Rock legend Elton John has always admired singer-songwriter Leon Russell. "He was my biggest ... John returns to his musical inspiration. "It's this time of my life. It was so great to go back ...

Leon Russell ... time he had heard from John in 35 years. "If Leon can get the accolades he deserves and be financially OK for the rest of his life, I will have done something decent with my ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell has died in Nashville ... Beacon Theatre in New York City. "He is my idol," John said of Russell at the time. As NPR reported of that concert: "The evening ...

Some of Russell’s many collaborators and admirers shared remembrances of the man known as “the Master of Space and Time”: My darling Leon Russell passed away last night. He was a mentor ...

Legendary Hall of Fame rock 'n' roller Leon ... places in my life and time. Sung a lot of songs. I've made some bad rhymes." Russell, throughout his career, recorded with many legends including ...

Although he was mostly known as a superstar sideman and a musical master of ceremonies, the late Leon Russell left ... his image as a genuine rock legend. Russell recruited some heavy-duty ...

With his genre-defying catalog of music, the late Leon Russell always incorporated ... when rock stars roamed the land, Russell struck commercial gold time and time again without adhering to ...

Eighty years after the piano arrived at the high school, and 60 years after Bridges left Tulsa for Los Angeles and world-renowned stardom as Leon ... My Friends,” an audience of alumni and Leon ...

Asheville is a great place to see musicians with massive talent who spent some time in the background ... of quality musicianship and discovery. Leon Russell is one of those performers who never ...

But Keltner says Russell demanded rapt concentration during the Mad Dogs rehearsals: “He would get my attention ... the first time. This one’s on you.'” Yet in rehearsals, “Leon was ...

Leon Russell wrote songs so well ... A statement released on Sunday by Russell's wife Jan Bridges said: “We thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers during this very, very difficult time. My ...