Question: Elton John's songwriting partner for the song "Indian Sunset" was born in what year?

Context articles: Come Down in Time
Elton John (album)
Ghetto Gospel
Ray Cooper
Elton John: Me, Myself &amp; I
The Goaldiggers Song
Bernie Taupin
Elton John
Indian Sunset
I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That

"Come Down in Time" is the second track on Elton John's third album, "Tumbleweed Connection", released in 1970.
 The lyric was written by Bernie Taupin, Elton's long time writing partner.
 The song was originally recorded for John's second album, "Elton John".
 The song was played alongside the Sydney Orchestra in a 1986 live performance.
Elton John is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 10 April 1970 by DJM Records.
 It was released by Uni Records as John's debut album in the United States; many people there assumed it was his first album, as "Empty Sky" was not released in that country until 1975.
 "Elton John" includes his breakthrough single "Your Song", and helped to establish his career during what was considered the "singer-songwriter" era of popular music.
 In the US, it was certified gold in February 1971 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
 In the same year, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
"Ghetto Gospel" is a song by rapper Tupac Shakur, which was originally released as the second single on his posthumous 2004 album "Loyal to the Game".
 It samples Elton John's 1971 track, "Indian Sunset".
 The single topped the charts in the United Kingdom (for 3 weeks), Australia, Czech Republic and the Republic of Ireland.
Raymond Thomas "Ray" Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English virtuoso percussionist.
 He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and Elton John.
 Cooper absorbed the influence of rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham.
 Incorporation of unusual instruments (for rock drummers of the time) such as cowbells, glockenspiel, and tubular bells, along with several standard kit elements, helped create a highly varied setup.
 Continually modified to this day, Cooper's percussion set offers an enormous array of percussion instruments for sonic diversity such as the tambourine, congas, crash cymbals, cowbells, roto toms, tubular bells, the gong, snare and timpani.
 For two decades Cooper honed his technique; In the 1990s, he reinvented his style.
 He is known for the 7-minute percussion and drum solos he performed during the years 1990–1991 for Eric Clapton and for the 7-minute percussion and drum solos during all the 1994 Face to Face Tours with Billy Joel, and Elton John, and the tours with the Elton John band during the years of 1994–1995.
Elton John: Me, Myself & I is a 2007 documentary filmed after the death of Elton John's good friend Diana and other soul shaking events that caused him to reassess his life.
 It is a candid appraisal by Elton John (tongue in cheek) of his fame, drug use, sexuality, and mistakenly taking his life for granted.
 It was filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
"The Goaldiggers Song" is a charity single by Elton John, released in 1977.
 The song is written for the Goaldigger's charity to provide playing fields in under-privileged areas.
 At the time in 1977, Elton John was living reclused in London; the only time he would go out was to go see his football team Watford F.C. play.
 The single never charted anywhere, as it was a limited charity release-only 500 copies were pressed, approximately half of which were signed by Elton.
 It was available for a cost of five UK pounds by mail-order only and featured Elton and a number of other British celebrities including Jimmy Hill and Eric Morecombe in conversation on the B-side.
 The tapes were destroyed after the pressing, so no other official copies of the recording exist.
Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, and making his lyrics some of the best known in music history.
Sir Elton Hercules John, (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947), is an English singer, pianist, and composer.
 He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.
 In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world.
 He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 58 "Billboard" Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10, four No. 2 and nine No. 1.
 For 31 consecutive years (1970–2000) he had at least one song in the "Billboard" Hot 100.
 His tribute single, re-penned in dedication to the late Princess Diana, "Candle in the Wind 1997" sold over 33million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts.
 He has also composed music, produced records, and has occasionally acted in films.
 John owned Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987, and 1997 to 2002.
 He is an honorary Life President of the club, and in 2014 had a stand named after him at the club's home stadium.
"Indian Sunset" is a 1971 song, written and recorded by Elton John, with lyrics by his long-time songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin.
 It was from John's album "Madman Across the Water".
 The song chronicles the story of an unnamed American Indian warrior on the verge of defeat from the white man.
 Taupin was inspired to write the lyrics after visiting a Native American reservation.
"I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" is a hit song from British performer Elton John's 1988 album, "Reg Strikes Back".
 The song was written by John and his long-time songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin.
 The song reached #30 on the UK Singles Chart.
 It fared better in the United States, peaking at #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in August 1988, becoming John's biggest hit of the 1980s there (kept out of the top spot by fellow British singer and vocal collaborator George Michael's hit single "Monkey").
 The song also became John's eighth #1 on the adult contemporary chart.