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Leon Russell’s Road Less Traveled Ends in New Album ‘Life Journey’

WinchesterApril 25, 2014

Leon Russell made me a life-long fan when I heard Joe Cocker sing his song “Delta Lady” in 1969. I always wondered where Leon would end up, and now the question has been answered with his latest album, Life Journey. Leon Russells Road Less Traveled Ends in New Album Life Journey. I put it on and was immediately struck by it’s somewhat somber nature....

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Elton John’s Hot New ‘Diving Board’ Overlooked on Radio, WTF?

WinchesterNovember 12, 2013

Elton John’s latest album, The Diving Board is his first solo album in six years and first recording since his collaboration with Leon Russell and T. Bone Burnett (The Union) in 2006. Needless to say, we’re loving it. But the pop icon seems to be trapped in an interesting dynamic for so-called legacy artists....

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Elton John, Leon Russell Get Super Look in Crowe's 'The Union' on HBO

WinchesterFebruary 10, 2012

Cameron Crowe's documentary "The Union," takes a very detailed and superlative look at the recording of the album, The Union, by Elton John and Leon Russell. If you're a fan of Crowe’s style, this was a must-see HBO film for sure....

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Elton John, Leon Russell: Inside the Ultimate 'Union' (Video)

WinchesterOctober 20, 2010

When I first heard about Elton John and Leon Russell teaming up for an album, I thought, what an overdue idea. I had seen Leon two years back at a Dave Mason concert at the North Fork Theatre in Westbury, Long Island (my first time ever!) and was excited to hear him....

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