Elton John → Bluesology
Leon Russell put his name next to Clapton's on "Blues Power," and decades later he was sitting beside Elton sharing the credit on "A Dream Come True." Start with Clapton's take, then follow Russell wherever he leads.
"A Dream Come True" came out in 2010 with Leon Russell's name sitting right next to Elton's on the credit, and the two of them are both on the record. Pull Russell's own albums next and you'll hear who Elton chose to sit at the piano bench with.
Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford wrote this one, and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell put it out first in 1968, long before Elton's version came out in 1993. Follow the writers and you'll find Aretha Franklin took a swing at it too.
Elton's name sits on this one twice, once in the writing credits and once as the guest on Timbaland's record, which came out in 2007. Follow it and the thread steps right off the piano bench into somebody else's studio.
Kanye West put out the first recording in 2010, with a writing credit that also lists Fergie, Kid Cudi and The‐Dream. Elton's version stayed unreleased, so start with the one that came out and work backward.
Ed Sheeran wrote this one with Johnny McDaid and Foy Vance and released it in 2014, and Elton's live take came out the following year. Start with the writer's own version, then hear what Elton found in it.
Elton's take lands in a crowded room: Santo & Johnny had it on record before him, and Otis Redding and the Peanuts Gang both turn up on the list too. Follow Lennon, the man on the other half of that credit, and you get the writer instead of the tribute act.
Here's a band with the blues built right into its name, and Elton John is on its roster. It's a fitting place to start, given that he later made The Union, a whole album of tribute to American roots music.
Everybody knows the man at the piano, but his file also lists him as a member of Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, a band name that sounds like it came out of a different decade's dream. Put this on and hear the company he once kept.
Most of the records in this bin have his name across the top, but here he's just one of the guys in Bread and Beer Band. It's worth hearing what he sounds like when he isn't the whole marquee.
Argosy is one of the band names on Elton's file that almost nobody brings up, and that is the reason to go looking. Put it next to the piano man you already know and listen for him.
Not every group Elton joined had his name on the door. Dionne & Friends lists him as a member, one voice among the friends, and that's a different way to hear him.
His membership list puts him in Top of the Poppers, filed right next to Bluesology and the Elton John Band. Not every line on a résumé makes the brochure, which is the best reason to go read the fine print.
Leon Russell put his name next to Clapton's on "Blues Power," and decades later he was sitting beside Elton sharing the credit on "A Dream Come True." Start with Clapton's take, then follow Russell wherever he leads.
"A Dream Come True" came out in 2010 with Leon Russell's name sitting right next to Elton's on the credit, and the two of them are both on the record. Pull Russell's own albums next and you'll hear who Elton chose to sit at the piano bench with.
Valerie Simpson and Nickolas Ashford wrote this one, and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell put it out first in 1968, long before Elton's version came out in 1993. Follow the writers and you'll find Aretha Franklin took a swing at it too.
Elton's name sits on this one twice, once in the writing credits and once as the guest on Timbaland's record, which came out in 2007. Follow it and the thread steps right off the piano bench into somebody else's studio.
Kanye West put out the first recording in 2010, with a writing credit that also lists Fergie, Kid Cudi and The‐Dream. Elton's version stayed unreleased, so start with the one that came out and work backward.
Ed Sheeran wrote this one with Johnny McDaid and Foy Vance and released it in 2014, and Elton's live take came out the following year. Start with the writer's own version, then hear what Elton found in it.
Elton's take lands in a crowded room: Santo & Johnny had it on record before him, and Otis Redding and the Peanuts Gang both turn up on the list too. Follow Lennon, the man on the other half of that credit, and you get the writer instead of the tribute act.
Here's a band with the blues built right into its name, and Elton John is on its roster. It's a fitting place to start, given that he later made The Union, a whole album of tribute to American roots music.
or start your own at Elton John → · different cuts from the same counter
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