Leon Russell

[Lord Duckhunter]

Fantastic to see the great man getting a bit of publicity, thanks to that old queen Elton( who personally I cant stand).How on earth the Rock and Roll Hall of fame can continue to ignore him is unbelieveable.

 

Since seeing his performance of Jumping Jack Flash in The Concert for Bangladesh I've been a great fan of Leon's and he's spent too many years in the wilderness. The hippy looking Father Christmas you may have seen lately played with Ike and Tina Turner, Joe Co cker, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis, BB King,The Beach Boys, george Harrison,Herb Albert and Frank Sinatra amongst others. His songs covered by many many artists, "Song for you" can still be heard on prime time TV. He also wrote Delta Lady, Superstar,Hummingbird,This Masquerade and countless other hits for other artists to perform.He was also a great performer in his own right. If you get a chance check out his performances on stage in the Mad Dogs and Englishmen film (although he does look a bit like that TCWTB) with Joe Coc ker and a band of world class musicans.

 

He's not very trendy , I realise I'm a bit of an old dinosaur, and this is a bit of indulgence on my part, but I feel a tribute to Leon is in order before he passes away.

 

Forget the old man you may see with Elton, this is Leon in his prime.The quality of the pics isn't great, but the quality of the band and performance is.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjy7RAu8TJ4&feature=related