Episode 06 – Cool As Christmas – Collaborations That Make Elton Cooler
Elton’s not always seen as a particularly cool musician to be a fan of. Lots of well-respected artists have no problem associating themselves with him though. In this episode, I go through those collaborations and connections, and pick out the ones, some more...
Episode 05 – Don’t Say It With ‘Diamonds’
This week, Elton released another greatest hits collection, to somehow celebrate his and Bernie’s 50 year anniversary of writing together. In this episode I look at 12 ‘genuine diamonds’ – products that would actually be essential purchases for...
Episode 04 – It Was 40 Years Ago Today, Grumpy Elton Sacked The Band On Stage
This is the story of the band that Elton essentially sacked, live on stage, entirely out of the blue. 40 years ago, Elton played a charity gig at Wembley Pool. The band were expecting him to announce that he was going out on tour again, with them as his backing...