Leon Russell
Know for: Acting
Born: 1942-04-02
Place of birth: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Also know as:
Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen (2021)
A documentary telling the story of Joe Cocker's historic "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" tour through the lens of the Tedeschi Trucks Band's reunion of the...
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen (1971)
"Joe Cocker - the Rotating Rocker - and his 42 member communal touring company Mad Dogs & Englishmen with the Master of Space and Time Leon Russell -...
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
A drug dealer's car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town's people become victim to his unique brand of physical and mental torture.
The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for...
The Union (2011)
In November 2009, filmmaker Cameron Crowe began filming a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the album The Union, a collaboration between...
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live (2009)
The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water (2010)
Documentary exploring Elton John's childhood, apprenticeship in the British music business, sudden stardom in the US at the dawn of the 70s and his...
A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period...
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Celebration (1979)
It's Willie Nelson celebrating the 4th of July
Out in the Woods (2016)
Home video footage shot by Maureen Gosling during the filming of Les Blank's feature "A Poem is a Naked Person".
J.J. Cale - In Session at the Paradise Studios (2002)
Reluctant rock hero J.J. Cale takes the spotlight for this 80-minute session, recorded in Los Angeles in 1979 but virtually unseen until 2001. The...
Leon Russell: A Song For You (2002)
"A Song for You" is a stunning collection of 25 hits, including some of Leon's all-time greatest tracks.
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I. Show" is an unrelenting rock...
Leon Russell: The Homewood Session (1970)
Originally aired on KCET December 5, 1970. Taped at the Vine Street Theatre on Hollywood and Vine. Leon Russell and friends with Sweet Emily,...
Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010 (2010)
Elton John in concert at the Roundhouse with his friend and mentor Leon Russell and special guests Plan B and Rumer. The concert celebrates Elton and...
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited (2005)
Short documentary focused on the background story of the show, including interviews with cast and crew.
A Star Is Born (1976)
Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer Esther Hoffman after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing...
Leon Russell: A Song For You (2002)
"A Song for You" is a stunning collection of 25 hits, including some of Leon's all-time greatest tracks.
A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)
Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period...