And still, I suspect that if I were to merely list all of the songs that Leon Russell was involved with – as a writer, ...

More likely, however, is that you never knew Leon Russell wrote so many great songs. Musician and songwriter Leon Russell died in his sleep at the age of 74, according to a post on his official ...

Written by Leon Russell, the song first appeared on his self-titled 1970 debut solo album, Leon Russell. It's an achingly beautiful song, for which Leon Russell delivers a heartfelt performance.

First-call session player, producer and arranger, band leader, song writer, showman, recording artist, solo star at different points in his life, Leon Russell was all of these things.