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Roots & Influences - The World of Elton John
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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High School Confidential
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from Jerry Lee Lewis
(1958)
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Little Richard
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The Girl Can't Help It
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from The Georgia Peach
(2006)
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Fats Domino
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I'm Walkin'
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from The Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits
(2002)
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Ray Charles
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I Got a Woman
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from Ray Charles
(2005)
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Elvis Presley
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Heartbreak Hotel
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from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
(2002)
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Bill Haley & His Comets
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ABC Boogie (Single Version)
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from Rock Around the Clock
(2004)
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The Rolling Stones
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Honky Tonk Women
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from Hot Rocks 1964-1971
(2005)
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Leon Russell
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Shoot Out On the Plantation
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from Leon Russell
(1995)
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The Band
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The Weight
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from Music From Big Pink
(2000)
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Van Morrison
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And It Stoned Me
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from Moondance
(2007)
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Leonard Cohen
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Suzanne
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from The Essential Leonard Cohen
(2002)
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Laura Nyro
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Captain Saint Lucifer
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from New York Tendaberry
(2002)
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David Ackles
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Down River
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from David Ackles
(2005)
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The Beach Boys
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Fun, Fun, Fun
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from Sounds of Summer - The Very Best of The Beach Boys
(2003)
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John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band
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Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)
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from Power to the People - The Hits (Remastered)
(2010)
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Stevie Wonder
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I Was Made to Love Her
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from Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection
(2002)
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Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
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Nowhere to Run
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from The Ultimate Collection: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
(1998)
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Billy Stewart
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I Do Love You
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from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Stewart
(2000)
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Winifred Atwell
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Let's Have a Party
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from Anthology: Winifred Atwell
(2010)
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Russ Conway
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Side Saddle
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from Party On
(2009)
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Liberace
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Chopsticks
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from 16 Most Requested Songs
(1989)
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Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 9 No. 2
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from Essential Chopin
(2003)
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Nicholas McGegan
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Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook: Minuets No. 04 & 05
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from Bach: Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook (Highlights)
(2001)
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Long John Baldry
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Lord, You Made the Night Too Long
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from Let the Heartaches Begin
(2008)
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Marty Robbins
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El Paso
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from The Essential Marty Robbins
(2005)
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Comment:
On his arc from unknown songwriter to international superstar, Elton John kept both ears firmly glued to the stereo, never straying far from his record collection . . . 'cause he didn't need to. If there's a soul man inside Elton — and, oh, there is — then let us introduce you to his soul-father, Ray Charles, who dragged "I Got a Woman" straight out the church and right up the R&B chart. Unlike Elton, rockabilly's Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis, once literally — not just metaphorically — set his piano aflame, and in the runaway freight train romp of "High School Confidential" he positively scorches. And if ever a group defined the concept of roots, it's the Band, whose rustic take on Americana in "The Weight" set the stage for Elton's Tumbleweed Connection-era career. With musical mentors ranging from the Rolling Stones to Vladimir Ashkenazy, Elton John did his homework like the schoolboy he once was . . . by listening and learning.
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