Elton’s John’s musical hero coming up was the great Leon Russell, whose body of work and legacy of collaborations with other great ones is probably unsurpassed, with hits such as Up on the Tight Wire, Goin’ Back to Tulsa, and Delta Lady, check him out if you haven’t. When you listen to John’s music and Russell’s, you can certainly hear the honky-tonk style of Russell in Elton John’s work.
