![]() In celebration of his 50th birthday in 1997, Elton’s international fan club issued two commemorative stamps. During the 1970s, Elton recorded a string of Number One songs, including “Crocodile Rock,” “Philadelphia Freedom,” “Island Girl,” and his duet with Kiki Dee, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” His success continued throughout the ‘80s with such hits as “Little Jeannie,” “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues,” “Nikita” and “I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That.” In 1994, Elton contributed songs to the Grammy-winning soundtrack, “The Lion King.” “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” one of three Oscar-nominated songs from that soundtrack, won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Original Song. On March 25, Elton John will celebrate his 66th birthday. Sir Elton John speaks at the International Aids Conference in Washington, July 23, 2012. “Carry On” (4-CD box set) by Stephen Stills Other additions includes Chubby Checker’s 1960 hit “The Twist,” Simon & Garfunkel’s 1966 album “Sounds of Silence,” former Voice of America host Leo Sarkisian’s J“Music Time in Africa” program, Pink Floyd’s 1973 album “Dark Side of the Moon,” and the 1977 soundtrack to “Saturday Night Fever.” (Full list is available at New Album Releases / March 26: The oldest is 1918’s “After You’ve Gone” by cabaret star Marion Harris. recently added 25 recordings to its audio registry. The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. New Recordings Added to Library of Congress Registry Up for sale are two tickets to Tim McGraw’s June 30 concert in Holmdel, New Jersey and autographed items from The Eagles, Florence + The Machine, Elton John, John Mayer, Gotye, One Direction and others. Republic Records will hold its “Music For Newtown” online auction March 25-27 to benefit the “Sandy Hook School Support Fund.” The fund is providing support to those affected by the shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut last December. Record Company Holds Auction for Newtown Shooting Victims They’re going to be there for me 100 percent.” The final eight “American Idol” contestants will perform classic Motown tunes on this week’s competition (March 27). And having all these fans means I’m not alone anymore. Following his elimination, Jolley said, “Now that I’ve been on Idol, I’m moving forward in my journey through life. The week’s other bottom three vote-getters included Amber Holcomb and Devin Velez. Paul Jolley, 23, said goodbye to his fellow American Idol contestants on March 21. Guest mentors include Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott (Team Adam), Sheryl Crow (Team Blake), Pharrell Williams (Team Usher) and Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden (Team Shakira). Latin pop singer Shakira replaces Christina Aguilera and R&B star Usher takes over for Cee Lo Green. Two new music stars join Blake Shelton and Adam Levine to judge the contestants this season. On March 25, NBC will premiere the fourth season of its popular reality singing competition The Voice. Colombian singer Shakira performs at the opening concert for the soccer World Cup at Orlando stadium in Soweto, South Africa,
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