Lady Gaga and Elton John perform onstage

Dueling Pianos for Elton John & Leon Russell

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August 05, 2010

Elton and Leon Russell will appear in concert together and alone with their bands for one night only on November 3, 2010 at The Hollywood Palladium, USA as part of The Union Tour.
This exciting evening will include new material from The Union, Elton and Leon Russell's highly anticipated album which will be available on October 19 in the U.S. on Decca Records. Produced by Oscar and multiple-Grammy winning producer T Bone Burnett, The Union is a unique collaboration of two of the most talented artists in the music business. Recorded live in the studio with Elton and Leon on dueling pianos, the album features a variety of musical genres from R&B, soul, gospel, country, pop and rock.
Elton's band includes Davey Johnstone on guitar, Bob Birch on bass, John Mahon on percussion, Nigel Olsson on drums and Kim Bullard on keyboards. Leon Russell's band comprises Jack Wessel on bass, Chris Simmons on guitar, Brandon Holder on drums and Beau Charron on guitar and steel guitar.

ELTON JOHN DONATES DESIGNER CLOTHES FOR CHARITY SALE

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SHOWBIZ Elton Brighton, 05 Ago 2010 - 11:36

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Bargain hunters can pick up some of Elton John's designer clothes this weekend by visiting a Brighton charity shop.
The flamboyant singer and his partner David Furnish, have donated a collection of clothes and shoes to Sussex Beacon, a care centre for people with HIV and Aids.
Shoppers can pick up items from Alexander McQueen, Versace and Fendi at "The Closet Comes to Brighton For The Weekend" sale held at the charity's shop in St James Street.
Elton John previously donated the items through his Aids Foundation (EJAF) for Sussex Beacon's fashion show in April, to mark the opening of its Hove store.
Fundraising manager Nick Rose said: "We kept back some of the stock given to us by the EJAF as we wanted to maximise the potential of this incredibly generous gift.
"We currently have to raise over 40% of the income it takes to maintain our current service levels through fundraising. We hope this event will raise some vital funds."
Doors open on August 7, to coincide with Brighton Pride Parade, and the sale will continue until Monday, August 9.
All proceeds will go to the Sussex Beacon, one of only two clinical care centres for people with HIV and Aids in the country.
It has a 10-ten residential unit and runs day care and health management services, as well as monthly women and families services. For more information visit www.sussexbeacon.org.uk.
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Elton John To Play The Hollywood Palladium November 3rd
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Written by John Alvarez  Â

Elton John, one of the most successful artists of all time having sold more then 250 million records, holding the record for “bestselling single of all time” for his song “Candle in the Wind”, having more than 50 top 40 hits including 7 consecutive number one albums in the united states, holding 5 Grammys, not including his Academy Awards, Golden Globe, and Tony award at the age of 63 is not done doing his thing. Elton John will join the stage with Leon Russell on November 3, 2010 at the Hollywood Palladium to support their new album, “The Union”, which will feature John and Russell in dueling pianos as they go through songs ranging in genre from R&B, Soul, Gospel, Country, pop and of curse Rock. “We are thrilled to host Elton John and Leon Russell at the Hollywood Palladium," said Rick Mueller, the president of Live Nation's California branch. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see two of popular music’s most iconic singer-songwriters in an intimate setting. Anyone who calls themselves a music fan won’t want to miss this.” The album is set for release on October 19th, 2010 and will feature Neil Young, Robert Randolph, and Booker T. Jones as guests. While the palladium date is the first announced, more dates are expected.

Red Eye Applauds Elton John for Not Being a Stupid Celebrity Sheep… He’s Against Boycotting AZ for Its Illegal Immigration Law (video)

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Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on August 4, 2010
Quirkier than some others, but still refreshingly funny installment of Red Eye about Elton John dissing those in the entertainment industry who are boycotting Arizona because of its illegal immigration law. Greg Gutfeld and the gang also discuss the entertainer playing at Rush Limbaugh’s recent wedding.
The politically conservative-leaning Red Eye has more viewers on at 3 o’clock in the freakin’ morning (when most people are sleeping) than does CNN during the 8 pm prime time slot.
Note: When this program aired a few days ago and when Elton John made his July 22 declaration in Tucson, Arizona, California’s gay marriage ban had not yet been overturned… but since it may be overturned again, we’ll just go with the flow.

Red Eye: Elton John doesn’t care for Arizona boycotters
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Título: Elton John Live In Brazil
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Gênero: Pop, Pop Rock, Jazz, Blues
Duração: 2h 9min
»Sinopse
Com um público de 29 mil pessoas, segundo estimativa dos organizadores, o músico britânico Elton John fez um show para ninguém botar defeito, na noite deste sábado, no Anhembi. Durante cerca de duas horas, Sir John tocou vários dos maiores hits de sua carreira, mostrando que, mesmo aos 61 anos, ainda tem fôlego para empolgar pessoas de todas as idades.
» Lista de Músicas

1 - FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/ LOVE LIES
BLEEDING
2 -  THE BITCH IS BACK
3 - MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER
4 - TINY DANCE
5 - LEVON
6 - BELIEVE
7 - TAKE ME TO THE PILOT
8 - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
9 - DANIEL
10 - ROCKET MAN
11 - HONKY CAT
12 - SACRIFICE
13 - 1DONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME
14 - I GUESS THAT S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
15 - SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD
16 - CANDLE IN THE WIND
17 - BENNIE AND THE JETS
18 - SAD SONGS
19 - PHILADELPHIA FREEDM
20 - I´M STILL STANDING
21 - CROCODILE ROCK
22 - SATURDAR NIGHT IS ALRIGHT FIR FIGHTING

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>> GUITARIST JOHN JORGENSON DISCUSSES HIS WORK WITH THE INFLUENTIAL COUNTRY ACT

John Jorgenson puts his jazz on pause for the reunion.

Country's legendary Desert Rose Band will reunite at the Birchmere

Date published: 8/5/2010

BY JONAS BEALS

John Jorgenson remembers meeting a teenage Brad Paisley after a concert years ago. Jorgenson knew Paisley might be a great musician one day--he was the only fan he ever met who seemed genuinely interested in equipment such as amps, pickups, guitars and effects.

Paisley was there to see the Desert Rose Band, who were top-40 regulars in the late 1980s. He was also there to see Jorgenson, one of his guitar heroes.

Paisley later gathered Jorgenson and other guitar greats to record "Cluster Pluck" for his album "Play." The song won a Grammy for best country instrumental.

Nashville is full of hot guitar players, but for many fans--and pickers--Jorgenson is in a class by himself.

He is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist from a family of musicians. He played jazz, but was drawn to country by the emotional peal of a pedal steel guitar.

After diving into country and bluegrass, Jorgenson learned that the standard electric guitar was his forte, and he used it to great effect playing the California country-rock that was popular in his home state. In the mid-'80s he met one of the progenitors of that sound, former Byrds member Chris Hillman, and they decided to start a band.

"The concept was to fuse bluegrass harmonies with the Pretenders--English rock," Jorgenson said.

Eventually, the Desert Rose Band made its way to Nashville. Despite being outsiders, their talent was too much for Music City to deny. Jorgenson was named the Academy of Country Music's guitar player of the year three years in a row.

Jorgenson used his fiery Telecaster guitar, a staple of the earlier Bakersfield sound. He also used Vox amps and 12-string Rickenbacker guitars, sounds common to '60s rock acts like The Byrds.

"I brought a lot of different guitar sounds into country music that weren't there at the time," he said. "I deliberately tried to bring those sounds. Those are now kind of normal parts of commercial country music."

The Desert Rose Band charted eight top-10 country singles and two No. 1 hits: "He's Black and I'm Blue" and "I Still Believe in You." They broke up in 1991.

Jorgenson went on to form the Telecaster supergroup The Hellecasters and has been a longtime member of Elton John's touring band. He also tackles Django Reinhardt-inspired tunes in his John Jorgenson Quintet.

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Reinhardt's style of Gypsy-jazz "scratches a lot of my musical itches," Jorgenson said. "I love doing everything--when I don't get to do it, I miss it."

Jorgensen and Hillman missed the Desert Rose Band enough to try to pull it back together. They are in the midst of a short tour with the original lineup, and will play the Birchmere in Alexandria tomorrow and Saturday.

Jorgensen admitted that he wasn't exactly sure why the band decided to get back together now, but he thinks the reunion will be fun.

"Chris and I are kind of the catalysts," he said. "Neither of us would want to do it without the other. Or without any of the original members." Other members include Herb Pedersen, Bill Bryson, Jay Dee Maness and Steve Duncan.

Since the split, each has had his own success as a solo artist, in other bands, or as a first-call session player. Jorgenson said that this reunion could produce even better music than during the band's heyday thanks to a more mature, relaxed attitude on the part of the members.

"It's just more pure now. We don't need for it to work. We don't have to get along," he said.
"I think it's normal--anything has to go away long enough for you to miss it."

So the Desert Rose Band will scratch their collective itch to play again. A quick YouTube search should convince you just how great an event this weekend's concerts could be.
Certainly, Paisley wasn't the only person touched by the band's music.
"I feel totally honored," Jorgenson said of his influence on the current generation of country pickers.

"If I can pass that along a little bit and inspire someone to get into it, then I've achieved something outside of me," he said.

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Email: jbeals@freelancestar.com

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Elton John’s worst recording session ever – hands down
Steve Goddard

Gus Dudgeon was Elton’s engineer for most of Elton John‘s recording sessions.  He remembered a session where he put Elton through pure hell – and didn’t even realize it.
backstory-top-5-5-10-08-05-gus-dudgeon-excruciating-elton-session-93[1].mp3
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Led Zeppelin Reunion Gig Was Inspired By Elton John

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Band were taken to see the singer...
August 04, 2010 by Jason Gregory | Photo by WENN.com / PR Photos / Splash News
Led Zeppelin's one-off reunion gig at London's O2 Arena three years ago was inspired by a performance by Sir Elton John, it has emerged.

The band were initially uncertain about using the venue, but were won over when they were taken to watch one of Sir Elton's gigs there.

"We were going through (the venue) with the band, and [Jimmy Page] said, 'I bet it doesn't sound any good up there',” David Campbell, president and CEO of AEG Europe – the company responsible for the O2 Arena – said.

“So, with all of them, as well as Harvey and myself, we took the elevator up to Level 4 to go to the very top of the building to have a listen.”

He added: "Someone held the elevator, and we were sort of standing there waiting for them to go. They just put their thumbs up, and sort of smiled at each other.

“That's when Harvey [Goldsmith] and I knew that this was going to be OK. Then, John Paul Jones started running up and down the stairs; and that was it."

Campbell also told Celebrity Access that Led Zeppelin had tried to play down press coverage about their rumoured reunion show.

Calls for another Led Zeppelin reunion have been constant since the band's one-off appearance at the O2 Arena in 2007.

Lady Gaga and Elton John perform onstage during the Rainforest Fund's benefit concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 13