"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by #BonnieBramlett and #LeonRussell with a songwriting credit also given to #DelaneyBramlett that has been a hit for many artists in different genres and interpretations in the years since; the best-known versions are by #theCarpenters in 1971, and by #LutherVandross in 1983.
https://youtu.be/MhkTyJstQWE

This week's #SundaySong is a #LeonRussell tune I've done since I started singing just a few years ago – hard to believe this was once a *real* stretch for my voice. Annoying how you have to practice to get better at things.

Recorded vocals and keys live as shown, and added my #YamahaBass in #AbletonLive (headphones or real speakers sound best).

This is "Stranger In A Strange Land."

https://youtu.be/VxBUVxvjQ9E

#musician #singer #CoverSongs #CoverSongSinger

@HippieScubaSteve

After Midnight #LeonRussell & #DelaneyandBonnie

*We gonna cross-talk and suspicion
We gonna make an expedition
We gonna find out what it really is
All about!*

This biography of the great Leon Russell is absolutely mind-blowing. While problematic (behavior we'd now describe as on the spectrum, accompanied by obvious mental health issues), he is connected to nearly every American musical figure of the '60s and '70s, and the way he insinuated himself into what became the epic Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour is fascinating. This thing is a tome, but it's very well-written and fast-paced.

#music #musician #musicians #LeonRussell #WreckingCrew #biography

Mornin' heads! Seemed like a good one for today. #leonrussell https://youtu.be/h3hXstqo3H8

#LeonRussell #vinyl

Carney

Hoping Leon Russell's groovy vibes carry me through today. It's rainy and breezy (why didn't THAT happen yesterday, when I was home all day?), and I gotta take public transit to work. Ack.

#LeonRussell #SmoothSailing #Music #Inspiration #TuesdayMotivation

https://youtu.be/HYplnRjMVhM

50 years ago tonight, the thanksgiving jam at armadillo world headquarters in austin starring #sirdougsahm, #jerrygarcia, #leonrussell, #phillesh, #bennythurman, & pals. in some households, a headier tradition than #alicesrestaurant or #thelastwaltz. small thing, but pretty sure this is the only recorded instance of members of the dead playing with a 13th floor elevator, former bassist benny thurman, who switched to fiddle post-elevators, seen behind garcia here. https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2021/11/23/happy-thanksgiving-doug-sahm-and-friends-austin-tx-1972-7/ [1/3]

So here we’re are on a brand new platform for us!
#classicrock #leonrussell #churchstudio