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John was raised in Pinner and learned to play piano at an early age, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied for five years. He formed the blues band Bluesology in 1962, but left in 1967 to embark on a solo career and met Taupin the same year.
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Early life. Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in the town of Pinner in Middlesex, England. An only child who was overweight and wore glasses, he was afraid of his father, a squadron leader (a ranking officer) with the Royal Air Force, whom he described as "very snobbish and sort of stiff."
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Jan 16, 2024 · Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in Pinner, England, in the United Kingdom. He discovered his passion for music at an early age and taught himself how to play the...
2 days ago · John’s early 1970s recordings paid homage to country rock and folk rock models such as the Band and Crosby, Stills and Nash. By 1973 John was one of the world’s best-selling pop performers.
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Elton John. Actor: Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music.