DonRocks Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Leon Russell passed away today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Leon Russell was among the most extravagantly gifted and gracious figures in American popular music. Here he is in 2011, talking about the genesis of the two songs ("Watching the River Flow" and "When I Paint My Masterpiece") that he and Bob Dylan famously collaborated on: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I had/have tickets to see him late Jan in Clearwater, Fla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I saw Leon Russell at the Fillmore East in high school (1969) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Early show or late? Which row were you in? Maybe we met. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 On 11/16/2016 at 1:15 PM, Steve R. said: Early show or late? Which row were you in? Maybe we met. always the late show, in the balcony. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Mark Slater said: always the late show, in the balcony. Wow. what a memory. I went to a number of shows at the Fillmore East. I can't for the life of me recall which show or where I sat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve R. Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 The Filmore East had 3 price ranges: $3, $4 & $5 until they added $.50 to each. I sat in the very last row once, at a Frank Zappa concert (before the days of Flo & Eddie). The sound & sight lines were still great. Just as an aside, I should mention that there were many Dead concerts in the '70s & '80s where no 2 of the band were in sync or in the same key. The Joshua Light shows & soaring Garcia leads still made it all worthwhile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I didn't start listening to the Dead until I was "old", like, 24. Then, at 25 I became an opera addict. Beverly Sills was my favorite . That's a different thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Did you know Leon Russell wrote "This Masquerade?" I loved George Benson's version (I was 15 when it came out), but it's a cover of a pretty darned good rendition by Russell. I even owned "Carney," and don't remember this song being on it (I was only 10, and was pretty much all-ears for "TIght Rope"). This album cover typecast Russell in my mind as a strung-out drug nut, but he was an exceptionally talented musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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