“Steptoe and Son.” But changing his name did not come without its side effects. “The sad thing about it was, by 1975, when I was ‘Elton Hercules John,’ ‘Reg’ had been lost, and I ...

As for Hercules, Elton said that was the name of a horse on the 1960s British TV sitcom Steptoe and Son. Colbert also asked John to name the five favorite songs from his own catalog.

Although Elton John changed his birth name ... and chose “Hercules” from the horse on the British 1960s sitcom “Steptoe and Son.” The beloved artist noted that the name change spurred ...

Becoming Elton John was a two-fold process for the Grammy-winning music legend: First a name change, and then a persona overhaul. During his Tuesday visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ...

with Hercules thought to be a nod to the name of a horse in British sitcom Steptoe and Son. Bluesology became Long John Baldry’s supporting band in 1966. In a 1987 interview, Sir Elton ...

His new surname derived from Bluesology’s vocalist Long John Baldry, while his middle name “Hercules” was taken from the horse on a popular British sitcom, “Steptoe and Son.” Sir Elton ...