Leon Russell was hanging out at his home in early 2009 when he got a surprising phone call. It was Elton John calling from a safari vacation in Africa, suggesting they collaborate on an album. The two ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell was born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma and died November 13, 2016 at his home in Hermitage, TN. A birth injury to his vertebrae ...

Leon Russell was an interesting artist. Born in Oklahoma, he began playing piano at a very young age and was getting paid for it starting at 14 when he gigged in Tulsa. As Leon told me when I visited ...

A new book is offering fans a guide to the man, the myth, and the music of Leon Russell. From author-musician Bill Janovitz, Russell’s never-before-told story is a nearly 600-page exploration of the ...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Leon Russell is home. Russell, a Tulsa music legend, died in 2016. Hundreds braved frigid temperatures earlier this month at Memorial Park Cemetery for the unveiling and dedication ...

Singer, songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell has died at the age of 74. According to posts on the musician’s website and Facebook page, Russell’s wife Jan Bridges said he died in ...

Leon Russell wrote songs so well crafted that even the first time you heard them, you swore that you've heard them before. It was not that they were't unique- they usually were- it was that they ...