Desert Island Discs: Archive 1986-1991
Society & Culture:Personal Journals
Elton John began his career as a tea-boy for a music publisher. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his first band, Bluesology, about his songwriting partnership with the lyricist Bernie Taupin, about how he became an international pop star and about his long association with Watford Football Club.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
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