Leon Russell Biography
Birth Name: Claude Russell Bridges
Born: 1942/04/02
Birth Place: Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: NULL
Years Active: 1956-present
Genres: Country, Rock, Folk, R&B
Born: 1942/04/02
Birth Place: Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: NULL
Years Active: 1956-present
Genres: Country, Rock, Folk, R&B
Claude Russell Bridges (born April 2, 1942; Lawton, Oklahoma), known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and guitarist.
Born in Lawton, Russell attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and began his musical career as a session musician, quickly gaining experience and becoming a high-end keyboardist in demand by notable artists from the 1960s to the present.
By the late 1960s, Russell diversified, first to writing songs, and then working his way from gigs as a sideman to joining bands as a full member. Eventually, he began solo recording, although he never ended all his previous roles within the music industry.
Born in Lawton, Russell attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and began his musical career as a session musician, quickly gaining experience and becoming a high-end keyboardist in demand by notable artists from the 1960s to the present.
By the late 1960s, Russell diversified, first to writing songs, and then working his way from gigs as a sideman to joining bands as a full member. Eventually, he began solo recording, although he never ended all his previous roles within the music industry.
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