Timeline Tuesday 25 March 1947

Events on Tuesday 25 March 1947 3

• 1947 – present Elton John Rocket Man One of the most successful musicians of all time.
• 1947 – present Elton John English singer, pianist & composer Sir Elton John (born 1947) is an English singer, pianist and composer — one of the best-selling music artists of all time with over 300 million records sold, nine US and UK #1 singles, and decades of collaboration with lyricist Bernie Taupin. An EGOT winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and one of the first major male pop stars to come out as gay.
• 1947 Elton John born Reginald Kenneth Dwight Pinner, Middlesex, 25 March 1947 Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born on 25 March 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England. He taught himself piano by ear from the age of three or four, able to play tunes back after hearing them only once or twice.