Leon Russell

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human musician pianist record producer rock musician session musician singer-songwriter

Leon Russell was an American musician, songwriter, and producer known for his influential blend of rock, country, gospel, and blues, and for his work both as a solo artist and a sought-after session player.

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Leon Russell canonical 28

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
rock musician ⓘ
session musician ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2016 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1950s ⓘ
associatedAct Bob Dylan ⓘ
Delaney & Bonnie and Friends ⓘ
surface form: Delaney & Bonnie

Elton John ⓘ
Eric Clapton ⓘ
George Harrison ⓘ
JJ Cale ⓘ
Joe Cocker ⓘ
The Wrecking Crew ⓘ
Tom Petty ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ
birthName Claude Russell Bridges ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1942-04-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2016-11-13 ⓘ
familyName Bridges ⓘ
fullName Leon Russell self-link ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
country ⓘ
gospel ⓘ
rock ⓘ
southern rock ⓘ
swamp rock ⓘ
givenName Claude ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ
Songwriters Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 2011 ⓘ
influenced Elton John ⓘ
T Bone Burnett ⓘ
Tom Petty ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ
instrument bass guitar ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
organ ⓘ
piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
notableAlbum Carney ⓘ
Leon Russell self-link ⓘ
Leon Russell and the Shelter People ⓘ
Will O' the Wisp ⓘ
notableSongwriterCredit A Song for You ⓘ
Delta Lady ⓘ
Superstar ⓘ
This Masquerade ⓘ
notableTour Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour ⓘ
notableWork A Song for You ⓘ
Delta Lady ⓘ
This Masquerade ⓘ
Tight Rope ⓘ
numberOfChildren 6 ⓘ
occupation arranger ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
participatedIn Concert for Bangladesh ⓘ
surface form: The Concert for Bangladesh
placeOfBirth Lawton, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
Capitol Records ⓘ
Shelter Records ⓘ
spouse Jan Bridges ⓘ
Mary McCreary ⓘ
stageName Leon Russell self-link ⓘ

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Elton John → influencedBy → Leon Russell ⓘ
A Star Is Born (1976 film) → musicBy → Leon Russell ⓘ
A Song for You → writer → Leon Russell ⓘ
A Song for You → composer → Leon Russell ⓘ
A Song for You → lyricist → Leon Russell ⓘ
A Song for You → performer → Leon Russell ⓘ
A Song for You → originalArtist → Leon Russell ⓘ
A Song for You → includedInAlbum → Leon Russell ⓘ
Derek and the Dominos → hasMember → Leon Russell ⓘ
Leon Russell → fullName → Leon Russell self-link ⓘ
Leon Russell → stageName → Leon Russell self-link ⓘ
Leon Russell → notableAlbum → Leon Russell self-link ⓘ
Joe Cocker → collaboratedWith → Leon Russell ⓘ
Jim Keltner → notableWorkWith → Leon Russell ⓘ
Concert for Bangladesh → hasPerformer → Leon Russell ⓘ
Breezin' → composerOfTrack → Leon Russell ⓘ
This Masquerade → writer → Leon Russell ⓘ
This Masquerade → composer → Leon Russell ⓘ
This Masquerade → lyricsBy → Leon Russell ⓘ
This Masquerade → firstRecordingArtist → Leon Russell ⓘ
This Masquerade → performedBy → Leon Russell ⓘ
This Masquerade → associatedAct → Leon Russell ⓘ
Rita Coolidge → collaboratedWith → Leon Russell ⓘ
Funny How Time Slips Away → hasCoverVersionBy → Leon Russell ⓘ
Young Blood → hasCoverVersion → Leon Russell ⓘ
The Wrecking Crew → member → Leon Russell ⓘ
Shelter Records → foundedBy → Leon Russell ⓘ
Shelter Records → notableArtist → Leon Russell ⓘ