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Will O' the Wisp is the sixth studio album by Leon Russell.The album was released in 1975 on Shelter Records. [3] It peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard albums chart and remained on the chart for 40 weeks. [4]
"Back to the Island" (1976) "Lady Blue" is the 1975 hit love song by singer–songwriter Leon Russell. It was a track on his LP album, Will O' the Wisp.
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.
Leon Russell wrote a handful of modern standards and worked with artists from Dylan to Clapton to Streisand to Elton. A new tribute LP heralds the Leonaissance.
Shelter Records was a U.S. record label started by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell that operated from 1969 to 1981. The company established offices in both Los Angeles and Tulsa, Russell's home town, where the label sought to promote a "workshop atmosphere" with a recording studio in a converted church, adjoining houses for artists working at the studio, and other facilities. [1]
If ever there was a riches to rags—and back to riches—rock ‘n roll tale begging to be told, the decades-long odyssey of Leon Russell would be it. A hugely influential piano visionary ...
Blues: Same Old Song is an album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell. The album was first released as a CD on December 7, 1999. Album was by produced by Leon Russell and released by For Life Japan. Songs were written by Leon. [1] [2] [3] [4]
"A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album Leon Russell, which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records. A slow, pained plea for forgiveness and understanding from an estranged lover, the tune is one of Russell's best-known compositions.