Saturday, May 16, 2009

The Elton John discography

The Elton John discography includes four decades of record-breaking Elton John music. Although his first album in 1969 Empty Sky wasn’t a complete success, the singer went on to sell nearly 300 million albums.The Elton John discography Elton John songs appeal to fans in the singer’s home country of Great Britain, the United States, and throughout the world. The most well-known Elton John music includes the Elton John songs “Bennie and the Jets” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” He is also known for the hit “Candle in the Wind,” which he wrote in 1973 as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe, who died several years earlier. He rewrote the song in 1997 as a tribute to Diana Princess of Wales. The song was an instant hit and become the fourth number-one single in the Elton John discography.

Sixteen of the all-time Elton John greatest hits are being performed by Elton at the Red Piano Concert at the Colosseum of Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. The singer will play classic hits such as “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” and “Tiny Dancer” as well as more recent Elton John songs from the 2006 album The Captain and the Kid. This Elton John Las Vegas concert, set to a backdrop of imagery on a giant LED screen, will highlight Elton’s legendary career and the impressive Elton John discography.