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Reginald Kenneth Dwight changes his name (by deed poll) to Elton Hercules John.
UK NEWSPAPER - New Musical Express
In the 1971 readers' poll, Elton John places as the 16th world male singer; 20th world musical personality; 13th British male singer and 15th British vocal personality.
FRANCE STUDIO SESSIONS - Strawberry Studios, Château D'Hierouville
Elton John and the band record tracks for the next studio album.
Tour dates in England and Germany. Davey Johnstone, formerly with the group Magna Carta, joins the band as the guitarist.
UK CONCERT - Royal Festival Hall, London $
"Philharmonica
Freedom"
Elton opens the concert solo. He is then joined by Nigel Olsson, Dee Murray and the debut appearance of Davey Johnstone as a member of the Elton John Band. The band is augmented by Alan Parker (guitar; Blue Mink) and backup singers: Madeline Bell, Lesley Duncan & Caroline Attard.
Songs 15 to 25 are accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Paul Buckmaster and were filmed. Some reports say the show was broadcast on televison. Song order from 1 to 14 is unknown.
US 45
UNI 55318 (US: #41; 7 weeks)
ENGLAND CONCERT - University of Lancaster, Lancaster
Supported by Brinsley Schwarz. The debut concert for the new four-piece band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Shaw Theatre NYT, Lancs
ENGLAND CONCERT - Exeter University, Exeter
Supported by Linda Lewis.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Watford Town Hall, Watford
Supported by Linda Lewis.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Waltham Forest Technical College, Waltham Forest
Supported by Sunshine.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Shaw Theatre NYT, Lancs
Did Elton really play the same venue twice in one week, or is this a make up for a cancelled show scheduled for February 20?
US LP - EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TEA -
John Baldry
Warner Brothers BS 2614
Recorded February 1972 at IBC Studios, London.
SCOTLAND CONCERT - The Music Hall, Aberdeen
SCOTLAND CONCERT - Caird Hall, Dundee
SCOTLAND CONCERT - Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
SCOTLAND CONCERT - Empire Theatre, Edinburgh
UK NEWSPAPER - New Musical Express
In an interview by Julie Webb, Elton John says, "I've never regarded pop music as an art form - I thinnk it is just entertainment and I think that is why pop groups are coming back because people are fed-up with moodies and they'd rather go out and have a good time."
GERMANY CONCERT - Frankfurt
Sometimes dated March 20 1972
GERMANY CONCERT - Munich
GERMANY CONCERT - Munich
GERMANY CONCERT - Hamburg
GERMANY CONCERT - Dusseldorf
GERMANY CONCERT - Berlin
Last show of this tour.
ENGLAND FILM - Ascot Sound Studios, Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, Surrey
Studio filming of a special session for the Born To Boogie film. T. Rex were joined by Elton John on piano and Ringo Starr on second drum kit. Two songs were used in the final film, Tutti Frutti and Children Of The Revolution. Studio notes indicate that The Slider may also have been filmed and recorded. Finally, in a radio interview, Marc mentioned that Long Tall Sally had also been played.
Thanks to Cliff McLenehan for the details.
US CONCERT - Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City MO
US 45
UNI 55328 (US: #6; 15 weeks)
UK 45
DJM DJX 501 (UK: #2; 13 weeks)
A 10 show US leg of a North American tour.
US CONCERT - Waco TX
First show of this North American tour.
US CONCERT - Houston TX
UK TV - Sounds For Saturday (BBC Television)
Recorded December 8 1971. Elton John plays the entire Madman Across The Water album, except for All The Nasties.
US CONCERT - Austin TX
US CONCERT - Columbia MO
US CONCERT - Notre Dame University, South Bend IN
Partial set list. Elton John's first appearance in Indiana.
US CONCERT - East Lansing MI
US CONCERT - Dayton OH
US CONCERT - Columbus OH
US CONCERT - Oxford OH
US CONCERT - Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago IL
US CONCERT - Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago IL
US CONCERT - Urbana IL
Last show of the first leg of a North American tour. Tour resumes September 26 1972 in Ithaca NY.
UK LP - HONKY CHÂTEAU
DJM DJLPH 423
(UK: #2; 23 weeks)
- All songs written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
- Produced by Gus Dudgeon
- Engineered by Ken Scott
- Co-ordianted by Steve Brown
- Recorded at Strawberry Studios, France
- Re-mixed at Trident Studios, London
- This album is dedicated to Catherine Philippe-Gerard
- Cover photography by Ed Caraeff; Liner photographs by Michael Ross, Michael Childers & J.F. Rault
- Sleeve design and inner sleeve photography by Michael Ross (with thanks to David Larkham)
Elton John: "For a start there's no orchestra and there are rock'n'roll tracks which we've never done before on albums. I don't want to say it's the best thing I've ever done because that's what I said and felt about Madman but people didn't agree. It's just that with this album no-one can say, 'Oh, it's Elton John with his bloody 100 piece orchestra again.' There's one number on the album called I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself which I think is going to have tap dancing on it. A sort of vaudville number. I guarantee the numbers on the album will get many covers because the songs are light pop."
UK TV - Top Of The Pops
Elton John records an appearance on Top Of The Pops which is transmitted later the same evening. Other guests include Paul Mcartney & Wings, Long John Baldry and T. Rex.
US LP - HONKY CHÂTEAU
UNI 93135
Same songs as UK LP
ENGLAND CONCERT - Beach Boys, London
UK RADIO - BBC Radio 1
Elton John interview by Michael Beatty.
UK RADIO - The Beatles' Story, BBC Radio 1
Elton John is interviewed for this documentary show.
FRANCE STUDIO SESSIONS - Strawberry Studios, Château D'Hierouville
Elton John and the band record Crocodile Rock, Elderberry Wine, Daniel and a new version of Skyline Pigeon for the next studio album.
UK RADIO - BBC Radio 1
Elton John interviewed about the Honky Château album by Michael Beatty.
UK RADIO - The Beatles' Story, BBC Radio 1
Elton John is interviewed a second time for this documentary show.
US 45
UNI 55343 (US: #8; 10 weeks)
7 date UK tour, with the four piece band.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Guildhall, Portsmouth
Supported by Linda Lewis.
ENGLAND CONCERT - Shaw Theatre, London
ENGLAND CONCERT - City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne
ENGLAND CONCERT - Free Trade Hall, Manchester
ENGLAND CONCERT - Fairfield Hall, Croydon
SCOTLAND CONCERT - Greens Playhouse, Glasgow
UK 45
DJM DJS 269 (UK: #31; 6 weeks)
ENGLAND CONCERT - New Theatre, Oxford
Last show of this tour.
UK NEWSPAPER - Disc
Elton John is quoted about the formation of The Rocket Record Company: "What we are offering is undivided love and devotion, a fucking good royalty for the artist and a company that works its bollocks off."
UK NEWSPAPER - New Musical Express
Elton John is interviewed by Julie Webb for the article: Down At Elton's Funky Château.
Elton John: "I'm sure singles do help an album. And I'm also sure you can have two hit singles off an album. Singles now are getting much better, a lot more people are putting out maxi singles which is a good state to be in. But I won't necessarily be tied to releasing singles off albums - if I suddenly come out with a monster song I'd probably go in the studios and work it out. Yet at the same time I've now started to put out albums with singles on them."
A 48 show second leg of a North American tour. The shows featured "Legs" Larry Smith tap dancing during I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself.
US CONCERT - Cornell University, Ithica NY
First show of the second leg of a North American tour. Last stop of the first leg had been Urbana IL on May 10 1972.
US CONCERT - The Music Hall, Boston MA
US CONCERT - The Music Hall, Boston MA
US CONCERT - New Haven Arena, New Haven CT
Elton John's first appearance in Connecticut.
US CONCERT - The Spectrum, Philadelphia PA
US CONCERT - Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY
CANADA CONCERT - The Forum, Montreal QC
CANADA CONCERT - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto ON
Also reported as October 3.
US CONCERT - Cobo Hall, Detroit MI
US CONCERT - Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo NY
US CONCERT - Nassau Coliseum, Long Island NY
US CONCERT - Illinois State university, Normal IL
US CONCERT - Cultural Center, Witchita KS
Elton John's first appearance in Kansas.
US CONCERT - Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence KS
Opening act: Family.
US CONCERT - Hilton Coliseum, Ames IA
Elton John's first appearance in Iowa.
US CONCERT - Auditorium, Denver CO
US CONCERT - H.I.C. Arena, Honolulu HI
US CONCERT - Arena, Seattle WA
US CONCERT - Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley (San Francisco) CA
Elton John headlines with Family in support.
US CONCERT - Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim CA
Elton John headlines with Family in support.
US CONCERT - The Forum, Los Angeles CA
US CONCERT - The Forum, Los Angeles CA
US CONCERT - Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley (San Francisco) CA
Elton John headlines with Family in support.
US CONCERT - Civic Plaza, Tuscon AZ
UK 45
DJM DJS 271 (UK: #5; 14 weeks)
US CONCERT - Sports Arena, San Diego CA
ENGLAND CONCERT - Royal Command Performance Variety Show, London Palladium, London
A concert for the Queen featuring Elton John, Liberace and Jack Jones. Elton cancelled a show in Phoenix to appear in London.
US CONCERT - Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK
US CONCERT - Assembly Center, Tulsa OK
US CONCERT - Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City OK
US CONCERT - Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City MO
US CONCERT - Memorial Auditorium, Dallas TX
US CONCERT - Texas A&M, College Station TX
US CONCERT - Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio TX
US CONCERT - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA
US CONCERT - Mid South Coliseum, Memphis TN
US CONCERT - Memorial Auditorium, Nashville TN
US CONCERT - Scope Auditorium, Norfolk VA $
Partial set list. Davey Johnstone misses this show due to illness.
US CONCERT - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL
Elton John's first appearance in Alabama.
US CONCERT - Coliseum, Atlanta GA
US CONCERT - Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte NC
Elton John's first appearance in North Carolina.
US CONCERT - Civic Center, Charleston WV
Elton John's first appearance in West Virginia.
US CONCERT - Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton Roads VA
Elton John's first appearance in Virginia.
US CONCERT - Carnegie Hall, New York City NY
US 45
MCA 40000 (US: #1 (3 weeks); 17 weeks)
US CONCERT - Carnegie Hall, New York City NY
US CONCERT - Civic Center, Baltimore MD
US CONCERT - State Farm Arena, Harrisburg PA
US CONCERT - Coliseum, Jacksonville FL
US CONCERT - Jai Alai Arena, Miami FL
US CONCERT - Bay Front Center, St. Petersburg FL
Last show of the second leg of a North American tour.
UK FILM PREMIERE - Born To Boogie at the Oscar One Cinema, Brewer Street London
Elton John is a guest at the movie's premiere.
UK FILM - Born To Boogie
Elton John guest appearance playing piano and singing. Directed by Ringo Starr, starring Marc Bolan, Elton John and Ringo. Internet Movie Database link.
UK NEWSPAPER - New Musical Express
Article: Elton - The Embarrassed Genius by Tony Norman.
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