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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.
Leon founded Shelter Records with partner Denny Cordell and released Leon’s first solo album, “Leon Russell” in March, 1970. It included Beatles George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts, Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, and Klaus Voorman.
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf ...
Leon's 1970 solo debut album featured a cast of admiring stars including Cocker, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, three Stones (Messrs Jagger, Wyman and Watts) and two Beatles (George and Ringo).
Nov 16, 2016 · Indeed, few other musicians could not only have inspired interest early on from various Beatles, Stones, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood and Joe Cocker, but then also enlist them to lend their...
Oct 7, 2019 · Case in point, on his first album, partly recorded in England, he is backed by Ringo, George Harrison, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, though un-credited. Part of what constitutes what people consider the Tulsa Sound is keeping it uncluttered.
Best described by member Steve Burns, “There are hundreds of thousands of Leon Russell fans out there, but we have gone a step further to almost fan-atic.” My membership is now pending for the LeonLifer’s club that chats about Leon at a Yahoo group page.
