Leon Russell

I've just been listening to "Carney". It's a favorite album of mine because of the sensitivity and genius of Leon Russell. Does anybody else feel the same about him?

macrojack09-13-2008 12:58am

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doak Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 199 posts 09-13-2008 at 04:58pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Leon's "Asylum Choir II" with Marc Benno easily ranks among my top ten fave albums of all time. Early LP pressings on the yellow Shelter label (has anyone seen this on a blue label?) sound great. If you're not into vinyl look for the CD from DCC. It is amazingly good and in some respects even surpasses the LP version.
77jovian Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 385 posts 09-13-2008 at 05:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete And don't forget Leons's stint with the New Grass Revival. The year they closed the Telluride Bluegrass Festival was a helluva night.
joman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 167 posts 09-13-2008 at 05:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I always picture Leon playing bass with Bob Dylan at "The Concert for Bangledesh." His cover of Jumping Jack Flash was a show stopper in my eyes as well. He deserves much more recognition.
inman29 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 30 posts 09-13-2008 at 07:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete His cover of Beware of Darkness by George Harrison was exceptional IMO. Great to listen to George's version and then Leon's back to back.
oregon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 807 posts 09-13-2008 at 11:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Saw Leon a few times in the 70s. Wasn't he on Mad Dogs and Englishmen?

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