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In late , Elton John was not yet a household name in the States, nor had he garnered much attention back home in England. That would soon change however, as "Your Song" made its way up the charts and his reputation for electrifying live performances spread. A chance encounter at a failed record audition four years earlier had introduced John to lyricist Bernie Taupin, the man with whom he would co-write some of the biggest hit songs of all time.

Their initial collaborations yielded a truck-load of sappy ballads recorded by other "artists," but also a number of more substantial songs that would comprise Elton's debut record, Empty Sky , and its follow-up, Elton John. Regan even arranged for Elton to visit Diamond at his home in Coldwater Canyon.

Monday August 24, Fortuitously, a potentially relaxing day trip emerged. I rang Joanna, but she was in Greece on holiday. Her sister Janice answered the phone instead and kindly offered to bring a hair dryer to the hotel.

Janice also brought a blonde, flower-child friend, Maxine Feibelman. It was an option that Bernie Taupin in particular found extremely attractive because he was immediately drawn to Maxine whom he would marry in I just really wanted to go to an American record store and buy some albums.

Gradually he found himself slumping into a black pit of despair. Increasingly convinced that he was too inexperienced to play for a sophisticated LA audience, Elton had sunk into a state of panic.

I basically had to fight with him. Despite his ongoing fears, Elton and the band made it to a four-song sound-check that afternoon at the Troubadour. Indeed Frio was so impressed that he called Regan to tell him the show was going to go well.

Prospects seemed to be looking a shade better. But, in the inevitable way of roller-coasters, every exhilarating up is followed by an equally stomach-churning down. But precisely who was there on which night remains to some extent a matter of conjecture. I was blown away, like everybody else. Great songs, great performance, great presence.

And then Elton just took it to an Elton level. At 10pm, Neil Diamond walked on and delivered a carefully understated intro. It was like seeing a Little Richard show. Elton was playing fast and really hard. He was wild. The music was ecstatic. People were knocked out. The sound of the audience was the sound of a star being born. His thoughtful, introspective opening number was Your Song. It was met with little more than polite applause. He looked scared, keeping his eyes on the piano.

This was not, strictly speaking, an accurate description of the entire set. In truth, the ultracool Troubadour audience had virtually ignored the unknown Brit until, following their cool reception for Your Song , Elton changed tactics. As he started into his second number, the much more aggressive Bad Side Of The Moon , he berated the audience.

It seemed like an extension of something. When I walked out on stage wearing flying boots with dungarees, everyone was genuinely taken aback. Someone with great depth and also great entertainment flair.