Leon Russell

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician

Audience35.9K
Fame71.2
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35.9K youtube followers

Audience35.9K
Fame71.2
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Wikipedia36.6K

Lived 1942–2016, aged 74United States

United States MusiciansSinger / Musician

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35.9K
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Wikipedia
31 languages
Cross-language footprint
Era
1942–2016
Aged 74
Known for
The Concert for Bangla…
1972

Summary

Updated 2026-06-20

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.