1968 Elton John performs (I m Gonna) Love Me Again, nominated for the award for best original song, from Rocketman at the Oscars in Los Angeles in February 2020. Image Credit: AP
It was on a flight back to the UK following a successful US tour that Reginald Dwight, a singer whose career was burgeoning, decided he needed a stage name.
His backup band, Bluesology, featured horn player Elton Dean and lead singer Long John Baldry. Dwight asked them if he could use their names to create a new one for himself and that’s how the name Elton John was born. He legally changed his name to Elton Hercules John in 1972,
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