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Sir Elton Hercules John, CBEThis middle name, after the horse named Hercules on the British sitcom Steptoe and Son, appears little used (it only receives 801 Google results as of 27/05/06), however The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. uses the name in its entry. It is officially part of his name, as reflected in Deed poll certificate for Elton John.jpg notifying the change of name of a company director (Elton John). (born March 25, 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. In a career spanning over four decades, Elton John has sold over 250 million recordshttp://music.yahoo.com/read/news/18137562 and has had over 50 Top 40 hits, making him one of the most successful musicians of all time.
John was one of the dominant commercial forces in the rock world during the 1970s, with a string of seven consecutive #1 records on the U.S. album charts, 23 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10 ones, and six #1 hits. His success had a profound impact on popular music, and contributed to the continued popularity of the piano in rock and roll. Key musical elements in John's success included his melodic gifts matched with the contributions of his lyricist partner Bernie Taupin, his rich tenor and gospel-chorded piano, aggressive string arrangements, and his flamboyant fashion sense and on-stage showmanship.
In the early 1990s, John publicly revealed the personal costs of his rock-star extravagance: his ongoing struggle with drug abuse, depression and bulimia. He continues to be a major public figure, and has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and was knighted in 1998, and has remained an enduringly successful artist.
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MUDVAYNE SLAM RADIO WITH THEIR FASTEST-RISING SINGLE YET
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"DO WHAT YOU DO" IS #1 MOST ADDED AT ACTIVE ROCK AND #2 MOST ADDED AT MODERN ROCK BAND OPENS UP TICKET SALES AT ALL OUTLETS (Monday, September 29) AND PARTNERS WITH BESTBUY TO ADD A FREE LIVE WEBCAST OF THEIR CONCERT TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS MUDVAYNE--one of the most creative and distinctive bands in the aggressive music world with sales exceeding 5 million units worldwide--have slammed onto the charts with "Do What You Do," the fastest-rising single of their career. Garnering over 75 radio adds out of the box--in the first 36 hours the track became available this week--the song is #1 most added at the Active Rock chart and #2 most added at Modern Rock. As the band prepare to release THE NEW GAME--their first studio album in three years, due out November 18 via Epic Records--the band is working even harder to get the best possible deal directly to their fans in light of the tough economy by opening up ticket sales of their upcoming tour to all outlets and partnering with Best Buy to add a free live web cast of their concert to fan club members who pre-order the album at bestbuy.com/mudvayne. "We want fans that cannot afford to see us live or that live outside our tour markets to still get the benefits of our ‘The Album Is The TicketTM' program," says singer Chad Gray, "and by adding the live webcast and releasing ticket sales to the general public, we are now able to offer fans even more value and options for their money in this rough financial time." The concert webcast will be from one of the tour stops (TBA) on the first leg of "The New Game Tour 2008." Meanwhile, all tickets will be released at all outlets by Monday, September 29th. All current ‘The Album Is The Ticket' members are entitled to a free meet & greet at their selected show. The current dates for "The New Game Tour 2008" are as follows. Note: All dates subject to change. DATE CITY VENUE Tue 10/28 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum Thu 10/30 Corpus Christi, TX The Pavilion At Concrete Fri 10/31 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Live Sat 11/1 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station Mon 11/3 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Wed 11/5 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom Fri 11/7 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Events Center Sat 11/8 Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Convention Center Sun 11/9 Tempe, AZ The Marquee Theatre Tue 11/11 Hollywood, CA Palladium Wed 11/12 Las Vegas, NV The Joint Fri 11/14 San Francisco, CA The Grand Ballroom Sat 11/15 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre Mon 11/17 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo Wed 11/19 Spokane, WA The Knitting Factory Concert Hall Fri 11/21 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium Sat 11/22 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre Mon 11/24 Wichita, KS The Cotillion Tue 11/25 St Louis, MO The Pageant Wed 11/26 East Peoria, IL East Peoria Event Center Fri 11/28 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom Sat 11/29 Maplewood, MN The Myth Mon 12/1 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom Tue 12/2 Chicago, IL The Congress Theater Fri 12/5 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit Sat 12/6 Grand Rapids, MI The Orbit Room Mon 12/8 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's Tue 12/9 Columbus, OH LC Pavilion Thu 12/11 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live! Fri 12/12 Philadelphia, PA The Electric Factory Sat 12/13 Worcester, MA The Palladium Tue 12/16 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom Wed 12/17 Norfolk, VA The Norva Fri 12/19 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle Sat 12/20 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
You Oughta Know Lenka!
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Lenka is VH1's newest You Oughta Know artist! For one week, listen to a preview of Lenka's debut album, Lenka, on VH1's The Leak.
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