Elton John and Leon Russell are veteran piano men with a new album, "The Union," that's just been named one of the year's best by Rolling Stone. It's also been nominated for a Grammy. How these old ...

Nothing brings out the best in somebody like the will to -impress his idol. As a solo star, Russell wrote and sang standards like “A Song for You,” “Superstar” and “This Masquerade” — all warbled in ...

“The wondering wanderer. That's the whole bag—the songs, the performance, the whole lifestyle. Make people wonder. Make myself wonder, too." The great Leon Russell died in his sleep over the weekend ...

Leon Russell is an American National Treasure. He should be protected at all costs. Leon Russell entered my consciousness when I saw the movie and later purchased the soundtrack for Joe Cocker's Mad ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock ‘n’ roll’s top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to The Associated Press says Russell died in ...

Leon Russell is a music legend and perhaps the most accomplished and versatile musician in the history of rock 'n roll. In his distinguished and unique 50 year career, he has played on, arranged, ...

You may recognize Leon Russell, with his long, snow-white beard and matching long white hair flowing out from under his cowboy hat. The striking musician looks like either the oldest member of ZZ Top ...

Before his death earlier this month, Leon Russell had almost become somewhat of a musical footnote, where surviving peers like Jagger and Ringo are still going strong. A musician’s musician, he had ...

The 1937 Baldwin model F grand piano often sat covered in a closet in the Will Rogers High School auditorium, save for lunch hours when a boy then known as Russell Bridges had impromptu concerts.