Elton , Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray then crossed Motion_directional over to North America where they were booked Commerce_sell to play Self_motion six nights at the Troubadour Club which proved Coming_to_believe Elton to be a success Achieve and brought Bringing to the attention of the American public .

Elton 's short residency at The Troubadour attracted Influence several famous visitors including Elton 's idol Leon Russell .

Following the success of the shows Social_event at The Troubadour Elton embarked Process_start on his first major tour Traveling of the United States starting Process_start on 29 October 1970 and ending Process_end on 4 December 1970 .