Elton John album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" debuted at number one in the U.S., the first album ever to do so, and stayed at the top for seven weeks. Elton John revealed his previously ambiguous personality on the album, with Taupin's lyrics describing their early days as struggling songwriters and musicians in London. The lyrics and accompanying photo booklet are infused with a specific sense of place and time that is otherwise rare in his music. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was the hit single from this album and captured an early turning point in John's life. The album's
Center Stage (Atlanta) autobiographical album with lyricist Bernie Taupin, picking up where 1976’s "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" left off. From 2004-2006, "Laffapalooza", starring Jamie Foxx, was filmed at Center Stage for broadcast on Comedy Central. Center Stage (Atlanta) Center Stage is a mid-sized concert complex comprising three separate venues located in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally known as Theatre Atlanta, the concert hall was built in memorial to a young theater enthusiast. Upon its opening in the fall of 1966, the building functioned as a performing arts theater, but has since become primarily music-focused. The building, dating from 1966, has played host