The songwriters who gave us Your Song, Tiny Dancer and Rocket Man will add to their stuffed awards shelf later this year when Elton John and Bernie Taupin are awarded the Gershwin Prize.
The United States Library of Congress said Tuesday that songwriter-performer John and lyricist Taupin, called by the institution “one of the great songwriting duos of all time,” will receive the library’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
They will be bestowed the prize at an all-star tribute concert in Washington, D.C., on March 20. PBS will air portions of it on April 8.
“Elton John and Bernie Taupin have written some of the most memorable songs
