Leon Russell, seen here circa 1970, is the subject of a new tribute album, "A Song for Leon." (Michael Ochs Archives) Anyone tracing a path through the history of American soul music could do worse ...

Leon Russell’s been called a mentor and an inspiration to artists across all genres. Fans say it’s no surprise he’s still being recognized even after his death. “Leon Russell was one of the greatest ...

A superstar cast of musicians has joined forces to honor the late great song master Leon Russell. A tribute album, titled A Song For Leon, will see genre-spanning artists like Orville Peck, the Pixies ...

Leon Russell was hanging out at his home in early 2009 when he got a surprising phone call. It was Elton John calling from a safari vacation in Africa, suggesting they collaborate on an album. The two ...

It didn’t take long after Tulsa-born and raised rocker Leon Russell released his May 1970 self-titled debut album for its lead-off ballad, “A Song for You,” to ...

If ever there was a riches to rags—and back to riches—rock and roll tale begging to be told, the decades-long odyssey of Leon Russell would be it. A hugely influential piano visionary, bandleader, ...

Leon Russell performing at the 2011 Stagecoach Festival (photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images). “This song is so prolific,” says Price of “Stranger in a Strange Land,” which was the opening track on ...

Sometimes we tend to forget that even musical heroes have musical heroes. When Elton John came to these shores to play his first highly-anticipated run of shows at L.A.’s Troubadour Club in 1970, he ...

With his long white hair and beard, the sunglasses and top hat, the occasional sleeveless shirt that reads “Holy Trinity,” Leon Russell cloaked himself in a fair bit of mystique. The Tulsa, Okla., ...

TULSA — The stone façade of the more than century-old church conceals an array of sights: stained-glass portraits, an ornately carved 19th-century chair, a reflective echo chamber that resembles a ...

Bill Janovitz is best known as the singer-guitarist of the guitar-rock trio Buffalo Tom, the celebrated alt-rock band he formed in 1986 with his UMass Amherst schoolmates Chris Colbourn and Tom ...