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    • Oct 7, 1975
    Donny Osmond and Jay Osmond attend an Elton John concert at the University of Utah Special Events Center in Salt Lake City. Three months later, Donny and Marie win the American Music Award for Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group
    Oct 25, 1975
    Elton John plays a legendary show at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium. His opening acts include future Eagle Joe Walsh and budding country star Emmylou Harris
    Jun 27, 1976
    Elvis Presley performs in Landover, Maryland, where he meets Elton John
    Jan 10, 1979
    NBC airs "A Gift Of Song: The Music For UNICEF Concert," with Olivia Newton-John and Andy Gibb singing "Rest Your Love On Me." Also appearing: Elton John, The Bee Gees, John Denver, Donna Summer and Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge 
    Apr 14, 1980
    "Olivia Newton-John's Hollywood Nights" airs with the host singing The Eagles' "Heartache Tonight." The ABC-TV special features Elton John, Karen Carpenter, Tina Turner and Toni Tennille
    Sep 13, 1980
    Elton John performs for an estimated 450,000 people at Central Park in New York, including Carly Simon, Susan Anton, Dudley Moore and Bernie Taupin
    Apr 17, 1982
    Johnny Cash hosts "Saturday Night Live" from New York with musical guest Elton John. The Man In Black sings "I Walk The Line," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Ring Of Fire" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down"
    Jul 23, 1983
    Debby Boone guests as "Solid Gold Salutes The '70s." Others in the syndicated music show include Elton John, Barry Manilow and The Hollies
    Dec 14, 1986
    Elton John records a live version of "Candle In The Wind" in Sydney, Australia, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. It becomes the hit version of the song in the U.S. "Candle" gets mentioned in the lyrics of the 2016 Old Dominion country hit "Song For Another Time"
    Jun 30, 1987
    The Desert Rose Band and Lyle Lovett play the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. Among the faces in the crowd: Rose Maddox, Bernie Taupin, Bruce Hornsby and Elton John
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