Before His Death, Leon Russell Breaks Silence About George Harrison

[@mibeatleman6767]

You can now find Leon Russell's back catalog available on George Harrison's Dark Horse Records label, thanks to George's son, Dhani

[@rcpmac]

It was always there

[@anthonyburnam3415]

I didn't know it if it was there. Thanks person.

[@Thailerr]

When I was probably 8 years old (2006), he came to Gruene Hall here in Texas. My dad had always raised me listening to his kind of music and I loved his Leon Russel CD. I was singing along to every song I knew on the stairs up to the stage and his drummer noticed me and was just amazed that I knew the words to the songs. When the show was over he told me to follow him and took me to their tour bus. He went in for a second, came back out and told me to give him something to sign, that Leon never signs anything and that I need to give him something, I gave him the shirt off my back, he came back out moments later with the shirt signed by every member of the band and his drumstick that he used that night. I'll never forget that.

[@tiffsaver]

THANK YOU Elton for keeping this giant's memory alive.

[@mikeglasgow9618]

I've had the pleasure of meeting Leon several times. After my wife's and had the first meeting, we were considered friends. After the second meeting, he actually remembered our names. It was then that all we had to do was let the box office know to tell Leon we were there and backstage after show all access was given to us. We always had a conversation with Leon and let him know that we were appreciative. He was a great person. Oh.....and by the way....always had killer food for everyone.

[@billdauphine951]

Lucky...(I hope it's true).

[@mikeglasgow9618]

@billdauphine951 yep.... true. He was a wonderful man. Everyone has their faults , but my wife and I never seen them with Leon. We wouldn't talk too long because there was always a crowd. Mostly said hello and would chat about 5 minutes and leave it at that. After show backstage was always crowded and I'm sure he felt like he was being pulled in 10 different directions. BTW The food was ALWAYS GREAT....I CAN SAY THAT

[@josephhaynessr.5099]

Leon Russell's performance at the concert for bangla desh is one of the best Ive ever seen. The ramble is legendary. The back and forth with the back up singers is utter perfection

[@jnagarya519]

It's in the background, so largely out of sight.

[@frankperricone2065]

Leon Russell was probably the best performance of the Bangladesh concert. Youngblood and Jumping Jack Flash was a great performance.

[@jnagarya519]

@@frankperricone2065 "Youngblood" is 1950s, and I've never been impressed with "Jumping Jack Flash".

[@Patrick-dz8cg]

@@frankperricone2065 Billy Preston's performance rocked the house like Mick Ronson's in Maggies Farm on the Rolling Thunder Tour..ImhO xx

[@rikhelgason2629]

@@jnagarya519noted. All media has been notified

[@CharlesHoward-ud6qv]

Using George Harrison for clickbait. The video barely mentions the relationship between him and Leon Russel. Harrison’s early influences were people like James Burton and Carl Perkins. He incorporated them into his music and fairly quickly developed his own style. You can hear the influence in What Goes On from Rubber Soul. Harrison kills it. Russell began his relationship with Harrison as a studio musician that developed into a lifelong friendship. I saw Harrison live on tour I believe in 1972. Awesome show even though Harrison was recovering from a cold and sore throat it was still so awesome.

[@rickclogston5205]

Leon was truly one of the greats, and worthy of a much better vid than this hash patty.

[@garyroy7340]

So put a better video out big talker.

[@rickclogston5205]

@@garyroy7340 I have to ask; do you think it was a good video? I applaud the democratization of content that KZbin and today's technology offers, but the downside is that it encourages low-quality content. If you are the person that created this, I'm sorry that you're upset. I am glad that it didn't cost me anything to see it, but then again, I'm in no hurry to ever see another one. The clickbait title that had little to nothing to do with the content was bad enough, but the pics don't even go with the narration. I would encourage you to take a little more pride in your work. Then again, you don't have to. That's the joy of KZbin.

[@denniswinters2541]

I think that whoever they dug up to do this video thought Joe Cocker and Willie Nelson was the same person.Elton John was shown because they knew each other a long time and did a long tour together a few years before Leon's death.Got to see him three times opening for Bob Dylan.Just plain awesome.Only got about five minutes into the video.Glad I read others comments.

[@kaydeedid]

I lived in Tulsa in Leon's early years. Saw him at Caines ball room in Tulsa in the early 1970s. I always thought he was underrated. Little hideaway one of my favorite songs. And of course masquerade 🎼🎼🎼

[@monkeymom7734]

Yes, AI strikes again. I like how they tossed in a photo of Kurt Cobain, as if it were Leon too. 🙄

[@critters2save]

Saw leon with doobie brothers, and jo jo gunn at the Hollywood palladium in mid seventies. Had festival seating and could touch the front of the stage. Wife was on my shoulders and leon leaned down and kissed her cheek♡.

[@anthonyfrancis2374]

Not too difficult a mistake to make with one called Willie the other Cocker!

[@melaniejean85]

@@anthonyfrancis2374 LOL!!

[@fredfarkle-bp9en]

In my 60 plus years as an adult, i attended maybe 3 concerts , concerts worth mentioning Here in Phila, at the Academy of Music, i sat in the peanut gallery and watched what i consider the greatest assembledge of musicians and babies and dogs. I believe Mad Dogs and Englishmen album, is the greatest ever produced, with the songs ranging from blues, to soul to rock What is missing in ths bio is the mention of Elton John bestowing him to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, maybe 2014 a must watch on You Tube. I came into Mad Dogs thinking Cocker was King, and left with only one choice Russell There exists a video of the concert for those who are further interested. Thank you , Leon Russell, the master of Space and Time Oct 27 2024 Phila Ray aka herbert hoover

[@shonemcgirr1687]

I was at the November 1970 concert at Fillmore East when the Leon Russell band opened for Elton John’s trio. Unbelievably powerful on both counts. The following Summer I heard them again headlining over Hot Tuna, also at Fillmore East. Again, both were great.

[@karenr.sternberg1920]

I don't know what you saw, but at Fillmore East I saw Elton performing alone, who OPENED FOR Leon.

[@furtherdefinitions1]

I was also at the Fillmore East show with Hot Tuna.

[@fensterdm]

I was there too…Elton John opened for leon

[@dangroat4438]

Leon Russell was a legend in his craft whether it was producing his own music or that of others. He was a true pioneer. The video mentions George Harrison but doesn't go into complete detail about their interactions. George respected Leon and the feeling was mutual. I never read anything that either of them said anything bad about the other.

[@GwynAshtonMusic]

16:18 George wasn't into "British rock". He was into Carl Perkins, Elvis, Buddy Holly etc. He was at the forefront of "British rock" but his American roots were definitely there.

[@tiffsaver]

And don't forget his love of gospel music, which first infused his early attraction to music.

[@CharlesHoward-ud6qv]

My thoughts exactly. George Harrison incorporated those influences into his playing and adapted them into what became his own style. Listen to What Goes On on Rubber Soul. Harrison is killing it on rockabilly, country style playing influenced by players like Carl Perkins.

[@RichardStevens-z3s]

Leon Russell was a fantastic musician with so many great performances either with the Wrecking Crew or as a solo artists. I just wanted to see what silence was broken by Leon Russell about George Harrison. This video was a complete waste of time for me to watch since nothing was really mentioned about it.

[@philipclench1926]

🎉🎉😂🎉 4:y😊

[@TerryV-f8h]

My exact same observation. I was disappointed that the title was so misleading. Nothing against Leon, whatsoever, I expected to hear to a revelation and did not.

[@davidhirsch2912]

Back in the early 80's. I went to a cool FREE outoor event where people were floating around in the Russian River in Califronia in Intertubes. The whole town was part of 1 big party. Leon was the HeadLiner. What a Great Summer Week End. Had a Blast !!

[@PeteFedPhotography]

Willie Nelson is NOT Joe Cocker

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Willie is a crud ball rolled up in grease with 100 year old lint stuck to his head.

[@spaceman103]

AI

[@spaceman103]

Even KC jont the party…

[@jerrypeal653]

Lean Ord Sky nard ? Wow 😂

[@shawnm.spicer2530]

yeah- and Kurt Cobain is not young Leon Russell...

[@checkers1241]

Joe Cocker looks so much like Willie Nelson.

[@drberg64]

And a ypung Leon so much like Kurt Cobain 🙂

[@susanmurrell635]

😅 😅 😂😂.....😅

[@susanmurrell635]

Whose responsibility is it to edit these lousy videos ??

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

@@susanmurrell635 the comments section 🧀

[@markmarsh27]

I saw Leon with Edgar Winter in a small Toronto Club 35 years ago. It was a truly amazing show and when they played Masquerade there was no way to stop yourself from crying.

[@ignobooboo]

I saw that show in Boston.

[@AM-jw1lo]

And what was the silence about GH, don't watch this video if you were suckered in by the headline.

[@pjg58x]

I skipped forward to find the info on George and there was nothing revealing. Another clickbait title. I usually avoid these types of videos. Lots of times they are put together poorly, repeat the same thing over again, have misinformation and maybe talk one minute about what the headline says. What’s with that random solo picture of Elton John when they weren’t even talking about him at the time?

[@danmargarita3066]

I am thinking the same thing. Misleading title. Click bait.

[@williamspray4649]

Whoa, I've been pronouncing Lynyrd Skynyrd's name wrong all these years... How embarrassing.

[@mollyhall2954]

lol

[@jackreeves3513]

me too

[@mikelisacarb]

Mad Dogs And Englishman was amazing!

[@mikeolson6834]

Gonna watch it

[@thomasfisher5742]

@@mikeolson6834 fella ya need to watch it then watch again then watch....arrr what the hell lol

[@HektorBandimar]

I thought I had heard of most musicians, but I never heard of Leon until he passed away, I didn't realise he was involved with so many of the top bands and artists, he was definitely a musicians musician.

[@scottmc59]

He was a favorite of mine as a teenager. If you want to here his best stuff, the first album, Leon Russell, Carney, Shelter People are the ones to check out. Willow the Wisp is good too.

[@karenr.sternberg1920]

@@scottmc59 Don't forget Leon's album 'Stop All that Jazz' which I recently rediscovered & am enjoying immensely, including the title tune. Leon really could play ANY genre.

[@TulsaGirlForever]

Golden Prime~ You really should edit your video. Leon was born in Lawton, OK. He didn't go North to Tulsa until later. He attended Will Rogers High School. Kurt Kobaine has NO place in anything Leon Russell. You sadly don't mention how his kids grew up & started playing with him. Yes he was semi retired when Elton John came along, it was a great thing Elton did for Leon!!

[@zedxxx9]

@TulsaGirlForever - Not only that, the narration of this video is done by AI and not properly edited by Golden Prime, so lot's of ideas are repeated numerous times. Letting an AI express things over and over is very tedious and sloppy for a content creator to allow. It is up to a good producer to EDIT the AI script for redundancies before publishing a video that is twice as long as it needs to be.

[@thomasfisher5742]

Thanks guys ...its a shame when people who put these together fail to get their FACTS straight. Also the Harrison clickbait bullshit

[@butchgeagan9768]

Pretty good but it has nothing to do about a big deal with George Harrison.

[@phairlever]

Leon did not play on All Things Must Pass.

[@brianmoulton3093]

He got to play with Badfinger on Day After Day

[@dimsylsodium1]

I don't think that Leon Russell played on "All Things Must Pass". He did cover the song "Beware of Darkness". And he did play on Eric Clapton's first (self-titled) solo album.

[@motherlessblues1565]

Leon may have played on George’s songs at the concert for Bangladesh but he was not on All things must pass

[@thomasfisher5742]

@@motherlessblues1565 queried that one myself ...no wonder this needed... miss leading click bait

[@ravikhanolkar855]

He played on Concert for Bangladesh ​@@motherlessblues1565

[@bobswan6196]

A load of waffle

[@squirelova1815]

Mmm...sounds scrumptious. Maple syrup or no? Cinnamon, yes?!

[@tonyneal4716]

I think it's AI.

[@thomascalamo4236]

Check out Day After Day by Badfinger. Leon Played the piano for Pete Ham and the band. Pete Ham and George Harrison played slide guitar also.

[@RobertBush-cb1gz]

"HANK WILSON'S BACK" - A GREAT Album of Leon doing old school Country covers done in the early 70's - My favorate that my dad would ask me to turn the sound up insteàd of down or more often off.

[@rona4851]

Stranger in a strange land💯🔥

[@stevebroady5539]

Sittin' on a highway in a broken van

[@monrovia]

My favorite Leon song

[@monrovia]

...My favorite Leon song!!!

[@nansoonterry]

The Tulsa sound still lives. I was so fortunate to attend many annual birthday parties at Cains Ballroom. Leon was and still is a giant talent. Tulsa is proud to claim him. There is a beautiful monument at his gravesite here.

[@teresaevans8285]

Uh, why was Kurt Cobain's pic flashed? Did someone think HE was Leon??? I saw Leon w/Willie, Waylon, and The Crickets and loved him always.

[@jeffreygravelle]

Leon was a trailblazer from his Asylum Choir recordings with Marc Benno, which were wonderful, to the present day. Thank you for this wonderful video. R.I.P. Leon

[@GlennJackson-d8e]

I wish he could have joined The Traveling Wilburys.

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

He did, he was Tom, George, Bob and Jeff rolled into one guy.

[@sirslice7531]

The Mad Dog tour lost money... because of the musicians on the payroll. I saw Leon perform a year or two before his passing. He sounded Great!

[@TimothyCurry-z7b]

I saw him in Headlines Music Hall in Louisville, Kentucky shortly before his death. He was fantastic.🎹🎶☮️

[@rinshin]

Leon was the best.

[@julietrask7497]

Leon Russell, so talented.

[@jimw.4161]

You want to talk about unjust... At least Leon is in the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame. Joe Cocker isn't. In fact, Dolly Parton is in the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame and Joe isn't. Now THAT is unjust!

[@kevinogracia1615]

I saw one of Russell's last solo concerts at Sideline's, Marrietta, GA. He was awesome. R.I.P. BTW - George Harrison's first solo album was an electronic ditty called "Wonderwall." Yea, the Oasis inspiration. Peace on earth.

[@robertdjurhuuswasa1622]

btw, Wonderwall, harrison's first album, was NOT an "electronic ditty", it was the soundtrack from the movie of the same name, consisting both of indian music and rock oriented music. It was all instrumental, but there were no electronics in sight... It's actually quite listenable. Harrison's SECOND ALBUM, however, was Electronic Sounds, an absolute mess consisting of trying and failing (mostly failing), while droodling on one of the worlds first synthezisers.. There are no tunes, no rhythm... A true candidate for the worst album ever releeased by an established musician.

[@kevinogracia1615]

@@robertdjurhuuswasa1622 You are correct! It's been a long time... Like they say, "if you grew up in the sixties, uh, I forgot." Thanks!

[@mikeparsons140]

@@robertdjurhuuswasa1622 Correct, love it, got the T Shirt!

[@joeduke8239]

@@robertdjurhuuswasa1622 Wonderwall is not really a George Harrison album. It's a movie soundtrack. George has some music on it, but there are songs by others, too.

[@michaelbrandt8137]

His Shelter People album with a definite rendition of Beware of Darkness is an alltime hit.

[@jimrogers7425]

A friend of mine worked with Leon, Ringo, and George recording an album of what my friend called, 'some of the most beautiful love songs I've ever heard.' When he finished the songs with Ringo and George, he decided to shelve them and write more songs on his own so he could get all of the publishing. Leon was more than likely both bipolar and autistic. Reading the book Leon Russell by Bill Janovitz shed a lot of light on that. Leon was a forceps baby, which is what more than likely caused his neurological problems that weakened his right side!

[@mrcuttingcrew1]

If you think this is ridiculous {and you should} check out "when Cher opened up about Leon Russell". It's very close to the same video.

[@Raghorn69]

I attended the 1970 Mad Dogs and Englishmen concert in Seattle. A wonderful, fantastic, and memorable experience. It was more than a concert it was a party and celebration of the power of music. What a treat

[@derekroberts6654]

Anyone heard that album he did with Elton John. I heard three songs from it. My 2 favorites are “Monkey Suit” and “Gone to Shilo” with Neil Young.

[@kbchaffin53]

He wasn't born in Tulsa. He was born in Apache. His family moved to Tulsa when he was about four. He was born with perfect pitch and started piano at four. Both parents and two aunts played piano.

[@mattmershon3542]

Saw him in Louisville in 1974. One of my ATF concerts. Carny; one of my ATF albums. God bless him!

[@Vrealita]

I didn't get which was the style of Russell's music. A blend of what, exactly?

[@tinadavy3990]

an Everan 😂🎉😂🎉

[@vansongs]

I musta missed that linyard skinyard band.

[@stevebroady5539]

That should be pronounced Sky Nerd

[@jamesmorris9816]

He’s not left out any conversations around here in my family here in Rome. R.i.P.

[@JismIsm-en4kz]

HA - I get it

[@Royster931]

His solo scat singing in the Concert for Bangaladesh is the best ever performance

[@mikeparsons140]

'Silence about George Harrison was indeed SILENCE , Did I miss something. This might be the worst mini music doc of all time. Clueless! The photos match nothing, bizarrely hundreds of photos of Elton John, this is a mess! Don't waste 22 mins on this nonesense. ! Just play his records. (Did he know Kurt Cobain? Thought not)

[@pjg58x]

I often wonder if a grade school kid puts these types of videos together. So many videos like this in KZbin. I hate the AI narration too that sometimes pronounces words wrong. Does anybody actually review these before they are posted?

[@dfaber56]

@@pjg58xthis was largely AI generated (artificial intelligence)

[@michaelhill2556]

Wish I'd read this comment first!

[@horowizard]

At 6:02 that's Willie Nelson, not Joe Cocker. At 6:30 it's took on the role of ringMASTER, not ringleader. At 8:30 you neglect mentioning the most successful version of This Masquerade by George Benson.

[@LindaOliver-e8q]

George Harrison was my favorite Beatle.

[@DennisVanScoy]

Talking about Joe Cocker wile showing Willy Nelson is just disconnected. Get it together folks. This is disrespectful of both men.

[@jamesrae7597]

The visuals in all these sort of videos is crap. Also the Harrison title is mostly crap and certainly click bait

[@troybridgeman]

I wasn’t aware he influenced Linyard Sky-Nard and boy did he shake things up with his final truth about George Harrison. It was extra soulful having the whole thing narrated by a CG program matched with recycled photos of the wrong people.

[@garyoconnordbaairrepair7775]

Check out Leon Russell's Greatest Hits on CD. That is the only recording that I have.

[@davebeck4288]

I was always a fan of Leon's.. My favorite was "Leon Russel & Marc Benno- Asylum Choir II" an underrated album but a gift to those who were lucky enough to hear it.

[@neilstern7108]

In the army i got a hit of acid because i had an 8 track player we tripped out on shelter people. The background back beats and sounds. Truly a stranger in a strange land.

[@leecook346]

Great testimony to Leon and his trail-blasing career. It was awesome. It was factual and informative. I had no idea he had cerebryl palsy and may have had alsymers. He was an inspiration to thousands of notable musicians and songwriters, including myself. I just wish the narrator would've pronounced names correctly. Ronnie VanZant and Gary Rossinton's band was Lynyrd Skynyrd, pronounced, Leonard Skinerd. Leon was a fighting genius, to say the least and a hero to me😂❤

[@tomjoewatson]

i love leon russell and know a lot about him. i was expecting to learn something new here... but i didn't

[@HACKOFFCOMMIE]

Leon Russell was born in Lawton, Oklahoma. And grew up in Apache, Oklahoma. A small town north of Lawton.

[@phairlever]

Lenyerd Skynerd?

[@johnshea294]

A big problem with this kind of program is the disjunction between the text and the illustrations. I once heard the name Joseph Stalin spoken over the image of Harry Truman. There is a lack of respect for the artists, as well as us.

[@Lew916]

Linyard Skynyard?

[@smilinmoo]

😂😂😂😂

[@patrickol4300]

Leon was a beautiful force. Handsome with talent, a rarity!

[@JohnRHughes]

Was Leon's music, perchance, a blending of rock, gospel, country, and blues?

[@StevefromOhio1972]

Linyard Skynard?

[@thracian2072]

So what revelations about George Harrison were sending shockwaves throughout the music community?

[@mta4699]

Nice Documentary but who ever put it together needs to learn what people look like. They keep showing Willie Nelson when they are talking about Joe Cocker and at one point show Curt Cobain and he wasn't even born when Russell was with Joe Cocker. But still very interesting.

[@willisallen205]

Wife, this video is a fairly good overview of Leon Russell. It is full of mistakes. Some examples he was not born in Tulsa. He was born in Lawton and did not come to Tulsa until 1953. In the 1980s. He did not come back to his studio in Tulsa. By that time the studio was being run by Tulsan Steve Ripley. There is no mention of his success in 1971 at being part of the concert for Bangladesh. There are several more obvious mistakes in this video. Seek out other sources if you really want to know the truth

[@ignobooboo]

Why is there a picture of Kurt Cobain?

[@joelsanchesjunior7793]

Just a small excerpt of what he said about Harrison?

[@maximusindicusoblivious180]

Loved Leon during the 70s. He seemed to be everywhere on records and performances. I was waiting for the big reveal on George Harrison that never came, more of a platform for Russell, but that's cool. The video had me going until the Liney Skinard bit. LMAO.

[@artlewis4216]

Track down the great les blank documentary on him that Leon didn't allow shown for years but you can find it now if you look hard enough

[@waltpastick1236]

What a time it was,talk about moving n shaken rock n roll

[@nathanielemerson4204]

Interesting video about Leon Russell, but at no point doe Leon break his silence about George Harrison. They talk a little about the two, but the title implies some kind of revelation that just isn't there.

[@brianbard3410]

Can't get much heavier than Leon .

[@robertfahey9691]

If you really want to know more about Leon's and George's relationship, you're not going to find it here.

[@orangeandslinky]

they would have STD tests every day? He played gospel music? How? His tours were drug filled? How?

[@lowe-quay-shush]

I don't get these comments saying Leon looked like Kurt Cobain when he was young. Being white and blonde doesn't count.

[@petejones879]

I've always liked Leon Russell I wasn't really aware of him until George Harrisons Concert for Bangladesh tho.. But that was 43 years ago.. I didn't know that he had died 😢

[@ShawnAddieX]

"Yesterday's cheers and applause have a short echo"... Show biz is the cruelest of all business. Your name can be up in lights on the marquee of fame and by next week? Nobody cares and you're broke, homeless, living on the street in the worst part of town. Don't let this happen to you and your loved ones. Peace.

[@cynthiadebeau4230]

I prefer the unique and awesome Mr.Leon Redbone…singing songs of a different genre and past times …who has also passed away and is missed.

[@DDWyss]

"Lynyrd Sky Nerd" 🤣

[@JismIsm-en4kz]

Saw him in concert w/wife Mary @Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY - 1976 (?) - 15th row - Pix to prove it

[@sharonashcraft6358]

Miss you Leon such a GREAT ARTIST

[@KittredgeWhite]

Weird....at 2:16, that's a picture of Kurt Cobain, not Leon...

[@robertedrington4443]

What a dreadfully long-winded video I wish I hadn't spent my time seeing. It just repeats the same two or three pieces of information about Leon Russell over and over again. And the title is so deceptive; there is no silence broken, no big scoop about George Harrison.

[@BrotherLove1962]

I’m pretty sure that the backing band and singers at Concert For Bangladesh were all affiliates of Leon’s, as well as Billy Preston’s, all Bromlett alumni. Too ad Delaney and Bonnie weren’t there. Perhaps label conflicts.

[@iVenge]

he up on de tightwawa 🎵

[@onefodderunit]

Lynn Yurd Sky Nerd?

[@darkangelmichael6148]

So, you show Kurt Cobain as Leon? What's wrong with you guys?

[@brianbard3410]

Who was the gental giant guitar player playing rhythm guitar as one of the okie mad men playing with joe cocker and the English blues musicians Okie mad dogs 🐕 I meant.

[@scottjackson163]

No, we don’t need to start where he was born. We need to get to the point.

[@dbrinkm1]

southern gospel and Hare Krishna ...commonality ? that is light verses darkness ! you best open your bible...you missed a few chapters indeed !

[@ARNYKATZ]

Remember when Leon Russell was Kurt Cobain? Neither do I.

[@danielseitz1814]

Is that picture of Kurt Cobain supposed to be Leon?

[@BobMohrbacher-mu1tn]

Why is there a picture of Curt Cobain at 2:18?

[@GeoffChambers-c5h]

Not one note played by the subject? Not a word from Leon?

[@thcharles1]

Why are they showing Willie Nelson