Russell, Leon

Leon Russell
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Name	Russell, Leon Gender: M
Birthname	Claude Russell Bridges
born on	2 April 1942 at 01:22 (= 01:22 AM )
Place	Lawton, Oklahoma, 34n37, 98w23
Timezone	CWT h5w (is war time)
Data source	Conflicting/unverified Rodden Rating DD Collector: Rodden
Astrology data	11°53' 21°49 Asc. 20°45'

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Leon Russell : From birth notice
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Date	2 April 1942 at 03:10 (= 03:10 AM )
Place	Lawton, OK (US), 34n37, 98w23
Timezone	CWT h5w (is war time)
Astrology data	11°57' 22°54 Asc. 16°12'

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Leon Russell
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Biography

American musician and songwriter, a pianist, singer, trumpeter and guitarist. He played side-man to the best in the business, including Joe Cocker, as well as being a superstar in his own right and one of the major innovators with intricate rock-blues. He moved into record production from 1967, concentrating on building his own studio.

Russell started his pro work at 14 when he put away his classical piano and picked up a trumpet. Lying about his age, he kept busy in local clubs. By 1959 he formed his own rock band. Moving on to Los Angeles, he made his way into the highly competitive sessions scene, playing with some of the top artists of the day.

Russell built his own studio where he was able to explore some of the diversity of his talent, adding songwriter to his credits. He gave some of his most compelling concerts on Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" tour and at George Harrison's Benefit for Bangladesh.

In 1967 he married Mary McCreary; they later divorced.

Russell and his distinctive yowl made a comeback in 1998 with such artists as Marty Stuart, Sonny Garrish and other stellar players. Now 57, the artist has recorded two singles, "Sixteen Tons" and "Funny How Time Slips Away."

Leon Russell died on 13 November 2016 in his sleep at his suburban Nashville home in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, at the age of 74.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• business associate/partner relationship with Cocker, Joe (born 20 May 1944)

• spouse relationship with McCreary, Mary (born 8 February 1951). Notes: Bitter

Events

• Relationship : Marriage 1967 (Mary McCreary)

• Work : New Career 1967 (Became a record producer)

• Work : Begin Major Project 1998 (Made a singing comeback)

• Death, Cause unspecified 13 November 2016 (Age 74)
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Source Notes

birth notice

LMR quotes Liz Greene for 1:22 AM from him in 1970.

In October 2022 Sy Scholfield found Russell's birth announcement which states he was born at 3:10 AM at Southwestern Hospital (The Lawton Constitution, 2 April 1942, page 2).

Categories

• Family : Relationship : Mate - Interracial (Mary McCreary)

• Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Mary McCreary)

• Lifestyle : Social Life : Friends (Worked Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker)

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo

• Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Piano, trumpet and guitar)

• Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer (Music)

• Notable : Book Collection : Occult/ Misc. Collection