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Leon Live is a live album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell recorded on August 28, 1972, at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. It was Russell's first live album and was originally released as a three-LP set in a tri-fold cover on Russell's Shelter Records label. The album was mixed at Ardent Studios and distributed by Capitol ...
Live at Gilley's is a live album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell. The album was recorded on September 17, 1981, at Gilley's Club in Pasadena, Texas. The recording was first released on April 25, 2000. The second release was in 2019 by Leon Russell Records with Varèse Sarabande. [1] [2] [3]
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, [3] country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, [4] blues rock, [5] folk, surf and the Tulsa sound.
Live in Japan is a live album by singer and songwriter Leon Russell. The album was recorded two live tour sessions. The first record section is a 1973 tour show at Budokan in Japan on November 8, 1973. The second recorded section is from a 1971 tour show in Sam Houston Coliseum. While the album had some of Leon's new hits, like "Tight Rope" and ...
The concert industry exploded in the 1970s, and the live album, a stopgap project once reserved for only the biggest artists, became a compulsory ritual and a pivotal moment for many artists. Live ...
The discography of progressive bluegrass group New Grass Revival spanned two decades (1972–1989), comprising nine studio albums, two live albums, and appearances on albums of other artists, including Leon Russell and Peter Rowan. Three compilation albums have been released since the group's break-up in 1989.
The 1970s was an era that produced some of the greatest live albums in history. In the previous decade, artists and producers took great pains to make studio albums sound as spotless and pristine ...
"Tight Rope" is the debut 1972 hit single by singer-songwriter Leon Russell. It was the lead track on his LP, Carney. The song reached number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] and number 10 on the Cash Box Top 100. [3] In Canada, it reached number five. [4] This song is a circus metaphor about clinging to life while being on a high wire.