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Maxine Feibelman (born 1952) is a former seamstress for California bands [2] who was married for several years to Elton John's frequent collaborator Bernie Taupin.Her romance, marriage, and break-up with Taupin influenced some of Taupin's and John's songs, [3] she provided the title and refrain for one of their songs, [4] and she supported John's path toward his distinct stage costume style.
In 1973, Taupin collected all his lyrics up through the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album into a book, Bernie Taupin: The One Who Writes the Words for Elton John. In addition to the lyrics from the albums, this book contained the lyrics to all the single B-sides, various rarities, and Taupin's 1970 spoken-word album.
The song's lyrics compare the shooting of Jesse James by James' outlaw-partner Robert Ford to Taupin's failed marriage to his first wife Maxine Feibelman, of "Tiny Dancer" fame. Since its release, John rarely played the song at his concerts. [1]
As the prime of Elton John goes, 1973 was the very best year. He was in the middle of a major hit-making streak, and he released his most successful album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which ...
As previously reported, the concert formally billed as “Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song” will air on PBS stations April 8, in most markets ...
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"Tiny Dancer" is a song written by English musician and composer Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally released on John's 1971 album Madman Across the Water as its opening track, and was later produced and released as a single in 1972.
Tumbleweed Connection is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John.It was recorded at Trident Studios, London, in March 1970, and released in October 1970 in the UK and January 1971 in the US.