Like an aging slugger stepping up to the plate again after their retirement, the 78-year-old John was given a returning hero’s welcome by the 27,000-strong audience. The concert raised $11.5 million ...

In early 1975, Elton John had personal reasons for wanting to create what ... He answered his own question with “How about ‘Philadelphia Freedom’?” Thus was born the title of what would become John’s ...

SO HERE’S A COUPLE OF YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR THESE. YEAH, YOU GOT PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM BY ELTON JOHN THAT GOT THE MOST SUGGESTIONS. BY THE WAY, THE PENNSYLVANIA POLKA I KNOW, ETHAN, YOU MENTIONED ...

He even called it “Philadelphia Freedom,” but he wasn’t being cheeky ... Across the pond, she gained an admirer. In hindsight, Sir Elton John fit in: He’d dress like a Mummer, and he got rowdy at the ...

A tracklist for the ages The tracklist included covers such as ‘Philadelphia Freedom,’ an off-kilter take on the Elton John hit, originally written in honor of the Philadelphia Freedoms — the World ...

Elton John was always a vocal fan of American R&B, and paid tribute to Philly soul on his 1975 smash “Philadelphia Freedom.” When he was itching for new creative challenges in 1977 ...

They are all looking forward to entertaining family and friends in the crowd while opening for Philadelphia Freedom: A Tribute to Elton John. “They’re fantastic musicians, all of them ...

Photo Credit — Submitted by Burn The Jukebox Burn The Jukebox set to open for Philadelphia Freedom: A Tribute to Elton John on Saturday, April 5, at F.M. Kirby Center. Photo Credit — Submitted ...

Sir Elton John has millions of fans all over the world, but few of them as devoted as a young girl who first heard his music more than 30 years ago. In 1992, Brandi Marie Carlile was a kid living ...

Philadelphia Freedom: A Tribute to Elton John will now perform at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, April 5, at 8 p.m. with special guests Burn the Jukebox. WILKES-BARRE ...