Reginald Kenneth Dwight was a 20-year-old session musician when he applied for a job at a London record label, and was paired up with a lyricist named Bernie Taupin in 1967. Dwight adopted the stage name Elton John as a combination of the names of two members of his band Bluesology,

Elton John and Brandi Carlile join forces for what will be, respectively, their 33rd and eighth albums. Which songs rank among the best, and worst?