리언 러셀

소개

리언 러셀(영어: Leon Russell, 1942년 4월 2일 ~ 2016년 11월 13일)은 미국의 싱어송라이터이다. 솔로 정규 3집 《Carney》가 빌보드 앨범 차트 2위에 올랐으며, 세션 음악가로 특히 활발히 활동했다.

Leon Russell was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, blues rock, folk, surf and the Tulsa sound. His recordings earned six gold records and he received two Grammy Awards from seven nominations. In 1973 Billboard named Russell the "Top Concert Attraction in the World". In 2011, he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.