Leon Russell: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/leon-russell/bio/

Official Site: http://www.leonrussellrecords.com/



Leon Russell began working in nightclubs as a teenager. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles and became a session musician. He learned to record, arrange, and write. By 1970, he was a master.

He wrote (among others):

Everybody Loves a Clown by Gary Lewis and the Playboys (1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzUbr66ehnc



He performed on (among others):

Day After Day by Badfinger (1971): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-btv-7GkVk0



Solo:

Roll Away the Stone (1970): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XJaDzI_wVg

Tight Rope (1972): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Z9qN8R9Bg

If I Were a Carpenter (1974): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JzM4049aXY

Lady Blue (1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xDyq_RcSo8

Back to the Island (1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7MoZuP3JBo

Rainbow in your Eyes (1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L8-6m5q318

No Man’s Land (1992): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3ern9X0zA

If It Wasn’t For Bad w/Elton John (2010): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Or0kDo_SM