Leon Russell was one of those pioneering cats, the few and far between. Born in Oklahoma in the ’40s, playing piano before he was in the first grade. Ten years on, he was playing gigs with J. J. Cale ...

Leon Russell, the lauded songwriter and session musician behind hits by The Carpenters and B.B. King, will perform at the Nile Theater Saturday. In 1971, he helped George Harrison raise money for two ...

Leon Russell, "The Best of Leon Russell" (Capitol/EMI). 4 stars. Leon Russell's comeback album with Elton John last year ("The Union") was an out-of-the-blue delight, not just because it featured ...

NASHVILLE, TN (AP) — Musician Leon Russell, a top session player in the 1960s and ’70s who later had a successful solo career with such hits as “Tight Rope” and “Lady Blue,” has died. He was 74. An ...

Rock singer and songwriter Leon Russell died in Nashville on Sunday at the age of 74. His wife stated on his website that he died in his sleep. Russell had a heart attack in July. The musician worked ...

Reporting from Nashville, Tenn. — Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock ‘n’ roll’s top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to the Associated Press says ...