Leon (and Mary) Russell - The Wedding Album

Before we dig in, as a reminder, you can always click on the title of this post (and all other post titles) and you will land on a YouTube clip of Leon and J.J. Cale doing Going Down. It is a great example of the Tulsa Sound, referenced below. Leon Russell is an musician that has been off my radar screen. I've confused him with Leon Redbone.  He and Mary, from Sly and the Family Stone, collaborated on this record, The Wedding Album, from 1976. Leon Russell has played with just about everybody: Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Cocker, George Harrison, Delaney Bramlett, Ringo Starr, Elton John, B.B. King, Freddie King, Eric Clapton, Bill Wyman, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Badfinger, The Tijuana Brass, David Gates, Frank Sinatra, The Band, Marc Benno, Edgar and Johnny Winter, Glen Campbell, and The Rolling Stones. His group The Starlighters, included Cale, Chuck Blackwell and Johnny Williams, and are credited with creating "the Tulsa Sound." You can hear why Clapton was drawn to this music.