Leon Russell Stories

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  • čas přidán 11. 04. 2013
  • In this out take from the film, Leon Russell talks about his days as part of the Wrecking Crew in an interview from 2013. Also included in the video are Hal Blaine, Cher, Larry Levine, and Tommy Tedesco.
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Komentáře • 85

  • @MsSmitty9
    @MsSmitty9 Před 5 lety +14

    And when my life is over ,
    Remember when we were together.
    Oh Man , this is an Earth moving line ! 🙏🙏🙏

  • @balerjohnson3099
    @balerjohnson3099 Před 9 lety +32

    We all know Leon In Oklahoma..hes a national treasure.

  • @davidbyers1151
    @davidbyers1151 Před 7 lety +21

    Thank you, Elton, for resurrecting Leon back to the public.

    • @hollienneheatley3577
      @hollienneheatley3577 Před 3 lety +4

      Amen! Leon was the most famous person almost nobody knew. He was a true treasure.

  • @johnwallaceiii8525
    @johnwallaceiii8525 Před 8 lety +32

    Leon Russell is by far, Thee Best blues. Plano player I have.ever heard seen and/or.heard in the 65 years I've listened to in my life !!!

  • @bishopaz
    @bishopaz Před 8 lety +23

    Leon Russell, LEGEND.

  • @eardrumbuzzer6477
    @eardrumbuzzer6477 Před 7 lety +25

    Leon is so freaking cool!

    • @susy590
      @susy590 Před rokem +1

      He is the definition of cool.

  • @mikefannon6994
    @mikefannon6994 Před 3 lety +3

    I first saw Leon in1970, saw him a few months before he left us and many times in between. Always the best! RIP brother.

  • @Rthomassc
    @Rthomassc Před 11 lety +11

    GOD Bless you Leon.

  • @enchantress1850
    @enchantress1850 Před 7 lety +23

    ~^.^~
    Oh! Leon Russell ~
    You were a pure genius ~

  • @richardjean1933
    @richardjean1933 Před 7 lety +58

    We all owe Leon a debt that none of us can begin to repay. He is the best of the best

    • @dontaylor3616
      @dontaylor3616 Před 4 lety +4

      I am right there with you,my brother. I have seen him in person several times and his music was such a big part of my life.We will always have his music and our memories.May he rest in peace

    • @natalliaf6387
      @natalliaf6387 Před rokem

      I don't owe anybody a damn thing

  • @jeffreysmith4965
    @jeffreysmith4965 Před 5 lety +6

    I love Leon's music. He was one of a kind.

  • @Doones51
    @Doones51 Před 10 lety +35

    Of course he was a great studio musician, but his songs are some of the best songs i have ever heard. And he plays them so soulfully, Back to the Island and Song for You are my favorites. No one has written and performed a better song in my opinion.

    • @alevine1951
      @alevine1951 Před 4 lety +4

      Sadly, Leon went "back to the island" several years after you posted this. That song is among my favorites as well, but isn't mentioned much. I was thinking of it watching his memorial service, and thought it would have been appropriate and gratifying to have been played at the beginning.

  • @lindaryerson35
    @lindaryerson35 Před 5 lety +6

    He sure got me through some pretty hard times in my life... Loved that guy and how his songs make you feel so good inside ❤

  • @staceyjones124
    @staceyjones124 Před 7 lety +16

    Rest in peace, Leon!

  • @jordsupp
    @jordsupp Před 3 lety +3

    His humility (other than in the hilarious drunk story) sort of encapsulates the man.

  • @psychedelicjim7093
    @psychedelicjim7093 Před 4 lety +4

    The Asylum Choir's first LP is an absolute gem. A real trip.

  • @sonsofknowing7528
    @sonsofknowing7528 Před 3 lety +3

    I will always love Leon Russell

  • @carlosrincon1551
    @carlosrincon1551 Před rokem +2

    Rest in peace, master of space and time!

  • @mcnivdawg
    @mcnivdawg Před 10 lety +7

    Saw him live in Anchorage a couple weeks ago., sounded great , all he was bass , drums and guitar with him.

  • @randyhodges8782
    @randyhodges8782 Před 7 lety +24

    and when my life is over,
    remember when we were together...

  • @GLD-hopeful
    @GLD-hopeful Před 2 lety +2

    Love these interviews with Leon and with others who knew him.

  • @romaboy5872
    @romaboy5872 Před 7 lety +8

    Love those "You Were There" stories. Thanks for the upload................

  • @tombrown8829
    @tombrown8829 Před 3 lety +1

    My Tulsa and will.rogrrs brotha Leon the king Russell kingdom. Loved having him as a friend. More than a musician to me.

  • @chuggachuggawoowoo
    @chuggachuggawoowoo Před 7 lety +9

    As I'm writing this, there are 6 "thumbs down." I honestly don't understand it. I can understand not giving a crap one way or the other, and being neutral about the whole thing, but, I don't understand why anyone would dislike this.

  • @peterjeffery8495
    @peterjeffery8495 Před 3 lety +1

    I see (The AMAZING) Leon Russel sitting there in all his sartorial splendor with his trademark white beard and mane thinking "this is EXACTLY the look that Howard Hughes was going for" . This would be back when he was wandering the Nevada Desert and the Strip in Vegas.

  • @alanmeires
    @alanmeires Před 5 lety +7

    He seemed to me to be a very gentle man.

  • @richardmbowman
    @richardmbowman Před 5 lety +5

    That "Down home Southern playing" was Leon's famed revival meeting Holy Roller style shit! Nothing like it...anywhere....by anyone.

  • @audreydaleski1067
    @audreydaleski1067 Před rokem +1

    That magic touch, well put.

  • @mickknight6963
    @mickknight6963 Před 4 lety +2

    Sure miss you Leon.....

  • @Lilly-fi9jg
    @Lilly-fi9jg Před měsícem

    I worked with ad agencies in LA and cannot imagine how Leon could fit in with all those stuffed shirts. I share his admiration for Stan Frieberg who was an offbeat genius in advertising and comedy routines. I am so happy advertising was not for the genius of Leon Russell and am grateful for all the years of his great music. 🎵

  • @fabiodejesuscamargoeletricista

    Fantastic Leon Russell.

  • @cindyanderson316
    @cindyanderson316 Před 8 lety +8

    Leon Russell is LEGEND SMART ONE HELLOF A GUY. HE CAN RICK IT OUT SO COOL

  • @anton1949
    @anton1949 Před 3 lety +1

    What a jewel of a man.

  • @jamesraymondsmith
    @jamesraymondsmith Před 9 lety +6

    thanks for posting this leon stuff,,

  • @hollienneheatley3577
    @hollienneheatley3577 Před 3 lety +1

    Yes,yes,yes! The man was an American singer/songwriter LEGEND! The world is a sadder place. Yeah, Eddie Van Halen could play guitar, but Leon could do it ALL! He is truly the "Master of Time and Space. Don't RIP, just keep singing your songs!

  • @602davido
    @602davido Před 9 měsíci

    The great Leon Russell. RIP.

  • @bryant6pac
    @bryant6pac Před 8 lety +9

    what a dude

  • @deepsouthbass
    @deepsouthbass Před 7 lety +4

    RIP Mr. Russell.

  • @OthO67
    @OthO67 Před 7 lety +5

    Oh man, Leon!

  • @Whitman1819
    @Whitman1819 Před 9 měsíci +1

    hahaaa...I would have been laughing my ass off if I were in that room!

  • @gns423
    @gns423 Před 3 lety

    Leon Russell, one of the absolute best!

  • @Darrenleerocker
    @Darrenleerocker Před 2 lety

    Just outstanding !!!!!!!

  • @ericdixon2898
    @ericdixon2898 Před rokem

    I'd love to have that radio!

  • @Magic1970something
    @Magic1970something Před 7 lety +4

    RIP Bro.

  • @bonesc7201
    @bonesc7201 Před 3 lety

    Love and miss you Leon...

  • @danielmesery2904
    @danielmesery2904 Před 2 lety

    Musical Genius.. R.I.P. L.R.

  • @lilsteve68
    @lilsteve68 Před 8 lety +4

    I get to see him on occasion

  • @okiepita50t-town28
    @okiepita50t-town28 Před 4 lety

    He was a great one.

  • @engleharddinglefester4285

    "That's absolutely true." Oh like he actually REMEMBERS it. lol

  • @officespacecake
    @officespacecake Před 7 lety +3

    🎶Hope to meet you in heaven some day through time❤🎶. m'lynn

  • @yorkshireroots
    @yorkshireroots Před 4 lety

    Marvellous

  • @mademepickaname
    @mademepickaname Před 2 lety

    Great stuff. I’m curious why there would be a bunch highway patrolmen at Sinatra’s sessions?

  • @karmenjazbec7743
    @karmenjazbec7743 Před 4 lety

    yeah cher

  • @stephencroes55
    @stephencroes55 Před 5 lety

    Asylum Choir!

  • @monatoney3474
    @monatoney3474 Před 3 lety

    Master of space AND TIME
    RIH SWEET MAN💋💋💋💋👺💋💋💋💋💋💋

  • @scootergreen3
    @scootergreen3 Před 8 lety +1

    How did the bands pull it off when they played live to live up the their records?

    • @metv2363
      @metv2363 Před 8 lety

      +MICHAEL DAVIS, most of the time they didn't. Since social media and the like obviously didn't exist back then, the word didn't spread as quickly that these bands couldn't reproduce live the sound of the studio recordings. Some people didn't care; those that did, could quickly figured out what was going on. Shortly after the Monkees were exposed for not playing on their first two albums (by Michael Nesmith), most of the new acid rock bands had already started playing on their own records and the heyday of the Wrecking Crew was more or less over.

    • @scootergreen3
      @scootergreen3 Před 8 lety

      +MeTV Thanks MeTV! That was helpful!

    • @scootergreen3
      @scootergreen3 Před 8 lety

      why do singers in recordings lower the key in live performances? MeTV

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 Před rokem +1

    Why didn't more people do that to Phil Spector?

  • @robertwarner9921
    @robertwarner9921 Před 3 lety

    Leon

  • @paxwallacejazz
    @paxwallacejazz Před 3 lety

    Mac Rubinack 1st though! But Leon too.

  • @stevemoore6245
    @stevemoore6245 Před rokem

    He drank Budweiser

  • @yahwehlow-heemalohem4597

    Kris Kringle😎

  • @precisionbrown6829
    @precisionbrown6829 Před 4 lety

    Why don’t thumbs down make any comments?

  • @jala1081
    @jala1081 Před 5 lety

    2:53 3:25

  • @fireball1322
    @fireball1322 Před 7 lety +2

    too bad that Cher, the hillary clinton lovin' beyatch, is in an otherwise great video about Leon Russel, my favorite musical artist.

    • @jillsmcfarland2001
      @jillsmcfarland2001 Před 4 lety

      Every single one is.

    • @PS987654321PS
      @PS987654321PS Před 3 lety +1

      Cher is the absolute best. You loser.

    • @fireball1322
      @fireball1322 Před 3 lety +1

      @@PS987654321PS only if you're too stupid to see otherwise

    • @PS987654321PS
      @PS987654321PS Před 3 lety

      @@fireball1322 what’s the matter, you can’t get laid so you hate women? Loser. Lol. Lol.