Leon Russell wrote

He wrote "Delta Lady", recorded by Joe Cocker, and organized and performed with Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour in 1970. His "A Song for You", which was ...

Leon Russell - | Songwriters Hall of Fame

He has been performing his gospel-infused southern boogie piano rock, blues, and country music for over 50 years. Leon's songwriting credits include A Song For ...

10 Songs You Didn't Know Leon Russell Wrote for Other Artists -

Songs like “I'd Rather Be Blind,” “Boogie Man,” “Help Me Through the Day,” and “Living on the Highway,” would become essentials thanks to a ...

Category:Songs written by Leon Russell - Wikipedia

S · She's Just My Style · A Song for You · Soul Food (song) · Superstar (Delaney and Bonnie song). T. This ...

The Songs Of Leon Russell Various Artists (Songwriter Series)

Buy Now · 01 Preview If It Wasn't For Bad - Elton John / Leon Russell · 02 Preview Delta Lady - Joe Cocker · 03 Preview Groupie (Superstar) - Delaney & Bonnie & ...

The Story behind “A Song For You” by Leon Russell

Leon Russell's melancholy ballad, “Song for You,” is a well-known classic. This poignant composition, the first track on his self-titled ...

Music credits for Leon Russell

Cover art: Hey Little Cobra and Other Hot Rod Hits... ... Cover art: The Beach Boys Today! ... Cover art: Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) ... Cover art: Hits Again!

'He was central to music history': the forgotten legacy of Leon Russell

During the core years of classic rock – between 1969 and 1973 – Russell was music's North Star, pioneering a distinctly American sound that ...

Leon Russell ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts

Leon Russell ••• Top Songs as Writer • #1: "Superstar" by The Carpenters • #2: "She's Just My Style" by Gary Lewis & The Playboys • #3: "Everybody Loves a ...

Artist: Leon Russell | SecondHandSongs

... I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Smashed, The Ballad of Hollis Brown and other songs. Leon Russell wrote Groupie (Superstar), A Song for You and This Masquerade.

Leon Russell dead: 5 songs you may not know he wrote

Leon Russell dead: 5 songs you may not know he wrote · The legendary musician passed away in his sleep in Nashville on Sunday, according to a ...

Leon Russell: Official Website

He always wanted to write standards, songs that would become part of the Great American Songbook, and he did just that, writing such songs as “A Song For You” ...

So Many Places: The Life Of Leon Russell - uDiscover Music

His 60-year career embraced spells as a celebrated session musician and included writing some of rock's most memorable songs, such as “A Song for You' and “ ...

Leon Russell | Primary Wave Music

While touring with Delaney & Bonnie, he scored his first songwriting hit with Joe Cocker's reading of “Delta Lady,” and in 1970, upon founding his own Shelter ...

Leon Russell wrote "This Masquerade" for the B-side of his 1972 ...

Leon Russell wrote "This Masquerade" for the B-side of his 1972 single, "Tight Rope." The song describes an unhappy couple who find ...

Leon Russell, the Neglected Genius | THE ART MUSIC LOUNGE

That same year, Russell wrote the song Delta Lady, which reached #11 on the Billboard 200, for a Joe Cocker album. A year later, he accepted ...

Leon Russell (1942-2016) - JazzWax

Russell masterminded Joe Cocker's seminal "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" tour and wrote "A Song for You," "Superstar," "This Masquerade" and other hits ...

Leon Russell Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor... - AllMusic

A busy session man, hit songwriter, and charmingly gravel-voiced singer whose solo work helped keep piano- and horn-driven pop active in the '70s.

6 Things You Might Not Know About Leon Russell's "A Song For You"

Leon Russell's 1970 instant classic “A Song For You,” a mainstay on all reality singing competition shows, and a song that has been recorded ...

Top 10 Leon Russell Songs - Ultimate Classic Rock

Top 10 Leon Russell Songs · "Stranger in the Strange Land" · "If It Wasn't for Bad" · "This Masquerade" · "Dixie Lullaby" · "Delta Lady" · "Roller ...