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Leon Russell

Leon Russell

Born: 1942-04-02 • 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.

Filmography
Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen poster
Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen
2021 • Self
No Image
Out in the Woods
2016 • Self
The Union poster
The Union
2011 • Self
The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water poster
The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water
2010 • Self
Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010 poster
Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010
2010 • Self
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live poster
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
2009 • Self - Performer (archive footage)
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited poster
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
2005 • Self
Willie Nelson & Leon Russel - Partners In Music poster
Willie Nelson & Leon Russel - Partners In Music
2005
J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios poster
J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios
2002
Leon Russell:  A Song For You poster
Leon Russell: A Song For You
2002 • Self
No Image
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Celebration
1979
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? poster
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979 • Radio Preacher
A Poem Is a Naked Person poster
A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974 • Self
Son of Dracula poster
Son of Dracula
1974 • The Count Downes
The Concert for Bangladesh poster
The Concert for Bangladesh
1972 • Self
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen poster
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
1971 • Himself
Leon Russell: The Homewood Session poster
Leon Russell: The Homewood Session
1970
The T.A.M.I. Show poster
The T.A.M.I. Show
1964 • Self - Pianist in House Band (uncredited)