
Leon Russell
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-04-02 in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Died
2016-11-13
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.
Most Known For

Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest

The One Show
as Self

Austin City Limits
as Self

CMT Crossroads
as Self

Solid Gold
as Self

Shindig!
as Self - Singer / Pianist

Shindig!
as Self

Shindig!
as Self - Singer

The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - Pianist in House Band (uncredited)

The Union
as Self

J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios

The Concert for Bangladesh
as Self

Son of Dracula
as The Count Downes

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
as Radio Preacher

A Poem Is a Naked Person
as Self

George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
as Self

Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
as Himself

Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen
as Self

Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010
as Self

The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water
as Self