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Here's the link to EltonJohn.com to stream the Yamaha show.

Yamaha Concert Live Stream



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Elton John And Bernie Taupin Change Next Album Title to "Voyeur"

Elton John And Bernie Taupin Change Next Album Title to Voyeur

Elton John and Bernie Taupin will return to the studio towards the end of January to put together additional material for Elton’s upcoming album

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Bruce Springsteen MusiCares Tribute Draws Elton John, Mumford & Sons - The Hollywood Reporter

Bruce Springsteen MusiCares Tribute Draws Elton John, Mumford & Sons - The Hollywood Reporter:

Bruce Springsteen will be honored as MusiCares Person of the Year during Grammy week with a tribute event featuring performances by some of the biggest names in music, including Elton John, Mumford & Sons and Kenny Chesney.

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QA: T Bone Burnett on 'Nashville,' Elton John's Comeback and Retiring as a Producer | Music News | Rolling Stone

QA: T Bone Burnett on 'Nashville,' Elton John's Comeback and Retiring as a Producer | Music News | Rolling Stone:

The Elton portion of the RS article;

What's the current status of Elton John's The Diving Board record?
We're gonna record some more songs in January, I think.

Really?
I hope so. I can't – you know, you can imagine what [Elton's] schedule is like. But we're gonna go in at some point after the first of the year and do some recording. I think he's been writing some more tunes; he's written a whole suite of tunes for something else; he's been productive as hell, so I don't know. It's nice to have the luxury of time to be able to look over a piece of work and see how it wears with you.

Would this be the third time you guys have gone in to work on it and track?
It may be. We may have come in two or three different times. We did with The Union, for certain – there were three or four different spells of that one, so, yeah. The first batch of songs went incredibly fast and they were powerful, you know, it was an explosion! So, I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next.

Is it still gonna be a more raw, stripped-down affair?
Yeah, yeah. We're going in with the same guys; we're not retooling or anything like that, we're just keeping going.

Why do think it's the right time for Elton to do a record like that?
It was totally personal for me, because I was at the Troubadour – he did a week at the Troubadour that changed this town [Los Angeles] and changed the world, really. . . . [Former Los Angeles Times music critic] Robert Hilburn wrote a very eloquent piece on him and everybody in town went to see him because he was killer, he was just killing it. So they were talking, this was maybe the 20th-year anniversary of it, or 50th-year anniversary or whatever anniversary it was. [Laughs.]

I think 40th year.
Fortieth, yeah! And they were talking about it and I thought, "Let's just do that – let's just go in with a killer trio and do a rock & roll record." So [Elton] just went, "OK, let's go!" I don't know, maybe that's just where he's at, you know?

What's the extent of Raphael Saadiq's involvement?
So far he's just been playing bass like crazy, man. I'm looking for a place for him to sing; I hope he'll do a little singing, but so far Elton's done all the singing.

Well, he's good at that.
Yeah. [Laughs.]

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Elton John Writing More Songs For His 'Diving Board' LP | Music News | Rolling Stone

Elton John Writing More Songs For His 'Diving Board' LP | Music News | Rolling Stone:



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Bob Birch of Elton John's Band Dead in Apparent Suicide | Billboard.com

I am stunned!

Bob Birch of Elton John's Band Dead in Apparent Suicide | Billboard.com:



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Elton John, statesman - Bill O'Reilly

Elton John, statesman - Bill O'Reilly:



 "Sir Elton John did an extraordinary thing last week. He praised President George W. Bush in an interview with the ABC News/Yahoo! Power Players series, reminding us in the process that there are still statesmen in the world. Cross-ideological kindnesses are so rare these days that John's remarks were downright jolting."

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So what do you all think of this latest project?  Elton vs Pnau

Elton John "Doing Incredibly Well" After Health Scare, Says David Furnish - E! Online

Elton John "Doing Incredibly Well" After Health Scare, Says David Furnish - E! Online:

Elton John is back in business!

Last week, the 65-year-old singer was hospitalized due to a serious respiratory infection and forced to cancel a week's worth of shows. Fortunately, though, his partner, David Furnish, has told the BBC John is "doing incredibly well and recovering."

Read more: http://www.eonline.com/news/elton_john_doing_incredibly_well_after/319882#ixzz1wSE2s36t

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Elton John treated at L.A. hospital for 'serious' respiratory infection - latimes.com

Elton John treated at L.A. hospital for 'serious' respiratory infection - latimes.com:




Elton John spent a day in a Los Angeles hospital for a "serious respiratory infection" that forced the premature end to the legendary singer's Las Vegas show.

John became ill last weekend while performing his show, "The Million Dollar Piano," at the Colosseum at Caesar's Palace, according to a statement on his website.

"This week the condition worsened, even with medication and rest," the statement said.


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Somehow I missed this...disappointing but hopefully worth the wait

Bernie Taupin :: Articles: "04.09.12

"THE DIVING BOARD" RELEASE RESCHEDULED

“The Diving Board” Release Rescheduled Due to promotional time frames and related marketing opportunities Elton & Bernie’s new studio album “The Diving Board” will not be released until February 2013.

“It’s disappointing that our new music won’t hit the streets sooner but in order to get things done right it makes sense to delay its release by a few months” says Bernie. “It’s no fun having to sit on something you’re truly excited about but hopefully our fans will understand and that eventually the wait will be worth it.” "

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Elton John planning second child

Elton John planning second child

Sir Elton John and David Furnish are planning to have another child via surrogate so their son will have a sibling. The couple became parents to 13-month-old Zachary on Christmas Day 2010, and have doted on the tot ever since.




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Elton John on the Band's Levon Helm: "Their Music Changed My Life" - E! Online

Elton John on the Band's Levon Helm: "Their Music Changed My Life" - E! Online:


The Woodstock generation and loyal fans of the Band mourn the tragic death of Levon Helm, who passed away today after battling cancer. And of those remembering the late musician is an artist who's become one of music's biggest names himself, Elton John.





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No. 37: Elton John, ‘Rocket Man’ – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs

No. 37: Elton John, ‘Rocket Man’ – Top 100 Classic Rock Songs:
Elton Johns Rocket Man is not the first classic rock song about a lonely dude drifting through space. Hell, it may not even be the best, although a debate on the merits of this track versus David Bowies Space Oddity (which, hint-hint, we just might see later on in the Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list) is a conversation for another day.


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Rejuvenated Leon Russell returns to Knuckleheads

Rejuvenated Leon Russell returns to Knuckleheads


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Don’t go breaking Elton John’s heart: Buy his condos already!

Don’t go breaking Elton John’s heart: Buy his condos already



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Tracklist for "The Diving Board" revealed on Bernie Taupin's official site

Tracks are as follows:

•   1. Oscar Wilde Gets Out
•   2. A Town Called Jubilee
•   3. Can’t Stay Alone Tonight
•   4. My Quicksand
•   5. Candlelit Bedroom
•   6. The Ballad Of Blind Tom
•   7. The New Fever Waltz
•   8. 5th Avenue
•   9. Mexican Vacation (Kids In The Candlelight)
• 10. The Diving Board

See the rest here.

Elton to release The Diving Board in the fall.

 In recent years, Elton John has returned to his musical roots – reviving characters from previous albums (The Captain and the Kid), recreating the rootsy vibe of his Tumbleweed Connection era (Peachtree Road), and cutting an album with longtime hero and early Seventies touring partner Leon Russell (The Union). With his just-completed new album, John revisits another storied part of his past – the piano-bass-drums trio format heard on classic early records like the live 11-17-70. The result, says John, is "the most exciting solo record I've done in a long, long time."

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/elton-john-cuts-raw-lp-with-t-bone-burnett-20120315#ixzz1pl3Gbdfu

Cameron Crowe's Elton John Documentary The Union To Premiere On HBO This Thursday

Cameron Crowe's Elton John Documentary The Union To Premiere On HBO This Thursday:

When thinking of musical unions between Elton John and someone else, Broadway fans might automatically think of Tim Rice, while music enthusiasts would likely think of Bernie Taupin. However, the Cameron Crowe directed documentary The Union chronicles a collaboration between John and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Leon Russell as they work together on their album, which shares a title with the film.

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Elton John to Madonna: Sync well at the Super Bowl | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Elton John to Madonna: Sync well at the Super Bowl

Sir Elton John has some advice for Madonna in advance of her halftime gig during Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI: "Make sure you lip-sync good."
The "Rocket Man" singer said on "Good Morning America" Monday that outside of recent Super Bowl performances by the Rolling Stones and Prince he's never seen a decent Super Bowl halftime show -- "never ever."
Fans of John should expect to see him in a Pepsi advertisement Sunday with "X Factor" winner Melanie Amaro.

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