Leon Russell
1942-04-02 (1942)Lawton, Oklahoma, USAActing
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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
The One Show
TV • 2006
Austin City Limits
TV • 1975
CMT Crossroads
TV • 2002
Solid Gold
TV • 1980
Shindig!
TV • 1964
Shindig!
TV • 1964
Shindig!
TV • 1964
The Union
MOVIE • 2011
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
MOVIE • 2009
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
MOVIE • 1971
The Concert for Bangladesh
MOVIE • 1972
Son of Dracula
MOVIE • 1974
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
MOVIE • 1979
The T.A.M.I. Show
MOVIE • 1964
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV • 2017
A Poem Is a Naked Person
MOVIE • 1974
Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen
MOVIE • 2021