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Leon Russell is the debut solo album by the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell. It followed his debut with the Midnight String Quartet and a production by Russell and Marc Benno billed as the Asylum Choir . "A Song for You", written by Russell for this album, is a slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from ...
- September 1969 – January 1970
- Denny Cordell, Leon Russell
- 23 March 1970
Oct 7, 2019 · Leon Russell. Thinking about Leon because this new book just came out: ‘Leon Russell In His Own Words’, edited by Steve Todoroff and John Wooley. Todoroff has been working on a Leon book for at least 30 years that I know. Todoroff ambitiously had some conscripts go through the union logs in L.A. to find how many recording sessions Leon ...
Oct 3, 2017 · At 21 he was in Blind Faith, the band that came to embody the late-60s ideal of the mercurial supergroup. Winwood was so much in demand as a musical ally – helping out Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed, George Harrison, Leon Russell, Muddy Waters, Joe Cocker and Howlin’ Wolf, to name but a few – that he was an industry veteran by the time he finally got around to a solo career in the latter half of ...
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- From Session Musician to Recording Artist
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Russell had a front-row seat for the explosion of rock and roll onto the national scene in the 1960s. Starting out, he cut his chops playing rock and roll in Tulsa clubs while he was still a student at Will Rogers High School. He had moved to Los Angeles in 1958 to “chase my dreams” as he said in Home Sweet Oklahoma. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, h...
When Leon Russell was ready to make the switch from session musician to recording artist, he turned to the people he had previously worked for. International rock stars litter his debut solo album. Half the Beatles and nearly all of the Rolling Stones played on his first solo project, along with Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. Russell had successfu...
By the late 1970s, Leon had lived twice the lifetimes that most musicians do. The wide range of artists who covered his songs illustrated his universal respect in the music industry. Donny Hathaway made Song for You his theme song. The Carpenters climbed the charts with Super Star, George Benson had a hit with Masquerade, and Joe Cocker found succe...
- “A Song for You” “A Song For You” is the work that stands out above all in Russell’s repertoire. It’s been covered by hundreds of artists since its release, making it the composition for which Russell is most remembered.
- “Delta Lady” Sung with equal aplomb by Joe Cocker, who helped make it into a timeless and memorable standard, “Delta Lady” is a masterful example of how tone and tempo can be varied within the structure of a single song.
- “Roll Away the Stone” One of Russell’s most robust rockers, it was reprised to great effect on Leon Live, his live triple-disc extravaganza. There may be no better example of Russell in full flight, given its gospel-like chorus and unbridled exhortation.
- “This Masquerade” Famously covered by George Benson, who turned it into a major crossover hit, this song wasn’t nearly as smooth when rendered by Russell in its ragged original incarnation.
Featuring Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Joe Cocker, George Harrison & Others Recorded at Olympic Sound, London, September 1969. Track 5 recorded at Wally Heider Recording, Los Angeles, December 29, 1969. Track 2 recorded at Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles, December 22, 1969. Track 8 recorded at Ardent Recording, Memphis, November 1969.
Mar 30, 2023 · Leon Russell is responsible for much of the best music of the 1960s and ‘70s. From his work with the Wrecking Crew — a band of notable Los Angeles musicians who played some of the biggest hits of the time — to being the musical force behind Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour, Russell was entrenched in the popular music scene for decades.
