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Elton John Revisits Yellow Brick Road With Rufus Wainwright, Jake Shears, Ben Folds

Last night Elton John returned to Broadway to perform his classic 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road start to finish. The event benefited a number of AIDS charitable organizations (tickets ranged from to ,500) and featured an all-star group of Sir Elton's friends: Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds, Jake Shears, John Cameron Mitchell, Jane Krakowski, Simba... That sounds awesome. From the New Amsterdam theater, here's Elton with a "very important part of [his] life" Jake Shears, of Scissor S...

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08:48 on October 21 2008

Elton John & Friends Return to the “Yellow Brick Road” in New York

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty Towards the end of the second song of the night, a tepid version of “Candle In The Wind” by South Pacific actress Kelli O’Hara, the catcalls began. “... more info

Elton John

11:30 on October 21 2008

Elton John - Elton John Upsets Fans With Short Performance At Benefit Gig

ContactMusic — SIR ELTON JOHN angered fans who had paid up to $2,500 (GBP1,400) for tickets to a benefit performance in New York on Monday (20Oct08), when he only appeared onstage for t... more info

Elton John

08:37 on October 21 2008

Elton John Revisits Yellow Brick Road With Rufus Wainwright, Jake Shears, Ben Folds

Stereogum — Last night Elton John returned to Broadway to perform his classic 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road start to finish. The event benefited a number of AIDS chari... more info

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