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	Encyclopedia: Leon Russell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist.
		Leon Russell was born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2nd, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma.
		Russell's twangy, twisted voice and piano pyrotechnics keep things moving, but twenty years betray the fact that, talented though he is, Russell is a slick stylist who lacks substance.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Leon-Russell (2557 words)

	Leon Russell - Carney
		Leon touches upon a first love lost to junk ("Me And Baby Jane"), prying grafters from a certain prominent periodical ("If the Shoe Fits"), a pasquinade that sounds like an Asylum Choir number and confusion over whether or not the show must, indeed, go on ("Tightrope").
		Leon's marble-mouthed, drawling vocals are a joy throughout, which comes as quite a treat to one who thoroughly detested much of his previous caterwauling (such as his Godawful mistreatment of George Harrison's "Beware Of Darkness").
		Leon is on the tight rope or stranded by the roadside facing a hitch-hiking trip to the service station.
	www.superseventies.com /russellleon2.html (930 words)

	Leon Russell: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leon Russell, born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma (additional info and facts about Lawton, Oklahoma), is a singer (A person who sings), songwriter (A composer of words or music for popular songs), pianist (A person who plays the piano), and guitarist (A musician who plays the guitar).
		Known mostly as a session musician (additional info and facts about session musician), Russell has played with artists as varied as Jerry Lee Lewis (United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)), Phil Spector (additional info and facts about Phil Spector) and The Rolling Stones (additional info and facts about The Rolling Stones).
		During the 60's and 70's, Leon had a large mansion home in Tulsa near Woodward Park and was much the attractant for teenagers growing up in Tulsa.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/le/leon_russell.htm (685 words)

	Leon Russell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1971, Russell appeared at George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh (performing a memorable medley of the songs "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Young Blood"), after recording sessions with B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and Bob Dylan, and went on to tour with the Rolling Stones.
		Later that year, Russell married Mary McCreary, a former member of Sly and the Family Stone's background vocal group Little Sister.
		4 - Leon Russell and The Newgrass Revival
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leon_Russell (879 words)

	Leon Russell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leon Russell resembles a boozy, kind of hipster-looking Santa Claus, with his great white mane of hair and heard, his "Christmas in July" department store sales sunglasses, and a big red and white shirt.
		Leon has a famously raspy, high-pitched voice and is one of the great screamers in rock.
		Leon's son Teddy Jack banged away unsubtly on the drums and his daughter Shugaree Noel slapped at a head-like percussion instrument she held at belt level, her eyes and fl tee-shirt covered with glitter.
	www.dcjazz.com /reviews/leon.htm (398 words)

	Leon Russell: The Man in White (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leon powered through his hour and a half long set with the grace, energy and style that only comes from years on the road.
		The first thing I noticed about him was his presence; Leon commanded the audience's attention just by being in the room.
		Leon seemed to be in his own world as his fingers danced on the keys, and his husky vocals had the audience in tow.
	www.theslant.com /music/articles/leonr.html (245 words)

	Leon Russell
		Leon Russell played on, produced, arranged, and wrote some of rock and roll's most successful and important records.
		Three of Leon's solo albums, 1971's "Leon Russell and The Shelter People," 1972's "Carney" (which went to number two on the pop album chart), and 1973's three album set "Leon Live" were certified gold.
		Leon then founded Paradise Records, which became a training ground for members of Concrete Blonde, and Steve Ripley, the future designer of country retro group, "The Tractors." Leon converted the First Church of God at Third and Trenton in Tulsa into the "Church Studio", which is now the home of Steve Ripley and The Tractors.
	www.leonrussellrecords.com /memory_lane.shtml (1193 words)

	Leon Russell
		Leon Russell has been a major force in music for more than four decades.
		Leon and his band, The Shelter People, were featured prominently on Cocker's cover of the Box Top's "The Letter," (a top 10 hit in late spring of 1970).
		Leon continues to write, produce, and record his own material as well as play sessions with other artists in his Nashville studios.
	www.marstalent.com /bio_leon_russell.htm (660 words)

	Portsmouth Herald It: Concert preview - Leon Russell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leon Russell, the original swamp-boogie-gospel-pop-rocker, who had a slew of hits in the 1970s and then fell off the musical map as disco, punk, heavy metal, rap, hip-hop and every other succeeding musical style took center stage, is back on the concert circuit.
		Other highlights of Russell’s career include jazz guitarist George Benson’s cover of his hit "This Masquerade," which not only won the "Record of the Year" Grammy in 1976, but was also the first song in history to simultaneously hold the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s jazz, pop and R&B charts.
		Russell’s distinctive, gravelly voice was one part wild hyena and one part smooth sophistication.
	www.seacoastonline.com /news/04122005/it/36466.htm (698 words)

	LEON RUSSELL FEATURED AT RHYTHM NIGHTS
		Russell played, arranged, wrote and/or produced some of rock 'n roll's most successful and important records.
		Born in 1942, Leon Russell began as an underage piano player in Oklahoma, backing touring musicians when they came to town.
		Opening for Russell are two of Rochester’s local bands: Rockin’ Robin and A Bucket of Blues, and Steve Grills and the Roadmasters.
	www.ci.rochester.ny.us /mayor/NewsReleases/index.cfm?Release=1122 (341 words)

	Rock Ahead: DVD Album - Leon Russell - A Song For You (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leon Russell's career has spanned 50 years and is still going strong.
		Leon Russell although having the respect of his peers has sadly never broken through to the massive success he so richly deserves and watching the performances here it's hard to see why this hasn't happened as far lesser talents have certainly made a lot less go a lot further.
		In my own humble opinion Leon Russell should be up there with some of the people he has worked with over the years.
	www.themusicindex.com /rockahead/reviews/leon_russell_dvd.htm (425 words)

	Leon Russel
		Leon Russell has been described as one of rock's most influential forces: a veritable musician's musician who has repeatedly demonstrated his abilities as an outstanding performing artist and songwriter.
		In addition, a discography of Russell's U.S. releases is included, as well as a section on his elaborate session credits, an in-depth sessionography, which includes a listing of every 45, LP, TV show, motion picture soundtrack, commercial, etc., known to the author in which Russell has added his special talents of playing, arranging and
		Despite the fact Leon Russell's career has spanned three generations of rock music and has begun a fourth, he continues to remain as reclusive and mysterious as ever.
	www.teaprod.com /leonrussel1.htm (679 words)

	AUGUST 6TH, 2005 LEON RUSSELL *** THE ROCK LEGEND PLAYS THE SOCKEMDOG! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		George Benson's cover of "This Masquerade" written by Leon Russell was the first song in music history to occupy the number one spot on the jazz, pop, and R&B charts.
		Leon Russell was instrumental in some of Joe Cocker's biggest hits, including, perhaps, the defining song of Joe Cocker's career, "Delta Lady," written by Leon Russell.
		Leon and his band were hired to back Jerry Lee Lewis at Cain's ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Lewis was so impressed that he hired Leon's band for two years of road tours.
	www.sockemdog.com /may2820leru.html (232 words)

	Leon Russell - And The Shelter People
		Russell practically invented what might as well be called Okie rock -- with that shit-kicker Gospel sound, heavy on Baptist-revival piano and chorus -- and it gets as good on this album as you'll ever hear.
		Russell has a characteristic way of using horns, background voices, and rhythm section so that it sounds like every base is being touched, every space is being filled.
		Russell's own determination and conviciton seem to fail him and the results are an album that sounds unpleasantly put together.
	www.superseventies.com /russellleon1.html (879 words)

	russell leon band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Russell Leon is an exceptional songwriter and captivating performer who has garnered a superlative reputation on the Toronto music scene.
		This broad ability makes it difficult to define their overall sound but their music is cemented by the compelling lyrics and dynamic vocal performance of Russell Leon; his eclectic storytelling and social commentary touch the hearts of listeners and his irrepressible energy brings them to their feet.
		Whether raising consciousness or raising the roof, the Russell Leon Band is a jewel of the Toronto independent music scene.
	www3.sympatico.ca /russellleonband/bio.html (280 words)

	The Triple Door - LEON RUSSELL
		Leon Russell has stood tall on the top of the mountain with an astounding number of post-WWII generation icons: Bob Dylan, George Harrison, B.B. King, Joe Cocker, Phil Spector, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson.
		An uncommonly versatile songwriter, Russell penned hits for artists ranging from The Carpenters to George Benson, as well as scoring a few for himself.
		Russell's rich synthesis of rock, gospel and country captured the popular imagination through his work with Joe Cocker in 1970, winning him mainstream visibility.
	www.thetripledoor.net /event.aspx?eid=992 (312 words)

	Twangzine - Leon Russell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Russell started out as a studio player before running off in his own direction.
		In 1973 Leon decided to cut a bunch of classic country covers.
		The reason for that is that Leon has him a home studio.
	www.twangzine.net /rev/rev-leon.html (252 words)

	Archives
		The very reclusive and very hairy Leon Russell has been a significant part of some of the most memorable cross-genre songs in history, both as a session man and as a performer.
		Russell also wrote The Carpenters' "Superstar" and had a huge hit of his own with "Tightrope" all the way back in 1972.
		Russell's fans have become so, well, fanatic over the years, that a small splinter group calling itself "LeonLifers" has raised him to near-iconic status.
	www.skywaynews.net /articles/2005/08/09/arts/arts01.txt (364 words)

	Leon Russell
		Leon's typical F*** You look, seeming to say if you like me great, if not I really don't care.
		Leon's John Hancock, obtained at his `99 Virginia performance.
		Leon at the end of his performance acknowledging the audience.
	www.tunefan.com /leonrussell.htm (291 words)

	The Complete Leon Russell
		By then, Leon’s live shows had become legendary -- their fever-intensities, non-stop rock-and-roll sweeps and evangelical blasts taking his audiences beyond the scope of most other concerts.
		Leon Live captured the feeling and the raw sound of Leon Russell’s trademark Seventies live shows.
		When I first heard Leon Russell and saw him in the ‘Mad Dogs And Englishmen” film, I became a fan for life.
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Backstage/5646 (733 words)

	Leon Russell \| Signature Songs / Guitar Blues
		Russell had an immediately identifiable piano and guitar style, and his vocals, that voice, that could come from no one else but an Oklahoma Dust Bowl ghost.
		Leon Russell and Denny Cordell founded Shelter Records and Russell recorded many notable solo discs for the label.
		Russell has inaugurated this new label with a number of recordings, two of which are considered here.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /reviews/r1101_124.htm (667 words)

	CMT.com : Leon Russell : Biography
		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.
		He then spent the next two years touring with his bluegrass band, the New Grass Revival, issuing a live LP in 1981; although Paradise shut down later that year, the label was reactivated for 1984's Hank Wilson, Vol.
		Russell spent the remainder of the decade largely outside of music and did not resurface until issuing the Bruce Hornsby produced Anything Can Happen in 1992.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/russell_leon/bio.jhtml (555 words)

	Country -- June 1998 -- Leon Russell
		Leon's raspy voice sounds right at home as a man who 'owes his soul to the company store'.
		In the first collaboration since 1979's "Willie and Leon," Russell and Nelson sing a duet on "He Stopped Loving Her Today".
		Leon's voice makes Willie's seem smooth by comparison, but I liked that they chose new territory instead of covering another of Nelson's songs.
	www.music-reviewer.com /06_98/cw11a.htm (410 words)

	Amazon.com: Leon Russell - A Song for You: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leon Russell "A Song For You" is a treasure chest of 25 Russell classics that captures the rock legend from early on in his solo career with the shelter people to the present.
		If you are a Leon Russell fan, I strongly urge you to purchase this musical extravaganza and enjoy the master of space and time like never before.
		Granted there is some very nice footage of Leon and the "Shelter People" in a TV studio playing songs from his first solo album, but there isn't nearly enough film of Leon and his full band in a true concert setting.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006JMPZ?v=glance (1952 words)

	San Diego Music Scene > Fun . Sign On San Diego . Com : Live music event listings, ticket alerts, reviews, venues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Whether as a studio ace or record label head, performing country or rock, Leon Russell may be the most successful songwriter and musician you've never heard of.
		Russell's also made major contributions in country, collaborating with Willie Nelson and recording albums under the moniker Hank Wilson, Russell's country-fried alter ego.
		During this time, Russell recorded with Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Ike and Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, The Ventures, Bobby Darin, Wayne Newton, Sam Cooke, Johnny Mathis and Herb Albert and Tijuana Brass.
	entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/177671?cslink=cs_generic_1_2 (341 words)

	Leon Russell - Reviews on RateItAll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Russell, who has worked in every genre of music for almost six decades, is one of the most prolific studio musicians, songwriters and record producers in the world.
		Leon Russell is probably the most underappreciated and most anonymous big shot in the entire music industry, and it is high time that he got the respect that he is due.
		Leon Russell is a TRUE Legend in his time.
	www.rateitall.com /i-848310-leon-russell.aspx (1762 words)

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