Leon Russell
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Leon Russell 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 and the Tulsa sound.
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Claude Russell Bridges, 1958 yearbook photo, Will Rogers High School
Leon Russell at home in his studio, October 1970; he became a solo recording artist that year
Russell performing in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, April 2009
Russell telling a story between songs, performing in Albany, New York, February 2016Listen
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Leon Russell 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 and the Tulsa sound. His recordings earned six gold records and he received two Grammy Awards from seven nominations. In 1973 Billboard named Russell the "Top Concert Attraction in the World". In 2011, he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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