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ALBUMA Song For Leon (A Tribute to Leon Russell)Leon Russell
Albums by Leon Russell
ALBUMOn a Distant ShoreLeon Russell
ALBUMLife JourneyLeon Russell
ALBUMThe Union (Deluxe)Elton John & Leon Russell
ALBUMAlmost PianoLeon Russell
ALBUMBad CountryLeon Russell
ALBUMIn Your DreamsLeon Russell
ALBUMAngel In DisguiseLeon Russell
ALBUMA Mighty FloodLeon Russell
ALBUMCrazy LoveLeon Russell
ALBUMLive and Pickling FastLeon Russell & The New Grass Revival
Leon Russell's Popular Music Videos
America the Beautiful / Dixie Lullaby / Chicken Fried (Live At the 52nd Grammy Awards)
Zac Brown Band & Leon Russell
If It Wasn't for Bad (Live from the Beacon Theatre, New York)
Elton John & Leon Russell
Hey Ahab (Live from the Beacon Theatre, New York)
Elton John & Leon Russell
Elton John & Leon Russell – The Union (Short Documentary)
Elton John & Leon Russell
Stranger In a Strange Land
Margo Price & Leon Russell
A Song For You
Leon Russell
Artist Playlists
Leon Russell Essentials
His soulful classics demand repeat listens.
Leon Russell: The Songwriters
The Okie journeyman concocted what we now call Americana.
Artist Biography
You can find writing, performing, and/or producing credits for Southern rocker Leon Russell on more than 400 songs. Born Claude Russell Bridges in Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1942, the pianist (mostly) and guitarist was everywhere: on the road with Jerry Lee Lewis as a teenager; thriving in mid-‘60s Los Angeles as a member of first-call session players the Wrecking Crew; and later touring with Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, some of whom he recruited for Joe Cocker’s 1970 Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour. He released Leon Russell, his superstar-studded solo debut, the same year. It contained “A Song for You,” the first in a string of oft-covered signatures that include “Superstar” and “This Masquerade.” Carney (1972) and Leon Live (1973) hit the Top 10 and became classic-rock staples. Russell’s 30-plus albums also include four releases by his real-deal country-singing alter-ego, Hank Wilson. After Russell’s career cooled in the new millennium, longtime fan Elton John invited him to collaborate on 2010’s The Union, an emotional Anglo-American super-session. His legacy assured, Russell died in his sleep in 2016.
Hometown
Lawton, OK, United States
Genre
Rock