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    • Mar 25, 1947
    Pop singer/songwriter Elton John is born in Pinner, England. His collaboration on "Country Comfort" kicks off the 2001 event album "Earl Scruggs & Friends"
    Mar 1, 1958
    Buddy Holly arrives in London for a 25-day tour of Britain which will be witnessed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash and Elton John. Within months, Holly produces Waylon Jennings' first recording session
    Apr 21, 1970
    Drummer Nigel Olsson and bass player Dee Murray debut as members of Elton John's band in London. The two will eventually appear as backing vocalists on Earl Thomas Conley's 1985 country hit "Nobody Falls Like A Fool"
    Aug 25, 1970
    Elton John makes his American concert debut at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, attended by Leon Russell and future Eagles Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Introduced by Neil Diamond, John's set list includes "Honky Tonk Women"
    Nov 20, 1970
    Elton John shares the bill with Leon Russell, a future duet partner for Willie Nelson, when he plays New York's Fillmore East. The audience includes "It Ain't Me, Babe" songwriter Bob Dylan
    Aug 9, 1971
    Elton John records "Tiny Dancer" at London's Trident Studios. The backing chorus includes Roger Cook, destined to write Don Williams' "I Believe In You" and George Strait's "I Just Want To Dance With You"
    Sep 20, 1973
    "Are You Ready For The Country" songwriter Neil Young delivers the first show at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. In the audience: Carole King, Dickey Betts, Elton John and producer Richard Perry 
    Oct 5, 1973
    MCA releases Elton John's album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road." It contains the original version of "Candle In The Wind," a tribute to Marilyn Monroe that gets mentioned in the lyrics of Old Dominion's 2016 country hit "Song For Another Time"
    Apr 19, 1975
    Elton John abruptly fires drummer Nigel Olsson and bass player Dee Murray after a five-year relationship. The two go on to sing background some 10 years later on the Earl Thomas Conley country hit "Nobody Falls Like A Fool"
    Jun 21, 1975
    The Eagles join Elton John, Joe Walsh and Rufus in an 11-hour concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Among the 75,000 people in attendance: Harry Nilsson, David Cassidy and two ex-Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
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