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RIP Leon Russell

  • 14-11-2016 10:18pm
    #1
    paralysed
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    Leon Russell died in his sleep yesterday at 74 years of age. He has had health problems for a while... he had brain fluid and heart problems.

    An excellent piano player, he led Joe Cocker's band, wrote hit songs, played in Phil Spector's wall of sound, as well as with Sinatra, Sam Cooke, The Monkeys, The Byrds, Beach Boys and much more that I'm not aware of.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3RDjLVrhNc

    I'll admit I don't know a huge amount about him, but since I didn't yet hear about it on Irish radio, I said I'd post something. Unfortunately he kind of got forgotten about over the decades.

    He was also Elton John's main inspiration as a piano player and song writer.


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  • #2
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,077 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    His 'Retrospective' album is brilliant. So many great songs.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #3
    mzungu
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,309 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    A prolific talent, a superstar session musician (not many of those) and a true legend. Played with the best of them and he sure knew how to jam!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBpppw1v_I


  • #4
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    RTE Radio covered it this morning and played a few tracks in tribute . So, not forgotten nor overlooked. You just didn't hear it.


  • #5
    The flying mouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,915 ✭✭✭The flying mouse


    RIP


  • #6
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,638 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    paralysed wrote: »
    Leon Russell died in his sleep yesterday at 74 years of age. He has had health problems for a while... he had brain fluid and heart problems.

    An excellent piano player, he led Joe Cocker's band, wrote hit songs, played in Phil Spector's wall of sound, as well as with Sinatra, Sam Cooke, The Monkeys, The Byrds, Beach Boys and much more that I'm not aware of.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3RDjLVrhNc

    I'll admit I don't know a huge amount about him, but since I didn't yet hear any mention of him on Irish radio, I said I'd post something. Seemed as if it's going unnoticed with Cohen's death. Unfortunately he kind of got forgotten about over the decades.

    He was Elton John's main inspiration as a piano player and song writer.

    This morning Marty Whelan played a Carpenters cover of a song he wrote called This Masquerade


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  • #7
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    RIP Leon, watch out now, watch out for darkness. Greatly appreciated, greatly missed.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRyLsyyXCQ0


  • #8
    bodhrandude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,738 ✭✭✭✭bodhrandude


    mzungu wrote: »
    A prolific talent, a superstar session musician (not many of those) and a true legend. Played with the best of them and he sure knew how to jam!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBpppw1v_I

    He looks healthy enough in that pic.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



  • #9
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,077 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    He looks healthy enough in that pic.

    That was 1971...

    Not your ornery onager



  • #10
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 13,101 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    2016 claims another great musical talent.:(

    RIP.


  • #11
    Odyssey 2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    bodhrandude wrote: »
    He looks healthy enough in that pic.

    That was Saturday :)


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  • #12
    donegaLroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭donegaLroad


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaHxPi9dM7o


    I enjoy this session he did with JJ Cale, I put it on every once in a while.


  • #13
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    donegaLroad wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaHxPi9dM7o


    I enjoy this session he did with JJ Cale, I put it on every once in a while.

    great session you can almost taste the cocaine:D

    RIP

    There is nobody going to replace people like this


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