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Dive into the journey of one of music history's most iconic artists. This timeline chronicles the life, career, and legacy of Sir Elton John, from his beginnings in Pinner, England, to becoming a global superstar. Discover the milestones, music, collaborations, and triumphs that define the Rocket Man's enduring influence on pop culture and beyond. Explore this curated collection celebrating a legend whose music inspires generations. -
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31 Dec 1899
Ivy White was born in the workhouse on New Year's Eve, 1899, and had two birth certificates dated 12 days apart. It appears that her father, a merchant seaman, abandoned her and her mother at the dawn of a new century. This was something Ivy never forgot or forgave. On her marriage certificate, she renounced her real father and put down the name of her step-father, Robert Whatling, instead. She married Frederick George Harris in 1921. -
1906
Edwin Dwight was a cable hand at a local cable-making factory. He married Ellen Shirley in 1906. At the time of his marriage, Edwin was following the family profession as a bootmaker in Buckinghamshire, his county of birth. Edwin was born in Chesham, where his father William's workshop was located. His lineage was rooted in the land — William's father, James, was an agricultural labourer, living and working in Ashley Green, a hamlet in Chesham. -
12 December 1920
Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick, ( Dick James) was born on 12 December 1920 in the East End of London, to Polish Jewish immigrants. His father was a kosher butcher -
1921
Frederick George Harris served as a soldier. He was still enlisted at the time of his marriage to Ivy White in 1921. Aged 22, he had escaped the worst ravages of the First World War. By the time his daughter was born, four years later, he had taken up the less stressful job of a tennis groundsman at a club near the family home in Meeting House Lane, Peckham. -
1924
Sheila Eileen Harris, was born. Sheila's side of the family had earlier connections to the military. Her father, Frederick George Harris, served as a soldier and was still enlisted at the time of his marriage to Ivy White in 1921. At 22 years old, he had escaped the worst horrors of the First World War, and by the time his daughter was born, four years later, he had taken on the somewhat less stressful job of tennis groundsman at a club near the family home on Meeting House Lane in Peckham. -
1925
Stanley Dwight was born in Erith, Kent, in 1925. He was the son of Edwin Dwight, a cable hand, and Ellen Shirley. Stanley married Sheila Eileen Harris in 1945 when he was 20, and Sheila was 19. He served in the RAF as a Flight Lieutenant, having enlisted a few years earlier. Stanley and Sheila had a turbulent relationship and divorced in 1962. He was musical and played the trumpet in an American-style big band called Bob Miller and the Millermen. -
30 September 1942
Angus Boyd Dudgeon was born on 30 September 1942 in Woking, Surrey, England.[4] After being expelled from Harrow School, he attended A. S. Neill's experimental and democratic Summerhill School. Throughout his life, Dudgeon regularly attended reunions and actively supported the school. -
1945
Stanley Dwight and Sheila Harris married. Stanley was 20 years old, and Sheila was 19. -
3 April 1946
David Murray Oates was born in Gillingham, Kent, England on 3 April 1946. -
6 March 1947
Pauline Matthews, later known as Kiki Dee, is born in Little Horton, Bradford, England 1950s From a young age, Kiki shows a strong interest in music and begins singing in church choirs. 1960s Begins her professional career as a singer, performing in clubs and working as a backing vocalist for other artists. -
1947
Elton John was born as Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, northwest London. Two years after the Second World War, Stanley was still in the RAF as a Flight Lieutenant, having enlisted a few years earlier -
19 September 1947
Raymond Cooper was born in Watford, Hertfordshire. In addition to percussion, Cooper studied classical piano, strings and woodwind, as well as theatre. He later joined the band Blue Mink, and as a session musician he played on records for artists such as America, Carly Simon and David Essex -
9 October 1948
Caleb Quaye born, London, England He is the son of singer/pianist Cab Kaye, younger brother of musician Terri Quaye, and elder half-brother of singer Finley Quaye. He spent several years as a member of Long John Baldry's backing band, Bluesology, which also featured a keyboard player named Reg Dwight, who would soon become known as Elton John -
10 February 1949
Peter Nigel Olsson Also known as Ollie Olsson (born 10 February 1949)
Olsson was born to John and Elsa Olsson in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, the second of five boys. -
09 september 1949
John Reid was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of John Reid, a welder, and Betty, a shop worker. Apart from three years in New Zealand, he was brought up in the Gallowhill district of Paisley. He attended St Mirin's Academy, where he was a fellow pupil with singers Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan. After leaving school he attended Stow College in Glasgow where he studied marine engineering, but dropped out to move to London in 1969 -
1950
Three and a half year old Reggie Dwight surprises his mother by playing The Skater's Waltz and Sheila discovers her son's musical gift. For a short time... Reg can only play in the key of C. -
22 May 1950
Taupin was born at Flatters House, a farmhouse located between the village of Anwick and the town of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, the son of Robert Taupin and Daphne (née Cort). His paternal grandparents were French, the Taupin family having come to London at the turn of the 20th century to set up a wine-importing business. -
6 May 1951
David William Logan Johnstone was born in Edinburg Scotland. At the age of seven, at primary school, he volunteered to learn the violin. But by the time he was 10 he was playing it "sideways like a guitar". One of his sisters then bought him a guitar for Christmas and by the age of 12 he was organising bands at his secondary school, Forrester High School. He had already decided he wanted to be a musician when he grew up -
1952
1951 or 1952 Reg begins piano lessons with Mrs. Jones, a local piano instructor. -
1956
While at the barber's for a routine haircut, Reg Dwight hears Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, and his musical life is changed. Later at home, he hears Bill Haley's ABC Boogie, a gift from his mother. He soon has those records and many more and begins playing tunes by ear. The first two 45 singles he ever buys are Little Richard's She's Got It and The Girl Can't Help It. -
1958
Eleven year old Reg Dwight is interviewed for possible enrolment as a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal Academy of Music. He passes the audition and is designated a piano student of special interest. Helen Piena becomes his teacher every Saturday morning for four years. The classes include schoolroom instruction in theory and composition, choir practice and a 45 minute individual lesson. It is here that he meets Chris Thomas and Paul Buckmaster. -
1959
12 year old Reg performs his first true public appearance at the Ruislip - Norwood Music festival in Middlesex. He plays several classical pieces, including Les Petites Litanie de Dieu by G. Grouvlez -
1961
RESIDENCY - Northwood Hills Hotel, Pinner
Reg Dwight sings and plays "... piano every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for a whole year. And during that whole period, I don't think that I ever missed a gig. I used to sing Jim Reeves songs, Cliff Richard songs, anything that was popular - and also play things like Roll Out The Barrel, Cockney songs, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling... you had to play When Irish Eyes Are Smiling otherwise you'd get a pint of beer slung over you. -
Fred Farebrother
Fred Farebrother Marries Sheila Dwight -
1962
Elton John’s parents, Stanley Dwight and Sheila Harris, divorced. -
1962
Reg buys an electric piano and plays in a band called The Corvettes (a popular sports car and a brand of shaving cream) with Stuart Brown: guitar Geoff Dyson: bass. They play children's parties and neighbourhood affairs. The band breaks up when the novelty wears off. -
1962
Bluesology (named after a Django Reinhardt, French jazz guitarist, tune) is formed. Mick Inkpen on drums; Rex Bishop on bass; Stuart Brown on guitar and Reg Dwight on electric piano. Their repertoire is predominantly soul music.
"We played Jimmy Witherspoon numbers like The Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough and When The Lights Go Out," Reg later recalled. "Our lead singer Stuart Brown was Jimmy Witherspoon crazy, so that's what we used to play. .. -
25 October 1962
David Furnish was born in Toronto, Ontario at Women's College Hospital, the son of Gladys and Jack Furnish, a director at the Bristol-Myers pharmaceutical company.[3] He has an older brother, John, and a younger brother, Peter -
May 1963
Kiki Dee Releases her debut single, "Early Night", under Fontana Records, marking her entry into the music industry. Gains experience as a backing vocalist for artists like Dusty Springfield, influencing her soulful vocal style. -
1965
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Mar 5 1965
The last day Reg Dwight attends Pinner County Grammer school, which he leaves to work at Mills Music (a music publisher) on Denmark Street, in London, as a messenger. He started at 5 pounds a week. His history master, Bill Johnson, tells him: "When you're forty you'll either be some sort of glorified office-boy or you'll be a millionaire." -
Birthday
on this date Reg Dwight is 18 years old -
2 April 1965
Bluesology: St Alban’s Church, Northwood, Middlesex (Harrow Observer Gazette) -
13 April 1965
Bluesology: 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Bo Street Runners (Melody Maker) -
20 April 1965
Bluesology – Elms Club, Corbins Lane, South Harrow, northwest London with The Dae-b-Four (Harrow Weekly Post) -
29 April 1965
Bluesology– Elms Club, Corbins Lane, South Harrow, northwest London with The Dae-b-Four (Greenford Weekly Post) -
6 May 1965
Bluesology – Elms Club, Corbins Lane, South Harrow, northwest London (every Thursday) (Harrow Weekly Post) -
8 May 1965
Photo: Melody Maker, 8 May 1965. Image may be subject to copyright -
13 May 1965
Bluesology – Elms Club, Corbins Lane, South Harrow, northwest London (every Thursday) (Harrow Weekly Post/Harrow Observer Gazette) -
20 May 1965
Bluesology – Elms Club, Corbins Lane, South Harrow, northwest London (every Thursday) (Harrow Weekly Post) -
27 May 1965
Bluesology – Elms Club, Corbins Lane, South Harrow, northwest London with The CC Riders (every Thursday) (Harrow Weekly Post) -
3 Jun 1965
Bluesology – Elms Club, South Harrow, northwest London with The Equals (Harrow Observer Gazette) -
Jun 3 1965
ENGLAND STUDIO - Phillips Studios
Come Back Baby
Times Getting Tougher Than Tough
Bluesology records two songs. Come Back Baby is written by Reg Dwight and is based on a Ray Charles song with the same title. The session engineer is Jack Baverstock, head of AR at Fontana Records -
June 1965
: Bluesology: Dyson leaves to join The Mockingbirds- Rex Bishop – bass
- Terry Patterson – saxophone
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15 June 1965
Bluesology – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Bo Street Runners (Melody Maker) -
Jul 22 1965
ENGLAND AUDITION - Kilburn State Cinema
Bluesology turns professional and is signed by the Roy Tempest Agency after an audition. The agency runs tours by American RB artists. Bluesology tours Europe and the UK for 18 months as a backing band. -
23 July 1965
Single – ‘Come Back Baby’ c/w ‘Times Are Getting Tougher Than Tough’ released -
24 August 1965
Hillingdon Mirror, 24 August 1965, page 24 -
4 September 1965
Bluesology – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel) -
Nov 1965
ENGLAND STUDIO -
Mr. Frantic
Bluesology records a second Reg Dwight compostion. Released as a single in February 1966. -
November 1965:
Circa November 1965: – Terry Patterson – saxophone- Pat Higgs – trumpet
- Dave Murphy – saxophone
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03 December 1965
Major Lance tour with Bluesology
3 December 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London and In Place, central London with The Rockhouse Band (Melody Maker) Doesn’t not mention Bluesology -
4 December 1965
– Jigsaw, Manchester with Alex Harvey Mockingbirds (Manchester Evening News Chronicle -
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04 - 09 dec 1965
4 December 1965 – Oasis, Manchester with The Crestas (Manchester Evening News Chronicle) 5 December 1965 – Dungeon, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/) Billed as Bluesology Incorporated 6 December 1965 – Gig in Rochester, Kent (Melody Maker) 7 December 1965 – Birdcage, Southsea, Hants (Melody Maker) 8 December 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker) 9 December 1965 – Paddington (most likely Cue Club), central London (Melody Maker) -
10 - 16 Dec 1965
10 December 1965 – Gig in Durham (most likely the university) (Melody Maker) 11 December 1965 – Mr McCoys, Middlesbrough (Evening Gazette Middlesbrough) 14 December 1965 – Gig in Harlow, Herts (Melody Maker) 16 December 1965 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London (Melody Maker) 16 December 1965 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Alan Price Set (London Live: Tony Bacon) -
17 / 18 dec 1965
17 December 1965 – Domino Club, Openshaw, Greater Manchester and Princess Theatre, Chorlton, Greater Manchester with Major Lance and Manchester Playboys and Jonathan Good Tweed (Manchester Evening News Chronicle) Billed as Bluesology Incorporated 17 December 1965 – Gig in Stockport, Greater Manchester (most likely Tabernacle) (Melody Maker) 18 December 1965 – New All-Star Club, 9 Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker) -
19 / 20 dec 1965
19 December 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee (Melody Maker) 19 December 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) 20 December 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Melody Maker) -
1966
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5 - 11 Jan 1966
5-19 January 1966 – Patti La Belle The Bluebelles first tour with Bluesology 5 January 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London (Melody Maker) 6 January 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) 8 January 1966 – Oasis, Manchester with The Checkpoints (Melody Maker) 9 January 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) 11 January 1966 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, West London (Melody Maker) -
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14 - 15
14 January 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9 Artillery Passage, London, E1 and Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) 15 January 1966 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Melody Maker) 15 January 1966 – Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (according to The Star, the billing also included Fontella Bass, The Stormsville Shakers and The Just 5 x 2. Bluesology were credited as Bluesology Inc and Pattie La Belle was billed as Tattie Rebelle Her Belles!) -
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16 - 22 Jan 1965
16 January 1966 – Plaza, Birmingham, West Midlands (Handsworth?) (Melody Maker) 19 January 1966 – Dancing Slipper, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire (Nottingham Evening Post) Says Wilson Pickett’s backing group 22 January 1966 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Pinky The Phellows and The Triads (Lincolnshire Standard) Billed as Bluesology Incorporated -
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5 - 11 Feb 1966
February 1966 – Doris Troy tour with Bluesology 5 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham, West Midlands with The Move (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Bluesology Incorporated 7 February 1966 – Cavern, Liverpool with Earl Preston’s Realms and The Fix (Liverpool Echo) 11 February 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London with Herbie Goins The Nightimers (Melody Maker) 11 February 1966 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee (Melody Maker) -
Feb 1966
UK 45 - Bluesology
Fontana
Mr Frantic
Everyday (I Have The Blues) -
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12 - 18 Feb 1966
12 February 1966 – Oasis, Manchester with The Manchester Playboys (http://www.manchesterbeat.com/features/gig_guides/gig_diary.php) 13 February 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Chessmen (Melody Maker) 18 February 1966 – Club West Indies, Stonebridge, northwest London with Caribbean Show Band (Melody Maker) -
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18 - 22 Feb 1966
According to an article in the Neath Guardian, dated 11 February 1966, Bluesology Incorporated backed Ben E King on a tour that ran from 18 February through to 6 March 1966. 18 February 1966 – Golders Green Refectory, Golders Green, north London (Melody Maker) 19 February 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, London, E1 with Captain First 20-21 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Bluesology Incorporated -
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22 February 1966 - 9 April 1966
22 February 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Spencer Davis Group (London Live: Tony Bacon) 26 February 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) March 1966 – Bluesology travels to Hamburg to play Top Ten Club with Linda Laine The Sinners 3 April 1966 – The Hive Club, Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser) 9 April 1966 – Trinity Hall, Coventry (Coventy Evening Telegraph) -
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12 April 1966 - Late April/early May
12 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Manfred Mann (London Live: Tony Bacon) 22 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Sands (London Live: Tony Bacon) Late April/early May 1966: Inkpen leaves- Paul Gale – drums
- Freddy Gandy (aka Freddie Wonder) – bass
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3 - 7 May 1966
3 May-circa 21 May 1966 – Patti La Belle The Bluebelles second UK tour 3 May 1966 – Birdland, London (Melody Maker) 4 May 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London (Melody Maker) 5 May 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker) 6 May 1966 – Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire (Melody Maker) 7 May 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker) -
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8 - 13 May 1966
8 May 1966 – Oasis, Manchester with Patti La Belle The Bluebelles and Polecatz (http://www.manchesterbeat.com/features/gig_guides/gig_diary.php) 9 May 1966 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) 13 May 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Gass (Melody Maker) -
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14/17 May 1966
14 May 1966 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester with Patti La Belle The Bluebelles and The Ram Jam Band ( http://manchestersoul.co.uk/TWheel/1966.html) Manchester Evening News Chronicle has Alan Bown instead of Bluesology for this gig 17 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Patti La Belle Her Belles) and The Clayton Squares (London Live: Tony Bacon) (probably with Bluesology backing Patti La Belle) -
17 - 21 May 1966
17 May 1966 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) Image may be subject to copyright
19 May 1966 – Rocky Rivers’ Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford with Patti LaBelle Her Belles and John Williams Tomorrow’s People (Ampthill News Weekly Record) 21 May 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) -
21 May 1966 - 4 June 1966
21 May 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire (Patti La Belle The Bluebelles with Bluesology) and The Ultimates (The Day Before Yesterday: Steve Ingless) 3-19 June – Ink Spots tour 3 June 1966 – RAF West Ruislip, northwest London (Melody Maker)
4 June 1966 – Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Ironsides (Bucks Advertiser) 4 June 1966 – US servicemen’s club, Douglas House, Lancaster Gate, west London (Melody Maker) -
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4 - 10 June 1966
4 June 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London with Admiral Ken Sound System (Melody Maker) 5 June 1966 – Plaza Ballrooms, Birmingham, West Midlands (Melody Maker) 7 June 1966 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) 10 June 1966 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, Surrey (Melody Maker) 10 June 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London with Admiral Ken Sound System (Melody Maker) -
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10 - 13 June 1966
10 June 1966 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London with Admiral Ken Sound System (Melody Maker) 11 June 1966 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Inkspots with Alan Bown Set) (Source: http://manchestersoul.co.uk/TWheel/1966.html) 12 June 1966 – Riverboat, Gainsborough, Salford, Greater Manchester (Melody Maker) 13 June 1966 – US servicemen’s club, Douglas House, Lancaster Gate, west London (Melody Maker) -
15-18 june 1966
15 June 1966 – Riverboat, Gainsborough, Salford, Greater Manchester (Melody Maker) 16 June 1966 – Streatham Locarno, Streatham, southwest London (Melody Maker) 17 June 1966 – Royal Tottenham, Tottenham, north London (Melody Maker) 18 June 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill, West Midlands (Express Star) Billed as Bluesology Incorporated and backing Billy Stewart -
18 June 1966
Bluesology - Marcam Hall, March, Cambridgeshire (Lynn News/Melody Maker) The Hammersmith Shepherd’s Bush Gazette notes that Bluesology played at the White Hart in Southall, west London during June 1966. Circa June 1966:- Neil Hubbard – guitar (joins around this time)
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25 June 1966 - 3 July 1966
25 June 1966 – Mojo Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with The Soul Agents and introducing Ian LeRoy and His Spring Collection (Melody Maker/Sheffield Star) Backing Billy (Fat Boy) Stewart 25 June 1966 – Latin Quarter, Leicester with The Train (Leicester Mercury) 25 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (London Live: Tony Bacon) 3 July 1966 – Rivertboat Club, Salford, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News Chronicle) Backing Fat Boy Billy Stewart -
8 - 13 July 1966
8 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The VIPs (London Live: Tony Bacon) Image may be subject to copyright
9 July 1966 – Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Gates of Eden (Bucks Advertiser) Backing The Orlons 10 July 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe District Herald) Backing Rufus Thomas 14 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (London Live: Tony Bacon) -
15 July 1966
Beachcomber Club, Nottingham with Ralph Denyer’s Uptown Band (Nottingham Evening Post) Backing Solomon Burke -
21 July 1966
21 July 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News) Replaced Summer Set The Kent Messenger‘s 22 July 1966 (Friday) issue, page 12, lists the band appearing at Coronation Hall in Ramsgate today and refers to Freddy Gandy as Freddie Wonder on bass! It says they are off to the South of France in August -
23 - 30 July 1966
Photo: Kent Messenger, 22 July 1966 23 July 1966 – Cellar Club, Latin Quarter, Leicester with The Amboy Dukes (Leicester Mercury) 30 July 1966 – The Co-op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham, West Midlands with Raynor’s Secrets (Birmingham Evening Mail) -
31 July 1966 - 11 August 1966
31 July 1966 – 6th National Jazz and Blues Festival, Windsor, Berkshire with Georgie Fame, The Action, Cream, Dick Morrissey, Stan Tracey, Diane and Nicky, Ernestine Anderson, Alan Brown, Ronnie Scott and Harry South Orchestra (Reading Evening Post) 6 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Soul Agents (London Live: Tony Bacon) 11 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (London Live: Tony Bacon) -
17 - 26 September 1966
Mid-August-mid-September, Bluesology travels to St Tropez for a month (Papagayos). 17 September 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham with The Broodley Hoo (Nottingham Evening Post) 18 September 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham with The Summer Set (Nottingham Evening Post) 26 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Jimmy James The Vagabonds (London Live: Tony Bacon) -
7 - 8 October 1966
7 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Gary Farr The T-Bones (London Live: Tony Bacon)) 8 October 1966 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with The Fix, The Connoisseurs and The Tabs (Warrington Guardian) 15 October 1966 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with The Guests (Kentish Express) 20 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (London Live: Tony Bacon) -
21 - 29 October 1966
21-22 October 1966 – ISOW’s restaurant, Brewer Street, central London (Fabulous 208) 28 October 1966 – Midnight City, Digbeth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) 29 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Herd (London Live: Tony Bacon) -
29 October 1966
29 October 1966 – Shoreline, Bognor Regis with Long John Baldry, The Action and David Bowie The Buzz (Bognor Regis Post/Melody Maker) -
29 October 1966 - 5 November 1966
29 October 1966 – Shoreline, Bognor Regis with Long John Baldry, The Action and David Bowie The Buzz (Bognor Regis Post/Melody Maker) 5 November 1966 – Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe District Herald) 5 November 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, West Sussex with Deadly Nightshade (billed as Long John Baldry – not sure if they have linked up with Baldry yet?) (Crawley Advertiser) -
12 November 1966
12 November 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) 12 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Herd (London Live: Tony Bacon) Mid-November 1966: – Neil Hubbard departs In mid-late November – Bluesology travel to Sweden for a mini tour where they met The Zombies (see comments) -
17 - 19 November 1966
17 November 1966 – Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden with Bernt Rosengren Kvartett (Thanks to Mats Jarl for research from Dagens Nyheter newspaper) 19 November 1966 – Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden Bernt Rosengren Kvartett, Carla Bley and Mike Mantler Quintet (Thanks to Mats Jarl for research from Dagens Nyheter newspaper) -
20 November 1966
20 November 1966 – Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden with Sooner or Later, Few, Crowds, Lynx (Thanks to Mats Jarl for research from Dagens Nyheter newspaper) -
21 -:22 November 1966
21 November 1966 – Hit-House, Stockholm, Sweden with The Wizards, The Quints, Guards, Sooner or Later, Tumble Downs (Thanks to Mats Jarl for research from Dagens Nyheter newspaper) 22 November 1966 – Gyllene Cirkeln, Stockholm, Sweden (Thanks to Mats Jarl for research from Dagens Nyheter newspaper) Late November 1966: – Paul Gale departs while the band is in Sweden- Pete Gavin – drums (ex-Soul Pushers)
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4 - 8 December 1966
4 December 1966 – Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Redcar with The Bluecaps (Billed as Long John Baldry with Alan Walker, Stewart Brown and Bluesology) (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette) 8 December 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hants (Portsmouth News) -
9 - 14 December 1966
9 December 1966 – Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe District Herald) 11 December 1966 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, central London with Little Richard and Alan Price Set (Melody Maker) 14 December 1966 – Bolton College of Arts Ball, Rivington Barn, Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester with Mike Stevens The Big Tickle, The Chasers and The North Side Six (billed as The Long John Baldry Show) (Bolton Evening News) -
Dec 11 1966
Dec 11 1966 UK CONCERT - Saville Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London Programme page for Bluesology
Bluesology, along with The Quotations and The Alan Price Set, appear as a support band for the only London appearance of Little Richard. At this point in time the band is: Stuart Brown: vocals; Reg Dwight: keyboards; Freddie Creasey: bass; David Murphey: sax; Chris Bateson: trumpet; and Paul Gale: drums. -
18 - 20 December 1966
18 December 1966 – Beau Brummell Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Raynes (The Chronicle) 20 December 1966 – Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Alan Price Set (Surrey Advertiser) -
Dec 1966 Long John Baldry becomes the lead singer of Bluesology.
Dec 1966
Long John Baldry becomes the lead singer of Bluesology. -
24 - 30 December 1966
24 December 1966 – White Bicycle, Maple Ballroom, Northampton (billed as Long John Baldry Show plus Bluesology) (Northampton Chronicle) 27 December 1966 – Concorde, Basset Hotel, Southampton, Hants (Southern Evening Echo) 30 December 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (billed as Long John Baldry Show) with The Good-Goods (London Live: Tony Bacon) -
31 December 1966
31 December 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (billed as Long John Baldry featuring Alan Walker, Stuart Brown Bluesology) (Gloucestershire Echo/Gloucester Citizen) -
31 December 1966
31 December 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (billed as Long John Baldry featuring Alan Walker, Stuart Brown Bluesology) (Gloucestershire Echo/Gloucester Citizen) -
1 - 7 January 1967
1 January 1967 – Hotel Leofric, Coventry (billed as Long John Baldry and His new group Bluesology) (Coventry Evening Telegraph) 7 January 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset with Deep Line (billed as Long John Baldry and his fabulous backing group Bluesology with Alan Walker and Stewart A Brown) (Western Gazette) -
1967
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7 - 8 January 1967
7 January 1967 – Matlock Bath Pavilion, Matlock, Derbyshire with Memphis Blues (billed as Long John Baldry with Alan Walker, Stewart Brown and Bluesology) (Derby Evening Telegraph) 8 January 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham (billed as Long John Baldry with Alan Walker, Stewart Brown and Bluesology) (Nottingham Evening Post) -
January 1967:
Circa early January 1967: – Pat Higgs and Dave Murphy both leave with Higgs joining Hamilton The Hamilton Movement- Marsha Hunt – vocals
- Elton Dean – saxophone (ex-Soul Pushers)
- Marc Charig – saxophone (ex-Sidewinders and Sonny Childe The TNT)
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15 January 1967 - 4 February 1967
15 January 1967 – Gyro Club, Troutbeck Hotel, IIlkley, West Yorkshire (billed as Long John Baldry with Bluesology) (Yorkshire Evening Post) 31 January 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (billed as Long John Baldry) (Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek: Dick Weindling and Marianne Colloms) 4 February 1967 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (billed as Long John Baldry Show featuring Alan Walker, Stuart Brown and The Bluesology) (Gloucester Citizen) -
10 - 12 February 1967
10 February 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (billed as Long John Baldry with Bluesology) (Leicester Mercury) 12 February 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (billed as Long John Baldry plus The Bluesology) (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette) -
18 - 19 February 1967
18 February 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Soul Concern (North Norfolk News) 19 February 1967 – Oasis, Manchester (billed as Long John Baldry and Bluesology) (Manchester Evening News) -
25 February 1967 - 9 March 1967
25 February 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury with The Generation (billed as Long John Baldry with Bluesology featuring Alan Walker and Stuart A Brown) (Western Gazette) 26 February 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (PACE magazine) 3 March 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne Wear (Newcastle Evening Chronicle) 9 March 1967 – New Locarno Ballroom, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (The Star) -
12 March 1967 - 19 March 1967
12 March 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham (billed as Long John Baldry Show featuring Stewart A Brown, Alan Walker with Bluesology) (Nottingham Evening Post) 17 March 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Long John Baldry Show and Timebox (London Live: Tony Bacon) 19 March 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Redcar with The Panthers (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette) -
24 March 1967 - 1 April 1967
24 March 1967 – Sinking Ship Clubland, Stockport, Greater Manchester (billed as Long John Baldry plus Bluesology) with Baron (Manchester Evening News) 25 March 1967 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with The Silhouettes (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (Kentish Express) 26 March 1967 – Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (billed as Long John Baldry Show with Stuart Brown, Alan Walker and Bluesology) (Staffordshire Newsletter) 1 April 1967 – Matlock Bath Pavilion, Matlock (Nottingham Evening Post) -
3 April 1967 - 16 April 1967
3 April 1967 – Feathers, Ealing, Middlesex (billed as Long John Baldry Bluesology) (Melody Maker) 7 April 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (billed as Long John Baldry and Bluesology) (Leicester Mercury) 8 April 1967 – Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington, North Yorkshire with The Sons of Witch (billed as Long John Baldry and Bluesology) (Hull Daily Mail) 16 April 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, West London (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (Melody Maker) -
1967
Long John Baldry expands the group into a nine-piece band and moves to the cabaret circuit as the John Baldry Show. -
April 1967
21 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (billed as The Long John Baldry Show) with Timebox (London Live: Tony Bacon) 22 April 1967 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (billed as Long John Baldry featuring Alan Walker) (Gloucester Citizen) 24 April 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (Express Star) -
May 1967
2 May 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (billed as Long John Baldry) 11 May 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (billed as Bluesology) (Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek: Dick Weindling and Marianne Colloms) 12 May 1967 – The Cavalier Club, Golders Green, north London (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (Melody Maker) 21 May 1967 – Co-op, Warrington, Cheshire (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (Manchester Evening Post) -
June 1967
1 June 1967 – Clouds, Derby ‘for Derby College Students’ Rag Week’ (billed as Long John Baldry Show with Bluesology and Pepper’s Machine) (Derby Evening Telegraph) 5 June 1967 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire with The Waterboard, The Chymes and Wall City Jazzmen (billed as John Baldry with Stewart A Brown, Alan Walker and Bluesology) (Chester Chronicle) 9 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (billed as The Long John Baldy Show) with C-Jam Blues (London Live: Tony Bacon) -
June 1967
ENGLAND AUDITION - Regent Sound Studios, Denmark Street, London
+He'll Have To Go
+I Love You Because
Reg Dwight auditions for Liberty Records. Ray Williams declines to sign him, but suggests Reg might want to "try" writing songs with Bernie Taupin. -
June 1967
12 June 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands (billed as Long John Baldry Show, Bluesology, Stewart A Brown, Alan Walker) (Express Star) 17 June 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Soul Concern (billed as The Long John Baldry Show with Alan Walker, Stuart A Brown and Bluesology) (North Norfolk News) 17 June 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham (Billed as Long John Baldry with Bluesology featuring Stewart A Brown and Alan Walker) (Nottingham Evening Post) -
June 17 1967
Liberty Records ad in New Musical Express
UK MAGAZINE - NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS The famous music paper advertisement by Ray Williams, soliciting talent for Liberty Records. Both Reg Dwight and Bernie Taupin answer the ad. -
July 1967
1 July 1967 – Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Th Chequers and Boston (billed as Long John Baldry) (Express Star) 16 July 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (Melody Maker) 28 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (billed as The Long John Baldry Show) with The Workshop (Melody Maker) -
Jul & Aug 1967
R Dwight was signed through an agency to replace Eric Hine on keyboards for Simon Dupree And The Big Sound during a Scotland tour. He played Hammond organ and Mellotron for £25 a week. Reg kept in touch with Ray Shulman after Eric returned. The band later recorded, but didn’t release, the Elton John/Bernie Taupin song I'm Going Home. Elton also contributed piano to the unreleased tracks Laughing Boy From Nowhere and Give It All Back. These songs were eventually included on the Part Of My Past CD -
Jul & Aug 1967
SCOTLAND CONCERTS - Simon Dupree And The Big Sound with Reg Dwight on keyboards Glasgow and area ( Three nights )
Brodick, Island of Arran. Two days and nights, over a weekend.
Forte William
Inverness
Aberdeen
Stonehaven
Arbroath
Dundee
Perth
Stirling
Falkirk
Edinburgh ( Two nights ).
This information is from Peter O'Flaherty's web site Simon Dupree and The Big Sound. -
The Humble Beginnings of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's Partnership
After their initial contact by letter, Bernie Taupin decided to move to London to work with Elton. In the British capital, he had limited financial means, so he stayed temporarily at Elton's house, where Elton lived with his mother and stepfather in a small apartment. It was in this humble and dream-filled environment that the two began composing together, combining melodies and lyrics that reflected their experiences and aspirations -
August 1967
11 August 1967 – Bluesville ’67, Manor House, north London (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (Melody Maker) 14 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (billed as The Long John Baldry Show) with Jimmy Powell The Dimensions (Melody Maker) 20 August 1967 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands (billed as Long John Baldry Show) (Birmingham Evening Mail) 26 August 1967 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1, London (Melody Maker) -
29 August 1967
29 August 1967 – Nottingham Blues Festival, Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham with Jimi Hendrix Experience, Jimmy James The Vagabonds, Jimmy Cliff The Shakedown Sound and Wynder K Frog (Derby Evening Telegraph) -
September 1967
2 September 1967 – Leas Cliffe Hall, Folkestone, Kent (billed as The Long John Baldry Show) (Folkestone Hythe Gazette) 3 September 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Nantwich, Cheshire (billed as Long John Baldry, Bluesology, Stewart A Brown, Marsha Hunt and The Scorpions) (Northwich Chronicle) 10 September 1967 – Hotel Leofric, Coventry, West Midlands (billed as Long John Baldry Show with Stuart A Brown and Marsha Hunt and Deuce Coupe) (Coventry Evening Telegraph) -
Sep 1967
UK COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION A Dandelion Dies In The Wind
A Little Love Goes A Long Long Way (Reg Dwight)
Can't You See It (Reg Dwight)
If You Could See Me Now (Reg Dwight)
Mr Lightning Strikerman
Onetime, Sometime or Never
Scarecrow
Velvet Fountain
Watching The Planes Go By
Published by The Hollies publishing company, Gralto, ( subsidiary of Dick James Music) none of these songs have been released by any artist. -
September 1967
12 September 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (billed as Long John Baldry) (Melody Maker) 15 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (billed as The Long John Baldry Show with Marsha Hunt, Stuart Brown and Bluesology) (Melody Maker) -
16 - 27 September 1967
16 September 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury (billed as Long John Baldry Show with Bluesology) (Somerset County Gazette) 27 September 1967 – Liverpool College of Building Students’ Union, Grafton Rooms, West Derby, Liverpool with The Fix, The Undertakers and Magic Lanterns (billed as Long John Baldry with Bluesology) (Liverpool Echo) -
Period: to
October 1967
UK COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION Countryside Love Affair (Reg Dwight)
I Could Never Fall In Love With Anybody Else (Reg Dwight)
I Get A Little Bit Lonely (Reg Dwight)
Where It's At (Reg Dwight / Nicky James)
Who's Gonna Love You (Reg Dwight / Kirk Duncan)
Witch's House (Reg Dwight)
Year Of The Teddy Bear
None of these songs have been released by any artist. -
Oct 5 1967
UK 45 - Bluesology
Since I Found You Baby
Just A Little Bit
The B-side is available on the LP ROCK LEGENDS - RARE TRACKS Polydor 2475 711 (Australia), also released in Germany. Caleb Quaye has joined the band at this point. -
Period: to
8 October 1967 - 3 November 1967
8 October 1967 – Warmingham Grange Country Club, Warmingham, Cheshire with Life ‘N’ Soul and Harry Brown Sound with Val (The Chronicle) 19 October 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (billed as The Long John Baldry Show) with Timebox (London Live: Tony Bacon) 3 November 1967 – G-Ranch Discotheque, Maidstone, Kent (billed as The Long John Baldry Show with Marsha Hunt, Stuart Brown and Bluesology) (Maidstone Gazette) -
Period: to
3 - 6 November 1967
3 November 1967 – G-Ranch Discotheque, Maidstone, Kent (billed as The Long John Baldry Show with Marsha Hunt, Stuart Brown and Bluesology) (Maidstone Gazette) 6 November 1967 – Staffordshire Yeomen, Stafford, Staffordshire (billed as Long John Baldry and Marsha Hunt) (Staffordshire Newsletter) Early-mid November 1967: – Stu Brown leaves around this time to record as solo artist- Caleb Quaye – lead guitar/vocals
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Nov 1967
UK COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION
Nina
This song has not been released by any artist. -
Nov 17 1967
Reg Dwight and Bernie Taupin are signed to DJM records. -
Period: to
23 November 1967
23 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (billed as The Long John Baldry Show) with The Nite People (London Live: Tony Bacon) 14 December 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham, West Midlands with Skip Bifferty (Express Star) 16 December 1967 – Imperial, Nelson, Lancashire with Granny Intentions and The Ways Means (Burnley Express Burnley News) Does not list Bluesology -
Period: to
Dec 1967
Reg Dwight resigns from Bluesology and changes his name to Elton John. The name is combined from those of his bandmates, saxophone player Elton Dean and singer Long John Baldry.
Dec 1967
UK COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION
I Want To See You Smile (Elton John / Caleb Quaye)
This song has not been released by any artist. -
1968
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Davey Johnstone's first work
Davey Johnstone's first work was with Noel Murphy in 1968, where he received his first album credit on the album Another Round. -
The Elton John Timeline – Ongoing Development
The Elton John Timeline is a work in progress, continuously updated with new dates and milestones. We are committed to providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of Elton John's career. Expect new updates to be available throughout the week, as we continue to expand and refine this timeline. Stay tuned for more! -
Sources
The following links are sources gathered from the internet, which served as the foundation for conducting this research work. These references provided valuable insights and information necessary to support the findings and conclusions presented. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1435132/Family-detective-Elton-John.html http://web.archive.org/web/20100725151955/http://www.whizzo.ca/elton/ej1966.html https://garagehangover.com/elton-john-and-bluesology/ https://www.wikipedia.org -
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