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Editor's note: Some information in this article appeared online at geocities.com. Elton John in concert
this weekendThe plumes and platforms may be gone, but the music of Reginald Kenneth Dwight, a k a Elton John, has enjoyed lasting popularity. He'll make his first Hawaii appearance in more than two decades with three concerts at 8 p.m. Jan. 7 through 9 at the Blaisdell Center Arena.
The first two concerts are sold out, but tickets, at $45 and $65, are still available for the Sunday show. Call 591-2211.
The concerts will mark Hawaii's first peek at the piano man in a stripped down solo acoustic show. The singer, well known for dozens of hits in three decades like "Rocket Man," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Benny and the Jets," is remembered here for a series of lavish concerts staged here in the '70s.
He sustained his popularity by charting a Top 40 single every year from 1970 to 1996. Many of his songs -- including "Your Song" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" -- have become contemporary pop standards.
Between 1972 and 1976, John and songwriter Bernie Taupin's hit-making machine was virtually unstoppable. John enjoyed a four-year streak of 16 Top 20 hits in a row, including "Crocodile Rock," "Daniel," "Benny and the Jets," "The Bitch Is Back" and "Philadelphia Freedom."
"Honky Chateau" began a streak of consecutive platinum-earning No. 1 albums: "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" (1973), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Caribou" (1974), "Greatest Hits" (1974), "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" (1975), "Rock of the Westies" (1975).
In 1994, John collaborated with lyricist Tim Rice on songs for Disney's animated feature "The Lion King." One of their collaborations, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, as well as the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
He reworked his well-known song for Marilyn Monroe, "Candle in the Wind" as a tribute to Princess Diana after her death in 1997.
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