Leon Russell
- Acting
- April 2, 1942 · Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
- November 13, 2016
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
Filmography
- Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen · Self
- Monochrome: Black, White & Blue · Self
- Out in the Woods · Self
- The Union · Self
- The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water · Self
- Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010 · Self
- Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live · Self
- The One Show · Self
- George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited · Self
- Willie Nelson & Leon Russel - Partners In Music
- J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios 1979
- Leon Russell: A Song For You · Self, Executive producer
- CMT Crossroads · Self
- Later... with Jools Holland
- Late Night with David Letterman · Self
- Solid Gold · Self
- Willie Nelson's 4th of July Celebration
- When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? · Radio Preacher
- A Star Is Born · Songs
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- Austin City Limits · Self
- A Poem Is a Naked Person · Self, Producer
- Son of Dracula · The Count Downes
- The Concert for Bangladesh · Self
- Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen · Self
- Leon Russell: The Homewood Session
- The T.A.M.I. Show · Self
- Shindig! · Self