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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums. John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the United States, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10 singles, four of which peaked at number two and nine of which reached number one. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club.
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nypost.comThe architect of rock-and-roll itself left the building when Little Richard died at 87 from bone cancer at his home in Nashville Saturday morning.
The influential Grammy winner — born Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia, circa 1932 — signed his first record deal with RCA in 1951, and soared up the top 40 charts with iconic hits such as “Long Tall Sally,” “Rip It Up” and “Good Golly Miss Molly.” Legendary for his gender-bending style, gospel-meets-rock vocals and pulse-pounding piano riffs, the spirit of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will live on in the music of the many other legends he influenced — and some of whom he outlived.
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