SirElton I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Traditional Cache

Elton John has been going strong for nearly 50 years. Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947, he changed his name to Elton Hercules John and flew to stardom. He was somewhat flamboyant in his younger years, but he has settled down and was even knighted in 1998. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in 1994. He co-wrote most of his songs with Bernie Taupin. He has had at least one Billboard top 40 song every year between 1970 and 1990. This series of caches highlights some of his hits.

 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

 Released in 1984 - There is a harmonia solo by Stevie Wonder.  It reached #5 int he UK and #4 in the US Elton's lyricist Bernie Taupin wrote this as a love letter to his wife at the time, Toni Russo, who is the sister of the actress Rene Russo. In the album credits, Bernie wrote, "Hey Toni, this one's for you."

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