The great Leon Russell, pure genius. I bet if you asked most '60's - '70's rock legends who they'd want at the piano, most'd say Leon. And Elton has recently elevated his profile with their new record out - but it really should not have taken that level of effort. Leon's canon of work is revered on its own. This record; I bought it last week for .49 cents. First song on side one is A Song for You, which has been done by just about everybody. The back side credits say this is record was Engineered by one of the great record producers of all time "Glyn Johns, M.B.E." That stands for Member of the British Empire. Also on the back cover, Leon writes, "This album is dedicated to Chris Stainton, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman, BJ Wilson, Alan Spenner, Jim Gordon, Greg Dempsey, Stevie Winwood, Jim Horn, Mr. & Mrs. Bramlett, Bobby Whiplash, Clyde King, Merry Clayton & Joe Cocker, for their inspirational music." I have never heard of a person called Bobby Whiplash, so I bet he means Bobby Whitlock, since he played with Clapton, Winwood, and Gordon during this time period. I photo-merged the front and back covers into one photo. I hope to continue doing that for these single lp albums.
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