Claude Russell Bridges (born April 2, 1942), known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music.
Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, Russell attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At this time he was already performing at Tulsa nightclubs. He became a session musician, becoming a keyboardist who has worked with many notable musicians since the 1960s. By the late 1960s, Russell diversified, first to writing songs, and then working his way from gigs as a sideman to joining bands as a full member. Eventually, he began solo recording, although he never ended all his previous roles within the music industry. Russell is among the 2011 inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Leon Russell and The Shelter People released in 1971. It peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 200.
Track listing
1. "Stranger In a Strange Land" (Russell, Don Preston) – 4:01 2. "Of Thee I Sing" (Russell, Don Preston) – 4:22 3. "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan) – 5:08 4. "Crystal Closet Queen" – 2:59 5. "Home Sweet Oklahoma" – 3:26 6. "Alcatraz" – 3:51 7. "Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen" – 3:51 8. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (Dylan) – 4:00 9. "She Smiles Like A River" – 2:58 10. "Sweet Emily" – 3:20 11. "Beware of Darkness" (George Harrison) – 4:40
The CD re-issue contains the following bonus tracks:
12. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Dylan) - 3:38 13. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (Dylan) - 3:19 14. "She Belongs to Me" (Dylan) - 3:26
Format : MPEG Audio File size : 9.26 MiB Duration : 4mn 2s Overall bit rate : 320 Kbps Album : Leon Russell and the Shelter People [Bonus Tracks] Track name : Stranger in a Strange Land Track name/Position : 1 Performer : Leon Russell Accompaniment : Leon Russell Composer : Don Preston/Leon Russell Publisher : Capitol Genre : Rock Recorded date : 1995 MCDI : Yes
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