Latest Release
- 8 SEPT 2023
- 10 Songs
- Leon Russell · 1970
- The Union · 2010
- The Union (Deluxe) · 2010
- Will o' the Wisp · 1975
- The Union (Deluxe) · 2010
- Life Journey · 2014
- The Union (Deluxe) · 2010
- One For The Road (with Leon Russell) · 1979
- Leon Russell and the Shelter People · 1971
- Leon Russell and the Shelter People · 1971
- 2017
- 2014
- 2010
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
Artist Playlists
- His soulful classics demand repeat listens.
- The Okie journeyman concocted what we now call Americana.
Live Albums
- 2000
Compilations
- 2013
- 2009
- 2001
- 1997
Appears On
- Edgar Winter
- Willie Nelson & Leon Russell
More To Hear
- Arctic Monkeys picks the 5 Best Songs on Apple Music.
- Elton honors two music greats who passed away this year.
About Leon Russell
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
- BORN
- 2 April 1942
- GENRE
- Rock