Leon Russell, seen here circa 1970, is the subject of a new tribute album, "A Song for Leon." (Michael Ochs Archives) Anyone tracing a path through the history of American soul music could do worse ...

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Leon Russell performing at the 2011 Stagecoach Festival (photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images). “This song is so prolific,” says Price of “Stranger in a Strange Land,” which was the opening track on ...

Throughout his 60-year career, genre-defying composer Leon Russell made songs that became standards. As a musician, he often lived in the shadows of his success – other artists basking in the ...

The late Leon Russell would’ve celebrated his 82nd birthday on April 2, 2024. The acclaimed Oklahoma-born songwriter and musician was one of the pioneers of the rootsy Tulsa Sound. Russell probably is ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - In an unexpected pairing, Elton John and Leon Russell are recording an album together in Los Angeles with producer T Bone Burnett. Both performers have written songs for the ...

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A forthcoming album from John McEuen, a longtime member and co-founder of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, will include tracks with Tulsa connections: One of the songs was co-written with the late Leon ...

Off-Ramp's Rosalie Atkinson's letter of gratitude to legendary songwriter and performer Leon Russell, who died Sunday at 74. Off-Ramp intern Rosalie Atkinson on the death of Leon Russell and his place ...

“This song is so prolific,” says Price of “Stranger in a Strange Land,” which was the opening track on Russell’s second album, Leon Russell and the Shelter People. “After my band and I cut it, we ...