LEON RUSSELL

Pop/Art Song/Folk / RnB / Blues / Vocal Jazz / Exotica • United States
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A busy session man, hit songwriter, and charmingly gravel-voiced singer whose solo work helped keep piano- and horn-driven pop active in the '70s.

The ultimate rock & roll session man, Leon Russell's long and storied career included collaborations with a virtual who's who of music icons spanning from Jerry Lee Lewis to Phil Spector to the Rolling Stones. A similar eclecticism and scope also surfaced in his solo work, which couched his charmingly gravelly voice in a rustic yet rich swamp pop fusion of country, blues, and gospel. Born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942, in Lawton, Oklahoma, he began studying classical piano at age three, a decade later adopting the trumpet and forming his first band. At 14, Russell lied about his age to land a gig at a Tulsa nightclub, playing behind Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks before touring in support of Jerry Lee Lewis. Two years
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LEON RUSSELL Look Inside The Asylum Choir (as Asylum Choir) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Look Inside The Asylum Choir (as Asylum Choir)
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1968
LEON RUSSELL Leon Russell album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Leon Russell
RnB 1970
LEON RUSSELL Leon Russell And The Shelter People album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Leon Russell And The Shelter People
RnB 1971
LEON RUSSELL Leon Russell & Marc Benno ‎: Asylum Choir II album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Leon Russell & Marc Benno ‎: Asylum Choir II
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1971
LEON RUSSELL Carney album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Carney
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1972
LEON RUSSELL Looking Back album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Looking Back
Exotica 1973
LEON RUSSELL Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hank Wilson's Back Vol. I
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1973
LEON RUSSELL Stop All That Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Stop All That Jazz
RnB 1974
LEON RUSSELL Will O' The Wisp album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Will O' The Wisp
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1975
LEON RUSSELL Leon & Mary Russell ‎: Wedding Album album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Leon & Mary Russell ‎: Wedding Album
RnB 1976
LEON RUSSELL Leon & Mary Russell : Make Love To The Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Leon & Mary Russell : Make Love To The Music
RnB 1977
LEON RUSSELL Americana album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Americana
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1978
LEON RUSSELL Life And Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Life And Love
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1979
LEON RUSSELL Hank Wilson Vol. II album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hank Wilson Vol. II
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1982
LEON RUSSELL Solid State album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Solid State
RnB 1984
LEON RUSSELL Anything Can Happen album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Anything Can Happen
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1992
LEON RUSSELL Hymns Of Christmas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hymns Of Christmas
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1995
LEON RUSSELL Legend In My Time Hank Wilson Vol 3 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Legend In My Time Hank Wilson Vol 3
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1998
LEON RUSSELL Face In The Crowd album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Face In The Crowd
Blues 1999
LEON RUSSELL Moonlight & Love Songs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Moonlight & Love Songs
Vocal Jazz 2000
LEON RUSSELL Guitar Blues album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar Blues
Blues 2001
LEON RUSSELL Hank Wilson Vol. 4 Rhythm & Bluegrass album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Hank Wilson Vol. 4 Rhythm & Bluegrass
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2001
LEON RUSSELL Signature Songs album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Signature Songs
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2001
LEON RUSSELL Life Journey album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Life Journey
RnB 2014
LEON RUSSELL On a Distant Shore album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
On a Distant Shore
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2017

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LEON RUSSELL Leon Live album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Leon Live
RnB 1973
LEON RUSSELL Leon Live!? At The Long Beach Arena album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Leon Live!? At The Long Beach Arena
RnB 1973
LEON RUSSELL Live In Japan album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live In Japan
RnB 1974
LEON RUSSELL Leon Russell & New Grass Revival : The Live Album album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Leon Russell & New Grass Revival : The Live Album
RnB 1981
LEON RUSSELL Live At Gilley's album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Gilley's
RnB 2000
LEON RUSSELL The Montreux Session album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Montreux Session
RnB 2013

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LEON RUSSELL Look Inside The Asylum Choir album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Look Inside The Asylum Choir
Pop/Art Song/Folk 1972

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