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Monday, November 09 2009, 8:00pm - 11:00pm |
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Leon Russell
Monday, November 9th
A True American Music Icon Returns To Moe's Alley
8:00 PM, $30/35,
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Moe's Alley is proud to announce a very special debut performance with Leon Russell and band. Buy your tickets early for this very special intimate performance.
The ultimate rock & roll session man, Leon Russell's long and
storied career includes collaborations with a virtual who's who of
music icons spanning from Jerry Lee Lewis to Phil Spector to the
Rolling Stones. A similar eclecticism and scope also surfaced in his
solo work, which couched his charmingly gravelly voice in a rustic yet
rich swamp pop fusion of country, blues, and gospel. Born Claude
Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942, in Lawton, OK, he began studying
classical piano at age three, a decade later adopting the trumpet and
forming his first band. At 14, Russell lied about his age to land a gig
at a Tulsa nightclub, playing behind Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks
before touring in support of Jerry Lee Lewis. Two years later, he
settled in Los Angeles, studying guitar under the legendary James
Burton and appearing on sessions with Dorsey Burnette and Glen
Campbell. As a member of Spector's renowned studio group, Russell
played on many of the finest pop singles of the 1960s, also arranging
classics like Ike & Tina Turner's monumental "River Deep, Mountain
High"; other hits bearing his input include the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine
Man," Gary Lewis & the Playboys' "This Diamond Ring," and Herb
Alpert's "A Taste of Honey."
In 1967, Russell built his own recording studio, teaming with guitarist
Marc Benno to record the acclaimed Look Inside the Asylum Choir LP.
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 Records imprint, he also organized
Cocker's legendary Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. After the subsequent
tour film earned Russell his first real mainstream notoriety, he issued
a self-titled solo LP, and in 1971 appeared at George Harrison's
Concert for Bangladesh following sessions for B.B. King, Eric Clapton,
and Bob Dylan. After touring with the Rolling Stones, Russell
increasingly focused on his solo career, reaching the number two spot
with 1972's Carney and scoring his first pop hit with the single "Tight
Rope." While the success of 1973's three-LP set Leon Live further
established his reputation as a top concert draw, response to the
country-inspired studio effort Hank Wilson's Back was considerably more
lukewarm, as was the reception afforded to 1974's Stop All That Jazz.
1975's Will O' the Wisp, however, restored his commercial luster,
thanks in large part to the lovely single "Lady Blue."
In June of 1975, Russell married singer Mary McCreary; the following
year the couple collaborated on The Wedding Album, issued through his
newly formed Paradise Records label. Also in 1976, the Russell-penned
"This Masquerade" earned a Grammy Award for singer George Benson. He
and McCreary reunited for 1977's Make Love to the Music, and upon
completing the solo Americana, Russell teamed with Willie Nelson for
1979's Willie & Leon. He then spent the next two years touring with
his bluegrass band, the New Grass Revival, issuing a live LP in 1981;
although Paradise shut down later that year, the label was reactivated
for 1984's Hank Wilson, Vol. 2 and Solid State. Russell spent the
remainder of the decade largely outside of music and did not resurface
until issuing the Bruce Hornsby-produced Anything Can Happen in 1992.
The album appeared to little fanfare, however, and another long period
of relative inactivity followed prior to the 1998 release of Hank
Wilson, Vol. 3: Legend in My Time. Face in the Crowd appeared a year
later. Moving into the new century, Russell issued Moonlight & Love
Songs, an album of cover songs, in 2002, followed by Angel in Disguise
five years later in 2007. A trio of releases, Almost Piano, Bad
Country, and In Your Dreams, appeared in 2008. |
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