Make a list of all the musicians inspired by Leon Russell and the end result would rival “War and Peace” in length. Many of those musicians gathered at Victory Baptist Church in Mt. Juliet on Friday ...

Leon Russell, seen here circa 1970, is the subject of a new tribute album, "A Song for Leon." (Michael Ochs Archives) Anyone tracing a path through the history of American soul music could do worse ...

According to posts on his official website and Facebook page, singer, songwriter, and musician Leon Russell died Sunday morning in his sleep at his Nashville home. The Southern rock icon was 74.

More than 1,000 people filled Tulsa's Mabee Center to remember legendary musician Leon Russell. He sang, wrote and produced some of rock and roll's top records. He died at his Tennessee home last week ...

First-call session player, producer and arranger, band leader, song writer, showman, recording artist, solo star at different points in his life, Leon Russell was all of these things. LEON RUSSELL: ...

Longtime friends Leon Russell, seated, and Cleveland-born producer Tommy LiPuma share a moment at Cuyahoga Community College in 2014. The two touched base again this past summer, when Russell made one ...

Throughout his 60-year career, genre-defying composer Leon Russell made songs that became standards. As a musician, he often lived in the shadows of his success – other artists basking in the ...

Legendary songwriter and musician Leon Russell has passed away at the age of 74. According to Russell’s official website, the musician passed in his sleep and had been dealing with multiple health ...