Leon Russell, seen here circa 1970, is the subject of a new tribute album, "A Song for Leon." (Michael Ochs Archives) Anyone tracing a path through the history of American soul music could do worse ...

A superstar cast of musicians has joined forces to honor the late great song master Leon Russell. A tribute album, titled A Song For Leon, will see genre-spanning artists like Orville Peck, the Pixies ...

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Country singer Margo Price is set to lead a star-studded tribute album honoring the legendary Leon Russell, titled, A Song for Leon, due to release on Sept. 8 via Primary Wave Music/Secretly ...

The late Leon Russell would’ve celebrated his 82nd birthday on April 2, 2024. The acclaimed Oklahoma-born songwriter and musician was one of the pioneers of the rootsy Tulsa Sound. Russell probably is ...

If ever there was a riches to rags—and back to riches—rock ‘n roll tale begging to be told, the decades-long odyssey of Leon Russell would be it. A hugely influential piano visionary, bandleader, ...

Leon Russell performing at the 2011 Stagecoach Festival (photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images). “This song is so prolific,” says Price of “Stranger in a Strange Land,” which was the opening track on ...

Sometimes we tend to forget that even musical heroes have musical heroes. When Elton John came to these shores to play his first highly-anticipated run of shows at L.A.’s Troubadour Club in 1970, he ...

Leon Russell has built a career on being an enigmatic figure. It worked pretty well for him onstage, but dealing with the self-styled “Master of Space and Time” on a daily basis could be a bit much, ...

Leon Russell doesn’t sound like he used to. His voice hasn’t changed–it’s still the same distinctive nasal yowl. His piano still sounds the same, too, that bouncy, jangly accompaniment that defined ...