Elton John of Wales' eating disorder. John replied, "Yes, I did. We were both bulimic." A longtime tennis enthusiast, he wrote the song "Philadelphia Freedom" in tribute to friend Billie Jean King's World Team Tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedoms. King was a player-coach for the team at the time. John and King remain friends and co-host an annual pro-am event to benefit AIDS charities, most notably Elton John's own Elton John AIDS Foundation, for which King is a chairwoman. John, who maintains a part-time residence in Atlanta, Georgia, became a fan of the Atlanta Braves baseball team when he moved there in
Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday the harmonic and emotional overtones of her singing." "Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday" was released by Red Baron Records in 1993. The AllMusic reviewer described the music as "tasteful, relaxed, melodic and somewhat predictable". Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday is a trio album led by pianist John Hicks, recorded in 1993. The album was recorded in 1993. The musicians were pianist John Hicks, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Victor Lewis. Hicks's playing imitates the vocal style of Billie Holiday: "on 'God Bless the Child', for example, Hicks uses broken