This is the first and may be the only time Elton John makes a tour stop in Alaska, and for a few lucky winners it should be a show they won't forget. Photo courtesy the AP.
Piano prodigy, fresh-flower enthusiast and all around rock 'n' roll star Sir Elton John is coming to Calgary this fall. John has sold more than 200- million records, has 29 consecutive Top 40 Hits, 35 gold and 25 platinum albums.
Rocket Man. Captain Fantastic. Sharon. By any name, Elton John is easily the biggest musician to hit Alaska in years, probably since Neil Diamond graced us with his presence in 1999. Granted, at 61, John's a different kind of showman than the one immortalized by rock photographer Ed Caraeff in the 1970s.
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