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Barry Winch as young Tommy and Alison Dowling as young Tommy's singing voice. Elton John as The Pinball Wizard, the cocky pinball champion of the world in four-and-a-half-foot high boots. Tina Turner as The Acid Queen, an erratic prostitute who deals in prophetic LSD. Eric Clapton as The Preacher, the leader of a Marilyn Monroe-themed cult.
Elton John was released in April 1970 on DJM Records ... stage costumes, including platform boots ... in the 1975 film adaptation of the rock opera Tommy, ...
Mr Freedom was a clothing boutique in London which sold fashion by a number of young designers commissioned by the owner, designer Tommy Roberts, and his partner, Trevor Myles. Celebrities such as Freddie Mercury and Elton John wore designs from the shop which was at 430 King's Road in Chelsea, London from 1969–70 and then at 20 Kensington ...
Becoming Elton John was a two-fold process for the Grammy-winning music legend: First a name change, and then a persona overhaul. During his Tuesday visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ...
Cara Delevingne is a spitting image for Elton John.. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, the "Candle in the Wind" musician, 77, shared a kitschy visual remake of his 1973 Christmas classic "Step into Christmas ...
The house also stored John's many costumes from his tours and the 4-foot-high (1.2 m) Doc Marten boots that he wore in the 1975 film Tommy. The contents of the house were subsequently sold at auction for $8.2 million at a 2,000-item four-day sale at Sotheby's in September 1988. [14]
A new figure highlights one of Elton John's most iconic performance moments. Madame Tussauds in London debuted a new wax figure on Friday, Dec. 20 dedicated to the "Bennie and the Jets" singer ...
The lyrics are written from the perspective of a pinball champion, called "Local Lad" in the Tommy libretto book, astounded by the skills of the opera's eponymous main character, Tommy Walker: "He ain't got no distractions / Can't hear those buzzers and bells / Don't see no lights a flashin' / Plays by sense of smell / Always gets a replay / Never seen him fall / That deaf dumb and blind kid ...