Album Madman Across The Water Released 1971 US Chart 41 According To The Tiny Dancer Songfacts The "Blue Jean Baby LA Lady Seamstress For The Band" Was Bernie Taupin's Then Girlfriend Maxine Feibelman. She Was A Dancer Who Accompanied John And Taupin On Their First Tour Of America In 1970 Often Sewing Together The Costumes And Fixing Their Clothes. She And Taupin Married In 1971.