Book description
A comprehensive overview of the musical career of Elton John provides the full story behind all of the musician's recordings, a complete chronicle of his concert tours, an assessment of his musical odyssey, and a study of his sometimes turbulent personal life, along with more than forty photographs and a…
Why read it?
1 author picked His Song as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Although His Song stops at the end of the 20th century (when it was written), it is the most carefully researched of the John biographies covering his first half-century.
That makes it invaluable to other writers (me, for example, when writing my own Elton books) and to fans looking to go down biographical and musical rabbit holes.
Rosenthal has also written about ornithologists and jazz musicians, and I always enjoy her writing—certainly careful but far from dull. She has a deft way of sharing her opinions, a kind of gentle persuasion that I found inspiring.
With Elton seemingly unstoppable, some…
From Matthew's list on The best books on the extraordinary life and music of Elton John.
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