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Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, [3] country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, [4] blues rock, [5] folk, surf and the Tulsa sound.
The best-known version of the song was the recording by Les Paul and Mary Ford (recorded July 9, 1955; Capitol Records catalog number 3165). This version reached #7 on the Billboard chart. It was also recorded at about the same time by Frankie Laine ( Columbia Records catalog number 40526, reaching #17 on the chart) [ 1 ] and by The Chordettes ...
Sam & Dave's biggest hit and best-remembered song, "Soul Man" (R&B #1/Pop #2), [10] was released in August 1967. It was the number No. 1 song in the US according to Cashbox magazine Pop charts in November 1967. Sam & Dave won the Grammy Award in 1967 for "Best Performance – Rhythm & Blues Group" for "Soul Man
B. B. King discography. B. B. King (1925–2015) was an American blues musician whose recording career spanned 1949–2008. As with other blues contemporaries, King's material was primarily released on singles until the late 1950s–early 1960s, when long playing record albums became more popular.
Labels. Excello. Alligator. Ace. Leslie Johnson (June 20, 1933 – August 22, 2018), [1][2] known as Lazy Lester, was an American blues musician who sang and played the harmonica and guitar. In a career spanning the 1950s to 2018, he pioneered swamp blues, [3] and also played harmonica blues, rhythm and blues and Louisiana blues.
After arriving in New York, he co-wrote with Anton Lada of the Louisiana Five several songs. One of them was "Basin Street Blues", which became one of his most popular songs and is still recorded by musicians to this day. [3] Williams toured Europe with bands from 1925 to 1928; during this time he wrote for Josephine Baker at the Folies ...
She wrote all of the songs on her debut LP, including the hit "Hello Stranger" which reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and featured extensive use of the Hammond organ. Lewis had moderate follow-up hits with "Straighten Up Your Heart" (#43) and her original "Puppy Love" (#38) before Bert Berns produced her million-seller " Baby I ...
Chris Farlowe (born John Henry Deighton, 13 October 1940) [1] is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time" written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, which rose to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, [2] and his association with bands Atomic Rooster, the Thunderbirds and Colosseum.