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In late 1970, Elton John was not yet a household name in the States, nor had he garnered much attention back home in England. That would soon change ... as "Your Song" made its way up the charts and his reputation for electrifying live performances spread. A chance encounter at a failed record audition four years earlier had introduced John to lyricist Bernie Taupin, the man with whom he would co-write some of the biggest hit songs of all time. Their initial collaborations yielded a truck-load of sappy ballads recorded by other "artists," but also a number of more substantial songs that would comprise Elton’s debut record, Empty Sky, and its follow-up, Elton John. The latter was appropriately self-titled, as the more lush production and complex arrangements it contained introduced the world to its namesake’s trademark sound.
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Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1994. He and Bernie Taupin had previously been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. Elton John was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1995.
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Elton congratulates Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks on their Oscars. In 1997, he would be working on a Spielberg project entitled El Dorado. This animated feature, scheduled to be screened in November 1999, told the story of two adventurers seeking their fortune in the mythical Spanish city.
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