[2020-01-07] Elton John "Rocket Man" hardcover by Mark Bego (Pegasus)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:42 pm

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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, Mark Bego has drawn upon his personal observations, vast research, and has been able to interview dozens of Elton’s collaborators and lifelong friends to produce the ultimate story on the amazing and larger-than-life Elton John.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1643133136/?tag=imwan-20

[2020-01-07] Elton John "Rocket Man" hardcover by Mark Bego (Pegasus)

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