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22 de nov. de 2016 · November 22, 2016. David Fricke remembers late pianist and bandleader Leon Russell, who faded from stardom after the Seventies but made a major impact on rock history. GAB Archive/Getty. One ...
10 de dic. de 1970 · Leon Russell.The image – if we can narrow it down to one – is aural. He’s always counting off, “One, two, three, four” at the end of those driving, lurchy, churchy rock and roll songs ...
8 de mar. de 2024 · Leon Russell’s melancholy ballad, “Song for You,” is a well-known classic. This poignantcomposition, the first track on his self-titled debut album, recorded at Sunset Sound in LA in early 1970, continues to connect with people of all ages. The haunting melody and soulful lyrics capture love’s complexity, desire, and fragility.
13 de nov. de 2016 · Leon Russell died in his sleep last night, his family says. The singer and songwriter had been planning to resume touring in January; he's seen here in 2011. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
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 ...
In 1969, Leon and Denny Cordell decided to start their own record company, which they named Shelter Records, with their first release being Leon's eponymous 1970 album. The album reached #60 on the Billboard 200, and featured some now classic numbers including "A Song for You," "Delta Lady."
28 de oct. de 2011 · Leon Russell, Willie Nelson and Ray Charles performing Leon's hit - "A Song For You". Live at willie's 70th birthday concert in New York's Beacon Theatre 2003.
