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"Give Up the Ghost.Not everyone gets to meet their idols. But singer Brandi Carlile not only MET her rock idol, she got him to sing on her new album. (Good work, Brandi.) Her new album,... Give Up the Ghost.\n\nNot everyone gets to meet their idols. But singer Brandi Carlile not only MET her rock idol, she got him to sing on her new album. (Good work, Brandi.) Her new album, Give Up the Ghost, features a collaboration with none other than Elton John. I'll let her tell you the story::\n\n\"Elton John is probably my greatest influence as an artist, but as a fan, he's just my favorite in general! When I asked him to play piano on my record via email, I thought it was a long shot. It turns out he said yes! He called me on the phone and we talked for a bit about the song \"Caroline.\" I flew to Vegas to watch him record his piano at the Palms Studio and he was so rad in his track suit! He nailed the piano in the first take and then I finally worked up the courage to ask him if he'd sing, to which he replied, \"We'll give it a go!\"\n\n\"His voice is really strong and as beautiful as ever, but I'll tell you that I wasn't prepared to listen to the voice that inspired me to write songs sing lyrics that I had penned. It was a really important and special experience for me, and if that's not enough, he stuck around all day and schooled me on new music and a few timeless classics that I was shamefully unaware of, like Leon Russell. He told me that he goes to the indie record store once a week and buys everything new in stock! I've never been so inspired.\n\n\"To top it off, I went to see his concert the next night and he dedicated \"Tiny Dancer\" to me, one of the greatest songs of all time, and thanked me for coming all that way to see him! Could I have picked a better hero? No way!\" -- Brandi\n\nThanks for sharing that story, Brandi. Time to put on \"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters\" in honor of Elton!\n\nFor more on Brandi and her album, Give Up the Ghost, which is in stores today, go to www.brandicarlile.com."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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