Leon Russell - Crystal Closet Queen ('71) at YouTube Leon Russell - A Song For You ('71) at YouTube Leon Russell - Come On Into My Kitchen ('71) at YouTube Leon Russell - High Heel Sneakers (Shindig, '64) at YouTube Leon Russell and Willie Nelson - Jambalaya at YouTube (with Waylon Jennings and Doug Kershaw, early 70s) Leon Russell - Jambalaya (Shindig, '65) at YouTube Leon Russell - Crystal Closet Queen mp3 at Iron Leg (via Funky 16 Corners)
Leon Russell - Wild Horses mp3 at Achtung Baby Leon Russell - Delta Lady mp3 at Leons Bio Leon Russell - Beware of Darkness mp3 at Ryan's Smashing Life Leon Russell - Tight Rope mp3 at Star Maker Machine Leon Russell - Shoot Out At the Plantation mp3 at ~ NOTE: ALL MEDIA IS HOSTED BY THE BLOGS & SITES NAMED BELOW ~ (Phew!) His songs have been covered by as disparate artists as the Carpenters, Sonic Youth, and Ray Charles. King, Freddie King, Steve Cropper, Rita Coolidge, Gram Parsons, Barbra Streisand, Ike & Tina Turner, Ricky Nelson, Herb Alpert, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Ann-Margret, Dean Martin, Marvin Gaye, the Monkees, the Astronauts, the Ventures, the Beach Boys, the Byrds, Jan & Dean, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Paul Revere & the Raiders, the Rolling Stones, the Ronettes, the Crystals, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the Everly Brothers, the Righteous Brothers, and the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Just a partial list of people whose sessions he's played on includes Badfinger, Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, B.B. After that he did time in the house band on Shindig, and as a member of the Wrecking Crew (and you know what that means ). He began playing in Tulsa, Oklahoma clubs at the ripe old age of fourteen, in the Starlighters (which also included J.J.
But Leon Russell didn't exactly get there overnight. Oh yeah, and you're twenty eight years old. Imagine this for a line up on your solo album: George Harrison, Ringo Star, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Steve Winwood, and Eric Clapton.
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