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Used from 1969 to 1972, Elton John and Bernie Taupin used this instrument to co-write the music that made them famous. A historic piece of Rock 'n Roll history, this classic 1910-era A-Day Birdcage upright resulted in over one hundred songs and the first five albums of one of the most famous musicians of the last century. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOV Wikipedia policy is that all articles should be written from a neutral point of view. ... Shortcut: WP:RULES Wikipedia is a collaborative project and its founders and contributors have a common goal: Wikipedia has some policies and guidelines that help us to work toward that common goal. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2396x1668, 108 KB) Photo taken by Cantos Music Foundation Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2396x1668, 108 KB) Photo taken by Cantos Music Foundation Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE[1][2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an English lyricist famous for his collaboration with Elton John. ...

History

Typically, accomplished musicians will retain their pianos throughout their career due to the intimacy and involvement that the piano shares in the songwriting process. However, as perhaps the greatest act of appreciation that can be bestowed by a musician, this piano began a storied journey that would eventually lead it into the shrine for music's most treasured artifacts. In 1972, filmmaker Bryan Forbes embarked on creating the film, "Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye to Norma Jean and Other Things", a documentary that chronicled the life of a young Elton John and Bernie Taupin at the infancy of their now famous careers, a project that would take Forbes over a full year to complete. During the filming of the documentary, Forbes formed a close friendship with John and Taupin which led him to do other work with them, including photography on the "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" LPs. Elton, along with Bernie Taupin, gave the piano to Forbes and his family on May 31, 1972 -- a gift to symbolize the duo's deepest appreciation for the Forbes dedication to the incredible undertaking involved in creating the documentary. Before delivering the piano to the Forbes family, John and Taupin dedicated the piece by inscribing on the inside lift: "To Bryan and Nanette, Sarah and Emma with love Elton John May 31, 1972, original piano, lots of success with it" with Taupin also Bryan Forbes, CBE (born John Theobald Clark on July 22, 1926 in London) is an English film director, actor and writer. ... Dont Shoot Me Im Only the Piano Player is the seventh album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the eighth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ...

writing, "Within this piano lays the ghost of a hundred songs, take care of them, they love you. God Bless from the one who writes the words, Bernie Taupin." Around twenty years later, Elton caught up with the piano again -- still in the hands of Mr. Forbes -- while visiting the Forbes family, and followed up his initial inscription with an update on the face of the piano: "May 1991 - 19 years later - 3 children - 1 hysterectomy - 25 lawsuits - 1 marriage - 751 cats and countless boyfriends is free - Send you both my love, Elton John." Shortly after John completed the second inscription, the piano was given by Forbes to an English auction house, and after being sold at auction the piano was acquired by Mr. Tom Fontaine in 1995. Receiving a most appropriate recognition in 2002, the piano was transported to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame museum in Cleveland where it sat as a centerpiece of the Elton John exhibit. Put up for auction in 2004, the piano now resides at the Cantos Music Foundation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Image File history File linksMetadata Signatures2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Signatures2. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential rock and... Cantos Music Foundation is a not-for-profit organization in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...

Famous Music Written On Piano

Albums

• "Empty Sky" (1969)
• "Elton John (album)" (1970)
• "Tumbleweed Connection" (1970)
• "Madman Across The Water" (1971)
• "Friends (soundtrack)" (1971)

Empty Sky is the debut album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1969 (see 1969 in music). ... Elton John is the second album from Elton John. ... Tumbleweed Connection is the third album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). ... Madman Across the Water is the fifth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1971. ... Friends was a project Elton John and Bernie Taupin took on before their breakout success in The United States. ...

Songs

• "Your Song"
• "Border Song"
• "Burn Down The Mission"
• "Madman Across the Water"
• "Take Me To The Pilot"
• "Lady Samantha"
• "Skyline Pigeon"
• "Tiny Dancer"
• "Sixty Years On"
• "Friends"
• "Levon"
• "Come Down In Time"
• "I've Been Loving You"