Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FIfty-two years ago today—Feb. 22, 1974— Sir Elton John released “Candle in the Wind” as a single. It was a song that would grow ...

Princess Diana's funeral in 1997 was a tragic but memorable event. Stars attended the service while millions of Britons lined the streets and mourned. In the middle of it all was Sir Elton John, ...

Alongside longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, Elton John originally wrote “Candle in the Wind” as a tribute to iconic starlet Marilyn Monroe. On Aug. 31, 1997, the “Your Song” crooner learned that ...

On Sept. 13, 1997, John released “Candle in the Wind 1997” as a double-sided single along with “Something About the Way You Look Tonight.” On this day in 1997, the six-time Grammy Award winner hit #1 ...