Happy Birthday Sir Elton John. ‘Rocket John (It Still Is A Long Long Time)’

This day (March 25, 1947), in Pinner, Middlesex, England, is born Reginald Kenneth Dwight better known as Elton John, English singer, composer and pianist

Tracklist :

1 . Your Song (BBC, 1970)

2 . Levon (BBC, 11971)

3 . Rocket Man (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)

4 . Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (TOTP, 1973)

5 . Daniel (Watford, 1974)

6 . Pinball Wizard (Dodger Stadium, 1975)

7 . Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Kiki Dee)

8 . Shine On Through (1977)

9 . Song For Guy (1978)

10 . In A Soviet Restaurant (w/ Ray Cooper, 1979)

11 . Elton's Song (w/ Jean-Claude Petit, 1981)

12 . I'm Still Standing

13 . Nikita (1985)

14 . Candle in the Wind (1986)

15 . I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues (Wembley, 1987)

16 . Sacrifice

17 . The One

18 . Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (w/ George Michael)

19 . Can

This week In One-Off Collaborations 18/52

Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones, Joan Baez & Judy Collins, Paloma Faith & Candi Staton, Luther Vandross & Boy George, Martina McBride & Bob Seger, Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge, Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck & Billy Preston, Carlos Santana & Juanes, Joan Jett & Miley Cyrus, David Gahan & Martin Gore, Sting & Pearl Jam

They are the 12 one-off collaborations selected among the 343 Posts we publish this week.

Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!

Tracklist

1 . Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones - Champagne And Reefer

Lifted from : We remember Muddy Waters. 'Still Waters'

2 . Joan Baez & Judy Collins - Diamonds & Rust

Lifted from : Happy Birthday Judy Collins

3 . Paloma Faith & Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Mans Sweetheart

Happy Birthday Iggy Pop. ‘Most For Life’

This day (April 21, 1947), in Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.A., is born James Newell Osterberg, Jr. better known as Iggy Pop, American singer-songwriter, front man for The Stooges

Tracklist :

1 . 1970 (w/ The Stooges, Goose Lake 1970)

2 . Sixteen

3 . I’m Bored (OGWT, 1976)

4 . Funtime (w/ David Bowie, 1977)

5 . Lust For Life + Pumpin For Jill (Cabaret Tour, 1981)

6 . Eat Or Be Eaten (1982)

7 . Wild One (1986)

8 . Shades (Finland, 1987)

9 . Cold Metal (Letterman, 1988)

10 . I Wanna Be Your Dog (UK TV Show Wired, 1988)

11 . Home (Farm Aid, 1990)

12 . Candy (w/ Kate Pierson, Arsenio, 1991)

13 . Black Sunshine (w/ White Zombie)

14 . Louie louie (1993

15 . Beside You (1994)

16 . To Belong (1996)

17 . Lust for life

18 . Rebel Rebel (w/ Lenny Kravitz, 1998)

19 . Nazi Girlfriend

20 . Espaсol (in Moscow,

This week In One-Off Collaborations 16/52

Robert Plant & Queen, Guns N' Roses & Angus Young, Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus & Dave Grohl, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney & Joe Walsh, Sting & Backstreet Boys, Massive Attack & Portishead, Korn & Robert Smith, David Bowie & Peter Frampton, Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson, Mary J. Blige & Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder & John Legend, Dr John, Professor Longhair & The Meters

This week In Male Balladeers 12/52

Boz Scaggs, Dan Fogelberg, Damon Albarn, Jamie Cullum, Tom Waits, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Elton John, George Michael, Paul Young, Usher, America, Mink DeVille, Elvis Presley, John Denver, Glen Campbell

This week In ’90s Throwback’ 12/52

Blur, Depeche Mode, Texas, Sinéad O'Connor, U2, Depeche Mode, Stevie Wonder, Bell Biv DeVoe, Duran Duran, George Michael, Elton John, Arrested Development, Steve Vai

This week In One-Off Collaborations 12/52

Dean Martin & Tony Bennett, George Benson & Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck & Imelda May, Mavis Staples & Jonny Lang, Allman Brothers & Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen & Melissa Etheridge, Billy Joel & John Fogerty, Stevie Wonder & Chaka Khan, Dolly Parton & Elton John, John Denver & Glen Campbell, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, Jorge Ben & Lucio Dalla