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Elton John and Leon Russell, BBC Electric Proms.

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  • 29-10-2010 5:06pm
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/electricproms/2010/artists/eltonjohn/

    2 hours and 40 minutes of wonderful music.
    One of the most successful musicians and flamboyant showmen of all time, Elton John has won a multitude of awards from Brits, Grammys, Golden Globes to Oscars. For this special event two pianos take centre stage. One for Elton, and the other, for an artist who inspired Elton as a young musician; singer songwriter Leon Russell.

    Leon has written classic songs such as This Masquerade and Delta Lady, as well as working with legends of popular music like The Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra and The Rolling Stones. Russell and Elton first worked together and toured the US in the early 1970s, but lost touch for many years. Then last November Elton, Leon, Bernie Taupin and producer T Bone Burnett started collaborating in an L.A. studio on a new album, The Union. Making the new record, Elton told Mojo magazine in August, "made me fall in love with a guy I fell in love with years ago,all over again".

    As well as looking back at his roots, Elton's looking ahead by bringing on board two exciting new names, Plan B and Rumer to perform alongside him. The show will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 at 20:00 and then shown on BBC Two on Saturday 30 October, together with an exclusive documentary about his music and life.

    Expect an inspiring and emotional demonstration of poignant songwriting performed at its best.

    I imagine myself spending hours and hours listening to this over and over again. The quality of the recording and the music is 5 star.

    Tomorrow night from 9.45, BBC 2 will be showing a documentary about Elton and then they will be showing some of the Electric Prom show.


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