carey Budnick 0 Comments Bjork, Boy George, David Bowie, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Jackie Gleason, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow, Prince, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Sullivan, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Tiny Tim, Tiny Tim: King For a Day

As a wonderful new documentary brings the 60s pop culture icon back into the spotlight, we take a deeper look at the man born Herbert Khaury

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Hip Hop Rap Remembrance

Biz Markie Has Left The Building

July 18, 2021July 19, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Benny and the Jets, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Cold Chillin', Cool V, Elton John, Just A Friend, Masta Ace, Nick Cannon, RIP, Roxanne Shante, Vapors, Yo Gabba Gabba

When it came to bringing humor and warmth to a most serious rap game, Marcel Theo Hall had what we all needed

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Pop Power Pop Records

Pop-O-Rama #5!!!

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 David Bash 2 Comments 2021, Big Stir Records, Cherry Red, Chris Stamey, David Bash, Design, Elton John, Omnivore Recordings, Our Back Pages, Peter Holsapple, Pop, Pop-O-Rama, Power pop, Records, The Bablers, Wanderlust

David Bash dishes on some of the best new pop releases in recent weeks

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Hey, Jupiter: Tori Amos’ ‘Boys for Pele’ Turns 25

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1996, 25th Anniversary, Boys For Pele, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Laura Nyro, Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos

The singer/songwriter’s third studio album remains an idiosyncratically peculiar yet poignant opus

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A Genius In Prayer

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Chris Parker 0 Comments 2020, Alexandra Palace, Elton John, film, Higgs Boson Blues, Idiot Prayer, Jerry Lee Lewis, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Ship Song

In this haunting cinematic experience, its just Nick Cave, the piano, his microphone and a growing pile of sheet music at his feet

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The Killer at 85!

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Bill Clinton, Billy F Gibbons, Bonnie Raitt, Chris Janson, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Great Balls of Fire, Jacob Tolliver, James Burton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Phillips, Jimmy Swaggart, Joe Walsh, Johnny Cash, Lee Ann Womack, Linda Gail Lewis, Lindsay Ell, Marty Stuart, Mickey Gilley, Mike Love, Priscilla Presley, Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Wink Martindale

No one thought Jerry Lee Lewis would be the last man standing, least of all Jerry Lee Lewis

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Music Journalism

It’s Almost Time For The Rock Revival

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Billie Eilish, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Bruce Springsteen, Daft Punk, David Bowie, DJ Shadow, Elton John, Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, MTV, Robyn, Rolling Stone, technology, The Beatles, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Who

Rolling Stone’s 500 Best Albums List notes how technology fails Rock & Roll

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Take Me Back: Elton John’s 21 at 33 is 40

May 29, 2020May 30, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments 1980, 21 At 33, Alvin Taylor, Beach Boys, Bill Champlin, Bruce Johnston, Byron Berline. Curt Boetcher, Don Henley, Elton John, Glenn Frey, Herman’s Hermits, James Newton-Howard, Jim Horn, Peter Noone, Reggie McBride, Steve Lukather, The Eagles, Timothy B. Schmitt

Looking back at the Rocketman’s first middle age offering that ushered in his 1980s

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Stranger Things: Randy Newman’s 12 Songs Turns 50

April 29, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 12 Songs, 1970, Cat Stevens, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Ladies of the Canyon, Mona Bone Jakon, Moondance, Norman Lear, Randy Newman, Sweet Baby James, Van Morrison

A quarter century before meeting Woody and Buzz, the L.A. songwriter walked the razor’s edge of sarcasm on his second studio LP

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Hip Hop Punk Rock Soul

RNRG New Music Playlist: July 20, 2018 Edition

July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments Boston, Elton John, Kanye West, PiL, Pram, The Internet

From The Internet to Kanye West to Boston to Gentle Giant, this mix is weird and wonderful!

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