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John was looking to honour Billie Jean King, and so asked Taupin to write a song called "Philadelphia Freedom" as a homage to her tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedoms. In His Song: The Musical History of Elton John , Elizabeth Rosenthal recounts that Taupin said, "I can't write a song about tennis", and did not.
The Billie Jean King Main Library is located in Downtown Long Beach, and has exhibited King's Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Fed Cup, the premier international team competition in women's tennis, was renamed the Billie Jean King Cup in September 2020 in her honor. 2020 and 2024 World Series champion as part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
Pop singer Elton John was a friend of Billie Jean King's, and was invited to participate in a promotional match during one of the team's games. In return, he was later inspired to write a song about King, also called "Philadelphia Freedom." In 1974, the Freedoms had the league's best regular-season record, but were upset by the Denver Racquets ...
Elton John and Billie Jean King attend the live auction at the World TeamTennis Smash Hits charity tennis event benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation, 2016. (David Becker/Getty Images) (David ...
Billie Jean King has been in the spotlight for decades. The winner of 39 grand slam titles, King was at one point the number one tennis player in the world. A fierce advocate for gender equality ...
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) April 1, 2021. Baseball’s loss was tennis’ gain, with King winning 39 Grand Slam titles – 12 in singles and 27 in doubles. She was the first female ...
The centerpiece of the team was tennis legend Billie Jean King who served as its player-coach. [5] King became the first woman to coach a professional sports team that included male players. Once King was signed on with the Freedoms, her good friend Elton John decided to write and record the song " Philadelphia Freedom " to wish her luck on her ...
King was 29 and the No. 1 women’s player in the world. Riggs, then 55 and a thorn in the side of feminists , had been a top men’s player in the late 1930s and ‘40s. Bobby Riggs,Billie Jean ...