Acting
Leon Russell
1942-2016
Known for A Poem Is a Naked Person, The Concert for Bangladesh, Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen.
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Born04/02/1942
Died11/13/2016
AgeDied at 74
BirthplaceLawton, Oklahoma, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asHank Wilson, Russell Bridges
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.
