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Saturday, April 02, 2022

LEON RUSSELL :: Mad Dogs and Englishmen + HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Leon Russell was born as Claude Russell Bridges in Lawton, Oklahoma on this day in 1942.

She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

The Letter


Feelin' Alright!


Induction into The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

Come On In My Kitchen (Concert For Bangladesh outtakes)

Jumping Jack Flash

2 comments:

Jobe said...

My favorite Leon Russell album is Carney. Yours?

Andy Swapp said...

Oooh think I might agree with your there . . . . . . . my favourite appearances though are here with the Concert For Bangladesh which introduced so many Brits to him and I loved the chaos and exuberance of Mad Dogs with Joe and 'Delta Lady' always struck me as his best song . . . . . . . it was rude and loving and about one of the great beauties of rock in lovely Rita!! (lucky dawg!)