Leon Russell
Acting
Born 1942-04-02
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Popular credits
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
The One Show
Self
The Concert for Bangladesh
Self
The T.A.M.I. Show
Self - Pianist in House Band (uncredited)
Austin City Limits
Self
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
Radio Preacher
A Poem Is a Naked Person
Self
Son of Dracula
The Count Downes
Shindig!
Self - Singer / Pianist
Shindig!
Self - Singer
Shindig!
Self
Solid Gold
Self
CMT Crossroads
Self
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Himself
The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water
Self
J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios
Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Self
The Union
Self
Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010
Self
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
Self