Elton John wins highest accolade in new year honours list
Sir Elton John has received the highest acknowledgement in a new year honours list in which hundreds of ordinary people were recognised alongside household names from sport, the arts, entertainment and politics.
The singer and songwriter was awarded the Companion of Honour for a remarkable career spanning more than five decades, in which he has sold more than 300m records worldwide, and used his fame to promote the work of 23 charities, including his own Aids foundation. He becomes one of only 64 people apart from the monarch who can hold the honour at any one time.
The musician tweeted: “I’m humbled and honoured to be among such highly esteemed company in receiving the Companion of Honour. 2019 has turned out to be a truly wonderful year for me and I feel extraordinarily blessed.”
The honours list, which was drawn up and approved during Theresa May’s premiership, rewards a glittering lineup of well-known figures from arts and sport. But the vast majority (72%) of the 1,097 to be recognised were people who work in their communities.
[From Sandra Laville & Peter Walker at The Guardian]
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ELTON JOHN Candle In The Wind (1973 UK 7" vinyl single with
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Issued in a DJM company die cut paper sleeve which has a
couple of light annotations on it, however the vinyl displays just
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vinyl single, also including Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You,
Rocket die-cut paper sleeve. The sleeve shows a little shelf/ringwear
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second installment of Elton's greatest hits, including classics like Benny
& The Jets & The Bitch Is Back [with Dusty Springfield on backing
vocals] along with versions of The Beatles'Lucy In The Sky With
Diamonds, The Who's Pinball Wizard & the great duet with Kiki Dee,
Don't Go Breaking My Heart, picture sleeve with illustrated credits
inner. The sleeve & vinyl are in excellent condition DJH20520) ELTON JOHN Dear God (1980 UK 4-track injection moulded
double vinyl 7" set, also includding Tactics, Steal Away Child
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vinyl single, pressed by Toshiba Musical Industries, also
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