Leon Russell is a music legend and perhaps the most accomplished and versatile musician in the history of rock 'n roll.  In his distinguished and unique 50 year career, he has played on, arranged, written and/or produced some of the best records in popular music. 

Born in southwest Oklahoma in 1942, Leon began piano lessons at age 4.  He was playing in Tulsa nightclubs at the age of 14.  After graduating from high school, Leon's band, The Starlighters, went on the road with Jerry Lee Lewis.   Leon left Tulsa at the age of 17 for Los Angeles where he began playing in the L.A. clubs and eventually became one of the best session musicians in Hollywood. He worked with the best Hollywood producers and top musicians in the business.

Leon has played on pop, rock, blues, country, bluegrass, standards, gospel, and surf records.  As a session musician, arranger, producer, singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, record company owner, bandleader, and touring musician, he has collaborated with hundreds of artists, including Elton John, Glen Campbell, Joe Cocker, Willie Nelson, Edgar Winter, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, J.J. Cale, David Gates, Bruce Hornsby, Hal Blaine, Tommy Tedesco, Bobby "Boris" Pickett, B.B. King, , Gram Parsons, Barbra Streisand, Ike & Tina Turner, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Ann-Margret, Dean Martin, Marvin Gaye, , and groups such as Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, The Byrds,  Jan & Dean, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, The Rolling Stones, The Ronettes, The Crystals, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Everly Brothers, The Righteous Brothers, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Tractors and on and on and on…  

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