Did you ever make it to one of the now-famous Lockn’ Festivals in Virginia, perhaps to see the TTB among others? This recording marks the first time the iconic tribute performance to this 1970 Joe ...

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 ...

First-call session player, producer and arranger, band leader, song writer, showman, recording artist, solo star at different points in his life, Leon Russell was all of these things. LEON RUSSELL: ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Led by Joe Cocker and Leon Russell, the ...

Margo Price, U.S. Girls, Pixies, and more artists will appear on a new Leon Russell tribute album titled A Song For Leon, coming September 8. (The Southern rock legend died in 2016.) Additional ...

Tulsa Sound founder and piano man Leon Russell, a true musician's musician, celebrated his 70th birthday with little pomp and a whole lot of fans Saturday night at the Brady Theater. Russell welcomed ...

An honest artist's expression isn't bound by notions of "industry." Johnette Napolitano creates. That's what she does. When her band, Concrete Blonde, feels like it, they play dates together.

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 ...

Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock 'n' roll's top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to The Associated Press says Russell died in Nashville "last ...

With his long beard, top hat and lively, blues-infused piano playing, Russell was instantly identifiable at concerts. Born in Oklahoma, Leon Russell mastered the piano as a child and soaked up a ...

NASHVILLE, TN -- Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock 'n' roll's top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to The Associated Press says Russell died in ...