Elton John's mother puts a job lot of her son’s commemorative records and platinum discs under the hammer to downsize

Mystery as Elton John's mother puts a job lot of her son’s commemorative records and platinum discs under the hammer ‘to downsize’

By Chris Hastings

Last updated at 11:04 PM on 4th September 2010

Sir Elton John’s mother is to sell off 40 platinum and gold discs from the star’s chart-topping pop career.

The treasure trove for pop fans also includes the disc for his first major hit single, 1970’s Your Song, a platinum award for the first million sales of his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and another for the phenomenal success of Candle In The Wind as a re-released tribute to the Princess of Wales after Diana’s death in 1997.

Sheila Farebrother, 85, is even putting up for auction copies of recordings Sir Elton has given her over the years, as well as the VIP passes she used for backstage access to her son when he was on tour.

Golden boy: Sir Elton John and his mother Sheila Farebrother who is putting an incredible series of platinum discs up for sale

Sir Elton, 63, who was born Reginald Dwight, has sold more than 250 million records and is the most successful solo British artist of all time.

The Oscar- and multiple-Grammy-winner is the third-most successful act in US chart history and has amassed an estimated £235 million fortune. He was voted the 49th greatest star of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004.

Mrs Farebrother used to store all the memorabilia in a room at her former home in Bray in Berkshire. But she has downsized to a smaller property on the South Coast and is believed to be keen to save space.

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However, it is not clear why she is selling the items rather than giving them away or back to Sir Elton.

Music industry experts said it is impossible to predict how much the amazing collection would raise because comparable items rarely come on the market in such volume.

Broadcaster Paul Gambaccini said: ‘This is an extraordinary opportunity for Elton devotees. There will be global demand for these items precisely because of

the provenance.

‘To say you own a platinum disc which belonged to Elton’s mother is a dream come true for fans. The mothers of Paul McCartney or John Lennon never lived to see their

success. There hasn’t been anything like this.’

For sale: A collection of Elton John memorabilia which is being auctioned next month

Mr Gambaccini – whose career was launched by an interview with Sir Elton in Rolling Stone magazine in 1973 – added: ‘I think she is at the stage in her life when she wants to start dispensing with items rather than keep collecting them.’

Sir Elton’s mother keenly encouraged her son’s musical ability as a child. She and Elton’s RAF officer father Stanley Dwight divorced when the star was 15.

She then married Fred Farebrother, a painter, who became a devoted stepfather.

Mrs Farebrother has remained close to her son and was a witness to his civil partnership ceremony with David Furnish in 2005.

Until 2007 she was also listed as a director of William A Bong, the star’s company.

The auction at Gorringes in Lewes, East Sussex, in October will also feature items belonging to the star’s ex-manager Bob Halley, including a diamond-studded crucifix valued at £3,000 from elite jeweller Theo Fennell, inscribed by the singer and given as a Christmas present.

Andrew Elliston-Elhinn of Gorringes said Mrs Farebrother was keen to sell after moving house.

He said: ‘I asked her if the records she was selling were autographed. But she said, “Why would they be? He’s my son.” ’

A spokesman for Sir Elton declined to comment.

Platinum: Elton John's Candle in the Wind discs

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Elton John y Andrea Bocelli actúan hoy en Son Moix junto a la Simfònica

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G. R. PALMA. Más de cincuenta tráilers, 120 técnicos, un escenario de 23 metros de altura y cinco horas de espectáculo para una velada musical que promete, la que ofrecerán hoy en Son Moix dos iconos de la música popular: el británico Elton John y el italiano Andrea Bocelli.
Organizado por la promotora Big O Productions S.L., con la colaboración del Govern balear, el espectáculo arrancará a las siete y media de la tarde, aunque Son Moix abrirá sus puertas dos horas antes, para que los miles de espectadores que se esperan tomen cómodamente sus asientos. Los precios, "populares", en palabras de la consellera de Turisme Joana Barceló, oscilan entre los 55 y los 150 euros.
Tanto Elton John como Andrea Bocelli cantarán por primera vez en la isla. No lo harán juntos. El primero en salir a escena será el italiano, que actuará acompañado por los músicos de la Simfònica, bajo la dirección de Marcello Rota, y los cantantes de la Coral Universitària, precisamente los encargados de abrir su recital con Gli arredi festivi, extracto del célebre Nabucco de Verdi.
Bocelli entonará pasajes de títulos tan conocidos como Rigoletto, Carmen, Il Trovatore o La Traviata; un repertorio clásico y conocido del que también participarán la soprano Heather Headley, premiada este año con el Grammy al mejor álbum de rhythm&blues gospel por Audience of One; el conjunto vocal Div4s; y la también soprano Saioa Hernández.
Cuando caiga la noche llegará el turno de Elton John, que acompañado de su banda interpretará los grandes éxitos acumulados a lo largo de cuatro décadas.

Elton John y Bocelli fascinan en Palma a una multitud disfrutó de 2 estrellas

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Javier Alonso Palma, 4 feb (EFE).- Los cantantes Elton John y Andrea Bocelli han brillado esta noche como los grandes artistas y estrellas musicales que son y han fascinado a miles de personas en un gran concierto celebrado en Palma, donde el público ha disfrutado con intensidad y ha aplaudido sin cansancio en respuesta a la generosidad de ambos.
El aforo ha sido el estadio de fútbol del Real Mallorca, donde se han reunido 25.000 personas, muchas de ellas extranjeras, para asistir al que probablemente haya sido el concierto más importante celebrado nunca en las Islas Baleares.
En realidad han sido dos conciertos porque primero ha cantado el tenor italiano, que estuvo acompañado en varios de sus temas por la cantante y actriz Heather Headly, premiada este año con el Grammy al mejor álbum de Rhythm & Blues Gospel por su disco "Audience of One".
También han compartido su voz el conjunto vocal italiano Div4s y la soprano madrileña Saioa Hernández.
El director de orquesta italiano Marcello Rota ha sido el encargado de dirigir con finura a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares y la Coral de la Universidad de las Islas Baleares, que han acompañado al tenor.
Bocelli, con traje y corbata blancos, la tez morena y los brazos caídos, ha encandilado al público, que se ha puesto en pie en varias ocasiones, con magistrales interpretaciones de piezas de óperas como Rigoletto, La Boheme o El Barbero de Sevilla.
El artista ha ofrecido hasta quince temas entre los que también se han escuchado canciones de la lírica española como "Granada" o el bolero "Bésame Mucho".
Si el público se ha dado por satisfecho con la compra de sus entradas -de entre 55 y 150 euros- no solo ha sido por los dos cantantes, sino porque la promotora del evento, Big O, ha dispuesto todo para que el sonido fuera impecable.
Tras Bocelli, que estuvo sobre el escenario una hora y cuarenta y cinco minutos llegó Sir Elton John, genio y figura, que durante cuatro décadas lleva encandilado a miles de personas con sus canciones, al igual que lo ha logrado esta noche.
Lo ha conseguido con su virtuosa banda estadounidense y, desde que ha subido al escenario, la formalidad del público ante la música clásica ha cedido al bullicio y al baile al ritmo de la música.
A sus 63 años, el camaleónico cantante, con un traje negro tocado con vistosas notas musicales y unas gafas de pasta grandes azuladas, ha dado sobrada cuenta de que está en forma levantándose varias veces para recorrer el escenario y dar las gracias al público, o para subirse encima de su piano y pedir a los asistentes que jalearan sus temas, lo que no hacía falta porque ya lo hacían.
Reginal Dwigh, su nombre original, ha ofrecido un repertorio cargado de piedras preciosas, baldadas y puro rock: "Rocket Man", "Goodby Yellow Brick Road", "Cocodrilo Rock" o "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" han sido alguno de los temas.
Tampoco ha faltado "Candle in the Wind" en la versión que compuso en 1973 en honor a Marilyn Monroe y que luego reharía en 1997 para honrar a la Princesa Diana de Gales.
Ha cantado dos horas y diez minutos y, al final, el artista londinense ha regalado dos "bises": el tema central de la película de Disney "El Rey León" y "This is your song", deseándole a todos "amor" y "felicidad".
Tras recordar que es aficionado al fútbol y felicitar al Mallorca, el cantante británico se ha despedido con un "Dios bendiga a Mallorca. Gracias", y la gente se ha marchado contenta, con cara de felicidad.
El 2 de octubre el público madrileño podrá disfrutar de él, de su voz y de su peculiar manera de sacar lo mejor al piano. Actuará en el Palacio de Deportes acompañado por el percusionista Ray Cooper.
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25.000 bei Elton John und Andrea Bocelli

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Elton John AIDS Foundation Credit Card

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The EJAF Visa card carries no annual fee, has a variable interest rate, and offers a low introductory rate for balance transfers and cash advances. The card displays one of three Elton John images chosen by the applicant. Each new cardholder receives an Elton John CD after their first purchase using the card, plus the EJAF newsletter.
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Elton John AIDS Foundation gives $75,000 to Jeffrey Fashion Cares

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By blew, Friday, August 27, 2010

  A model walks the runway at the 17th annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares 2009 Photo by Ben Rose

Jeffrey Fashion Cares received a $75,000- matching grant for the charity event on August 30 at 12th and Midtown. John. Barron Segar, Elton John AIDS Foundation board member, recently announced the matching grant is in addition the $150,000 raised by the Host Committee. Highly anticipated event benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate and the Atlanta AIDS Fund (AAF).

"We are so grateful for the support of Barron Segar and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. For the past five years, their generosity has helped us achieve goals we never thought possible," says Lila Hertz, Event Co-Chair.

The fashionable affair includes a pre-show reception, couture fashion show, a live auction and after party. Designers Proenza Schouler are the special guest with Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, serving as Honorary Co-Chair.

After the runway show,  the real show begins at Opera with a circus themed after party including performances by gloATL dancers, aerialists, fire dancers, a guest DJ appearance by Fred Schneider of the b-52’s and more.

Tickets for the event are $150 benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate and the Atlanta AIDS Fund (AAF).

Purchase tickets at http://www.jeffreyfashioncares.com/atlanta.