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Topic: Leon Russel gone |
Barry Blackwood
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Bill Ladd
From:
Wilmington, NC, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 8:02 am |
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| RIP Leon |
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 9:42 am
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| Leon and Leonard Cohen in the same week. Two of the greatest. |
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Chris Boyd
From:
Leonia,N.J./Charlestown,R.I.
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 10:32 am
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Devastated here...
Adios, Leon... |
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Alan Simon
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 10:34 am
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It's a sad day. My homeboy from Oklahoma. RIP Leon.
With Love, Simon |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 12:28 pm
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This is very bad news. I once met an American at a steel convention in England and he told me that he had see him perform just lateley, and I couldn't stop asking him about how it was. I had him on my mind very often and I will continue.
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John Brock
From:
Xenia, Ohio
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 3:14 pm Leon
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Leon Russell epitomizes what it is to be a lifelong musician. I am truly sad but thankfull for his mark on me. A true gift. Thank you Leon.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 4:43 pm
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RIP Leon! I abdo-lutely loved Hank Wilsons Back! It was one of the albums, along with Sweetheart, that got me out of Zappa bands and into pedal steel Country.
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Dr. Z Surgical Steel amp, amazing!
"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 6:20 pm
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| I've lost a dear friend of nearly 50 years. He and I traveled the country and the world together. He was a huge influence on my music. It's like losing a brother really. It's gonna take me a while to process this. I'm sick. |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 13 Nov 2016 6:39 pm
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 14 Nov 2016 5:49 am
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How about Leon's piano-parts on the Joe Cocker records?
RIP, Leon!
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Alan Cook
From:
Kent,England
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Posted 14 Nov 2016 6:01 am Hank Wilson
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Leon was a great Hank Williams fan some fabulous steel on this album Hank Wilson's Back. RIP Leon Russell.
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Terry Wood
From:
Marshfield, MO
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Posted 14 Nov 2016 2:30 pm
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| I saw Leon Russell last year 2015 open for Willie Nelson and Family at Springfield, MO. I was impressed with his performance. He had a Pedal Steel Guitar player that switched off on lead guitar a few times. What impressed me most was the fact he got a Standing Ovation when he walked out on stage to perform and when he left the stage another Standing Ovation. Only time that I ever saw this in over 50 years in the business of Music. He was Great! RIP Mr. Leon! |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2016 4:06 pm
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Will 'O the Wisp, Hank Wilson, Bluebird, Song for You, Wrecking Crew, his album with Elton John, all great stuff.
Never got to see him, but listen to him all the time. As someone said a really true musician, may he rest in peace!
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
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Richard Argus
From:
Perth, Western Australia,
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Posted 14 Nov 2016 11:05 pm
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| I'm with you Alan; great steel on "Hank Wilson's Back" - especially the Curly Chalker magic....... |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 15 Nov 2016 7:49 am
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I guess Leon's not "up on a tightrope" anymore as he's fallen... I'm so sorry to hear this, he was a very huge talent in music and covered so many different styles... He had one of the most unique voices ever. When you heard one of his records you always knew who it was as no one ever even remotely sounded like him... He was a one of a kind for sure.. I saw a repeat of one of the Marty Stuart shows on RFD TV awhile back which had Leon as a guest artist and really enjoyed seeing him in action again......RIP Leon......JH in Va.
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Don't matter who's in Austin (or anywhere else) Ralph Mooney is still the king!!! |
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Mark Eaton
From:
Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 15 Nov 2016 10:14 am
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Having returned from vacation in Hawaii a couple nights ago and hearing of his passing I immediately put on my favorite Leon Russell song, "Back to the Island."
Rest in peace Leon, the likes of you shall never pass this way again.
A true American original.
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Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
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Posted 15 Nov 2016 6:34 pm
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| I just came across this on utube. Leon fans might like. Leon Russell-Homewood Session-1970. Leon and friends recorded live in a studio in 1970. Its pretty good ! |
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2016 10:52 pm
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1977 Paradise Studio Burbank,CA. working on the "Americana" album. Two young bucks scheming up some damn thing
Summer 2016 over dinner in L.A.for the premier of the Documentary film "A Poem is a Naked Person" two little old men still scheming
"Life is like a freight train - It moves too fast" Bob Dylan.
Ya done good Leon. |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 15 Nov 2016 11:11 pm
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| Wow, Mike...awesome. |
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Paul Awalt
From:
Greenwich, Ct.
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Posted 19 Nov 2016 5:44 am
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Just saw him play a few months ago, I'm shock. He played like he hasn't miss a step. It was a highlight of my musical events, along with the Band, Allman Bros., and the Grateful Dead at Watkins Glen in the 70's.
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Godfrey Arthur
From:
3rd Rock
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Posted 20 Nov 2016 10:34 am
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Godspeed Leon. Loved your music Man!
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YES it's my REAL NAME!
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 24 Nov 2016 9:21 am
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There seems to be some filming of "Hank Wilson's Back" in this movie.
Around 1:25 it shows the recording of "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b7jcBs4BBU
Pete Drake, David Briggs are also mentioned as actors.
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