Leon Russell

ActingBorn 1942-04-02Died 2016-11-13 (74)Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

Leon Russell, born Claude Russell Bridges, was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records during his 60-year career. His genres included pop, country, rock, folk, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, folk rock, blues rock, surf, standards, and Tulsa Sound.

Leon Russell

Known For

The Union

Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen

CMT Crossroads

The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water

J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios

The T.A.M.I. Show

George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited

The Concert for Bangladesh

A Poem Is a Naked Person

Saturday Night Live

Filmography

Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen

The Union

The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water

Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010

Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live

The One Show

George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited

Willie Nelson & Leon Russel - Partners In Music

J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios

Leon Russell: A Song For You

CMT Crossroads

Solid Gold

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

A Star Is Born

Saturday Night Live

Austin City Limits

A Poem Is a Naked Person

Son of Dracula

The Concert for Bangladesh

Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen

Leon Russell: The Homewood Session

The T.A.M.I. Show

Shindig!