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Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History

March 2, 2023

Five Stars

A passion of mine is reading rock biographies, particularly about The Beatles and other classic rock figures. An intriguing musical artist kept popping up in the background during these reads: Leon Russell. Mysterious (and a bit scary) in his mirrored aviator shades, long, early gray hair, and audacious top hat. In pictures he rarely smiles, but absolutely commands on concert stages. I had to know more.

A son of Tulsa Oklahoma, born in 1942 with a birth injury that weakened his right side causing a slight limp and the need to over-compensate on piano with his left hand, Leon took the music industry by storm. A lot of people don't know this guy, yet he was a part of so much- playing on major hit records along with The Wrecking Crew, a masterful arranger of songs and musical director/participant of concerts such as the "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" with Joe Cocker. He also performed at George Harrison's "Concert for Bangladesh". He is the composer of huge classic hits m

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Leon Russell

American singer-songwriter (1942–2016)

For the African-American civil rights leader and human rights executive, see Leon W. Russell.

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Leon Russell: The Early Childhood Years

Most of us know about Claude Russell Bridges playing the piano by ear at 4 years old and hitting the honky tonks around Tulsa at 14 – but not a lot is recorded about his formative childhood years. Who was young Claude Russell Bridges?

I’m always fascinated by the backstories of famous people, trying to piece together how their lives unfolded, the roadblocks they overcame, and what made them so successful. Did they ever lose sight of their dream, ever waver in their pursuit of it? Were they just at the right place at the right time? Did doors automatically open or did they pry them open with their talent?

Russell’s parents, John Griffith Bridges and Hester Evel Whaley Bridges came from big families and grew up in rural Oklahoma. John had 9 siblings; Hester was one of 7. Despite this, by the 1930s, both had graduated from college and shown considerable skill as pianists. Settling in Apache, Oklahoma, family, church, and community were everything, and they were involved in all the activities small-town life had t

Leon Russell
Russell in an ad in Billboard, February 1970
Born	Claude Russell Bridges (1942-04-02)April 2, 1942 Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	November 13, 2016(2016-11-13) (aged 74) Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, near Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Burial place	Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Other names	Hank Wilson, Russell Bridges, C. J. Russell, Lew Russell
Occupation(s)	Musician, arranger, conductor, record producer, record executive, singer-songwriter
Years active	1956–2016
Spouses	Mary McCreary (m. ⁠–⁠) ^[1] Janet Lee Constantine (m. 1983⁠–⁠2016) ^[2]
Children	6
Musical career
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Instruments	Keyboards vocals bass guitar guitar baritone horn
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Website	leonrussell.com
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