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RUSSELL Leon
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Personal Data:

Born:	02.04.1941	(Lawton, Oklahoma, USA, as Hank Wilson)
Died:	13.11.2016

Appearances:

1964	The Crickets
1964-65	Jerry Allison & The Crickets
1967-?	Leather Coated Minds
1968-69	Asylum Choir
1970	Joe Cocker
cca 1973	Hank Wilson

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Leon Russell (in the UK 24.4.70, A&M) produced by: Denny Cordell/Leon Russell	12/1969	Shelter			60
2.	Looking Inside	1971
3.	Leon Russell And The Shelter People	03.05.1971	Shelter		29	17
4.	Carney	7/1972	Shelter			2
5.	Looking Back	1973	Olympic
6.	Leon Live (3LP)	7/1973	Shelter/A&M			9
7.	Hank Wilson's Back credited to: Hank Wilson	9/1973	Shelter			28
8.	Stop All That Jazz	6/1974	Shelter			29
9.	Live In Japan	1975
10.	Will O' The Wisp	25.04.1975	A&M			30
11.	Wedding Album & Mary McCreary	4/1976	Paradise			34
12.	The Best Of Leon	10/1976	Shelter			40
13.	Make Love To The Music & Mary McCreary	6/1977	Paradise
14.	Americana	8/1978	Paradise
15.	Life And Love	6/1979	Paradise
16.	Willie And Leon - One For The Road & Willie Nelson	7/1979	Columbia			25
17.	The Live Album & New Grass Revival	3/1981	Paradise
18.	Hank Wilson Vol 2 credited to: Hank Wilson	1984	Paradise
19.	The Collection	1/1992	Castle
20.	Anything Can Happen credited to: Hank Wilson	5/1992	Virgin America
21.	Live At Gilley's	25.04.2000	Q
22.	Signature Songs	11.09.2001	Leon Russell
23.	Face In The Crowd	11.09.2001	Leon Russell
24.	Guitar Blues	11.09.2001	Leon Russell
25.	Hymns Of Christmas	23.10.2001	Leon Russell
26.	Vol. II credited to: Hank Wilson	23.10.2001	Leon Russell
27.	Rhythm & Bluegrass: Hank Wilson, Vol. 4 credited to: Hank Wilson	23.10.2001	Leon Russell
28.	Moonlight And Love Songs	09.04.2002	Leon Russell
29.	Retrospective	29.11.2005	Toshiba EMI
30.	Angel in Disguise	07.08.2007	Leon Russell
31.	Almost Piano	22.01.2008	Leon Russell
32.	Bad Country	22.01.2008	Leon Russell
33.	In Your Dreams	22.01.2008	Leon Russell
34.	Best of Hank Wilson	23.06.2009	Leon Russell
35.	The Union & Elton John, prod. T-Bone Burnett	19.10.2010	Decca		12	3
36.	Best of Leon Russell	05.04.2011	Capitol
37.	Snapshot	17.12.2013	Leon Russell
38.	Early Days & Willie Nelson	14.01.2014	Blueline
39.	Life Journey produced by: Tommy LiPuma	01.04.2014	Blue Note			164
40.	Prince of Peace: Radio Broadcast 1970	14.08.2015
41.	Riding the Northeast Trail: The New Jersey Broadcast 1979 & Willie Nelson	28.08.2015	FM Concert Broadcasts
42.	The Capitol Theater: Passaic, New Jersey 1979 & Leon Russell	13.11.2015	Livewire
43.	The Homewood Sessions	10.06.2016	All Access
44.	The Vine Street Theatre Presents Homewood Session, Dec 5th 1970	02.09.2016	Roxvox

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Misty / Cindy	1964	A&M
2.	Ev'rybody's Talking 'Bout The Young / It's Alright With Me	05.11.1965	Dot
3.	A Song For You	1970	Shelter
4.	Roll Away The Stone / Hummingbird	4/1970	Shelter		109
5.	Stranger In A Strange Land & The Shelter People	30.04.1971	A&M
6.	The Ballad Of Mad Dogs And Englishmen / Let It Be	5/1971	Shelter
7.	Home Sweet Oklahoma / It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry	5/1971	Shelter
8.	Me And Baby Jane / Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	4/1972	Shelter
9.	A Song For You / Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall	6/1972	Shelter
10.	Tight Rope / This Masquerade	8/1972	Shelter		11
11.	Tight Rope / Delta Lady (v GB)	9/1972	A&M
12.	Slipping Into Christmas / Christmas In Chicago	08.12.1972	A&M
13.	Queen Of The Roller Derby (live) / Roll Away The Stone	8/1973	Shelter		89
14.	Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Wilson))	9/1973	Shelter		78
15.	Uncle Pen / Six Pack To Go credited to: Hank Wilson	11/1973	Shelter
16.	If I Were A Carpenter / Wild Horses	03.05.1974	Shelter		73
17.	Time For Love / Leaving Whipporwhill	7/1974	Shelter
18.	Lady Blue / Laying Right Here In Heaven	7/1975	Shelter		8
19.	Back To The Island / Bluebird	12/1975	Shelter		53
20.	Rainbow In Your Eyes / Love's Supposed To Be That Way & Mary McCreary	6/1976	Paradise		52
21.	Satisfy You / Windsong & Mary McCreary	9/1976	Paradise
22.	Tight Rope / This Masquerade	1/1977	Island
23.	Say You Will / Love Crazy & Mary McCreary	6/1977	Paradise
24.	Easy Love / Hold On To This Feeling & Mary McCreary	10/1977	Paradise
25.	Elvis And Marilyn / Anita Bryant	13.10.1978	Paradise
26.	From Maine To Mexico / Midnight Lover	1/1979	Paradise
27.	Heartbreak Hotel / Sioux City Sue & Willie Nelson	7/1979	Columbia
28.	Over The Rainbow / I've Just Seen A Face	1/1981	Paradise
29.	If It Wasn't For Bad & Elton John	8/2010	Decca
30.	When Love Is Dying & Elton John	31.01.2011
31.	I Should Have Sent Roses & Elton John	07.03.2011

Awards:

1972 Grammy Awards - Album Of The Year ("The Concert For Bangladesh", & George Harrison, Ravi Shanker, Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann)
2001 Grammy Awards - Best Country Instrumental Performance (track "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", & Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas & Vince Gill)
2018 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "A Song For You", 1970)

Various:

appeared on the LP:

Freddie King: Getting Ready (16.7.71, Shelter)
Delaney & Bonnie: Best Of Delaney & Bonnie (1973, Rhino)
George Harrison: Extra Texture (3.10.75, Apple)
Eric Clapton: Time Pieces Vol. I - Best Of Eric Clapton (4/82, RSO)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown: Long Way Home (1996, Verve)
Matt Harris: Slightly Eliptical Orbit (9.4.02, Leon Russell)
Jamey Johnson: Livin' For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cocgamen (16.10.12)
Ronnie Milsap: The Duets (19.1.19)

Compilation Appearances:

"Welcome To Hollywood" on OST "Mayor of the Sunset Strip" (18.3.04, Shout! Factory)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	01.05.1971	12	New Pop Singles	single review
1971	0	10.07.1971	35	Choice	album review
1971	0	04.12.1971	32
1972	0	09.12.1972	14	New Pop Singles	single review
1973	30	28.07.1973	38	Albums	album review
1975	17	26.04.1975	48	Albums	album review
1978	40	14.10.1978	17	Singles	single review
1979	23	23.06.1979	34	Albums	album review
1979	40	20.10.1979	27	Albums	album review
1981	13	28.03.1981	16	Albums	album review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	09.06.1973	32	This Is America
1973	0	04.08.1973	39	Albums	album review
1973	0	01.09.1973	34	This Is America
1974	0	19.01.1974	12	Albums	album review
1974	0	13.07.1974	16	Albums	album review
1975	0	03.05.1975	14	Platters	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	16	15.08.1995	6	Galerie